Goodbye, Goodbuy! Summer Volunteering 2026

Volunteer Procedure:

• Safety is our priority! All volunteers are required to wear close-toed shoes. Work gloves and vests will be provided.
• Interpreting services may be requested by volunteers for their shift through myaccess.rit.edu

Volunteer tasks:

Testing electronics, pricing items, organizing items, cleaning items.

Volunteer Perks:

• All volunteers that help this summer, will be invited to attend the exclusive pre-sale from 4–6 pm on Sunday, August 16th.

About Goodbye, Goodbuy!

Every year, RIT students throw out over 100 tons of goods during move-out. The following fall, incoming students purchase the same items. The cycle continues, and usable items sit in landfills. We set out to change this cycle, and reduce waste!

A Move-Out Collection, and a Move-In Sale

Spring Collection, April 30–May 10th, 2026: Students donate their unwanted items as they move out. Collection points are located in dorm lounges and near dumpsters at RIT apartments. Items collected are appropriately sorted to be donated to local non-proifts or to be stored over the summer for the fall sale.

Fall Sale, August 17th–August 20st, 2026: The Goodbye, Goodbuy sale provides students with a variety of goods for thrift store prices. The proceeds from the sale go to funding Goodbye, Goodbuy! for the following year, and to other sustainability projects at RIT.