Non-member donation - use of storage unit to store items for YW fundraiser

[steveheath]

Hello everyone,

The owners of a local storage facility (who are non-members) have offered to donate the use of one of their storage units to the Young Women so the Young Women have a place to store donations they receive for their garage sale fundraiser. The owners haven't said anything about wanting a receipt from us for the donation, but we want to be prepared to respond to them in the event they request such a receipt. The value of the unit it $185/mo. and the owners have offered to let the YW use it for 5 months. A few questions:

1) Are we in violation of church policy if we accept this kind of donation?

2) Can we provide any kind of receipt/documentation to the owners that acknowledges receipt of the donated storage unit?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[jdlessley]

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