Newgate School

I loved donating here!!!nSuper-fast donation--2 minutes--and super gracious, super friendly staff. I was even *that guy* who arrived 5 minutes before closing time on a SATURDAY.nIn a place like Minneapolis it's virtually impossible to hold a job, let alone raise a child without a reliable car. Newgate is doing great work for our community!!!

Great experience and worthy cause times two! Donated our Jeep which we'd had for 11 years, still in good shape but starting to need some work - the donation was handled with much appreciation, quick paperwork during the donation and for the IRS paperwork, clean facility, very friendly staff - but the non profit, fully self sustaining operation was what sold us; not only training mechanics but then also assisting working women, excellent causes times two! and the Jeep lives on to boot - highly recommend.

I donated my car to Newgate after hearing about their tuition-free education program. It seemed like the perfect fit considering my car was in extreme disrepair and could provide many hours of practice for students.nnI was not impressed, however, with how Newgate handled my donation. They did not act very grateful at all -- it was just hand over the keys, sign a form, and good-bye. Their demeanor seemed almost as if they were doing ME a favor instead of vice versa.nnI'm glad my car went to a good cause in helping underprivileged students gain an education, but other than that, I can't say I felt very good about my decision to donate my vehicle to Newgate. If I could do it over again, I would probably pick a different charity, one that seemed more appreciative.nnI should qualify this review by noting that I donated my car around three years ago, so it's possible Newgate's customer service has improved in that time. Their radio advertising has not changed at all since then, though, which is actually what prompted me to write this review. It's annoying to hear radio personalities plugging for Newgate in advertisements that gush about the school's benevolent role in the community. Those ads actually inspired me to donate my vehicle to Newgate in the first place, and I have to say that my experience did not live up to the advertisements' hype.nnI'm not saying don't give your car to Newgate -- I'm sure it will go to good use in the program. But with so many worthy charities these days competing for vehicle donations, there are probably others that would demonstrate greater appreciation for your gift.

I di d not have a good experience as they did not want the items I wanted to donate..