Work at Lighten Up!

Jack Rizzo '24 sits in a pile of empty cardboard boxes, laughing

Our Lighten Up Student Worker Positions are all filled, but please come down to the stadium to see us and check out our “free” tables and shop the sale.

Donation pods in front of Musser Hall

Students: please donate clothing, small dorm room furniture, household items, books, bedding, sport equipment, and other things worth keeping out of the landfill!

Every spring, near the end of the term, storage pods are placed in several locations around campus.

POD Locations

May 19 – June 18

  • Stadium POD

May 28–June 16

  • Musser/Complex (2)

June 2–June 16

  • James/Nourse
  • Cassat/Myers/Evans
  • Lilac/Goodhue/Farm
Household items at the Lighten Up sale

We accept the following items:

Clothing racks at the Lighten Up sale
  • Clothing
  • Bedding
  • Shoes
  • Food
  • Toiletries, open or unopened
  • Kitchen cookware
  • Fridges
  • TVs and electronics
  • Books
  • Household items, decorations, games
  • Fans, lamps, small appliances
  • Small furniture
  • Sports gear
  • Anything in good condition

Please DO NOT DONATE pillows, mattress toppers, large furniture, or anything broken or unusable.

Shoe shoppers at the Lighten Up sale

Shop at the Sale(s)!

Be on the lookout for notices about pop-up sales during the academic year. These take place in the Chapel Basement.

Carleton students are welcome to shop at the June sale. We have free items and use a “pay what you want” system for students. There is also a pre-sale Carleton senior day, when graduating students can come by and shop the sale.