The Community Wish List is a free service that was started in 2004 by volunteers in Burlingame to encourage people to donate their discarded computers, furniture and other goods to nonprofits that need them. It is a collaborative community effort that is not affiliated with city or county government.

The first Community Wish List included items desired by nonprofit organizations serving Burlingame and was available in printed and online versions. Printed copies were distributed by a small army of volunteers. The second list was available only online in PDF format and listed items desired by nonprofits throughout San Mateo County.

The current list enables nonprofits to do their own data entry. It was built by Anne Hennegar, using an open-source content management system, with assistance by Alex Veech. The logo was designed by Peter Tucker. Merrill Komai and Patty Poggetti helped build and publicize the service. Our intent is to document the Wish List concept so other cities and counties can set up their own systems.

If you would like to help with the Community Wish List, please contact Terry Nagel at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .