Are you spring cleaning?

In case you have been too busy to notice it’s spring: birds are singing, the grass is getting green, bulbs are popping up and your house is a cluttered winter wasteland. Before you can get down to heavy duty cleaning you need to get rid of some clutter.

Here are a few websites that will turn that chore into a feel-good earth friendly mission.

• Winter coats can be donated to www.ONEWARMCOAT.org

• Sneakers can go to a Nike-sponsored reuse-a-shoe program to create soft play surfaces for children around the world. Visit www.LETMEPLAY.com

• At www.collectivegood.com you can choose the charity that your used cell phone will support.

• My favorite is the www.INTERNATIONALBOOKPROJECT.com. They will ship your old books abroad for use in schools, libraries and orphanages.

• From piccolos to guitars, www.OPERATIONHAPPYNOTE.com sends instruments to soldiers deployed overseas.

So what are you waiting for? Don’t forget the good old standbys Goodwill, Salvation Army and the American Red Cross.