[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 809

[Garry Krischock]

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Sat Jul 5, 2008 8:18 pm (PDT) 

Recycling to raise funds

By Diana Schoberg 

Cleaning for a worthy cause? That's the thinking of the Rotary Club 
of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, which raised more than US$7,000 by 
recycling old home appliances, pots and pans, and more during a scrap 
metal drive in April. 

Hundreds of people in their cars and trucks dropped off items, 
totaling about 47 tons and filling about 16 bins, says Wendy Hickey, 
a member of the club. Donations ranged from washers, dryers, and 
stoves to cookie sheets and muffin tins to old rusted tires. 

"Microwaves, anything that has metal in it," she explains. "We just 
rub our hands together when someone comes in with a truckload of old 
aluminum siding. It's quite profitable." This is good news for Hickey 
and her fellow Rotarians. The money raised goes to support the club's 
projects, especially youth programs. 

It was the third year for the project, the brainchild of longtime 
club member Jack Harris. He had become familiar with the scrap metal 
industry through his work, Hickey explains, and thought a drive could 
be a way for the club to raise money for its community and 
international projects throughout the year. The club worked with 
Thomson Metal & Disposal, a scrap metal company based in nearby 
Burlington. 

"I bet 80 percent of our Rotary club was out there," Hickey 
says. "Everybody comes out, whether they're able to do any physical 
labor or they come out for moral support. It's a nice community day." 

Rotarians and friends of Rotarians alike enjoyed the event - Hickey 
says that several community members have shown up the past few years 
just to pitch in and help out. 

In addition to the scrap metal drive, the club hosted a bicycle swap 
at the event. More than 100 bicycles were donated. The most 
dilapidated ones were recycled with the rest of the metal, while 
community members were able to take home the others for a small 
donation. 

Source: Rotary International News 
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

 

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