A different kind of Key

February 11th, 2012

We got a note from Keys for Kids. It’s a very interesting idea. They recycle the metal from the keys and donate the proceeds to charity.

Keys for Kids volunteers collect, sort, and recycle donated keys to benefit kids.   Currently Keys for Kids key donation sites are throughout the state of MN, growing in NJ, PA, DE, and FL.  These sites are updated at www.recyclingkeysforkids.org.  Key donations are also accepted at Keys for Kids P.O. Box 1069, Minnetonka, MN 55345-1069.  If any business or organization would like to request a key collection box please contact us at keysforkids@akeytoadream.org or 763-280-3108.

A non-profit organization we choose to support is the Sunshine Foundation.  They are the original wish granting organization helping over 36,000 kids who have been abused, are physically challenged, or chronically ill.

Thank you for your support.

Kelly Anderson
Co-Founder
763-250-3997

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Bikes needed

February 6th, 2012

The Guidance Care Center needs bicycles.  It is a request from their jail diversion group. The people need bicycles so that they can get jobs and get to and from work. If you have a spare bicycle or one you no longer use, please contact Lisa Watson at lisa.watson@westcare.com or phone number 305-434-9061. Thanks so much.

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Dry erase markers

February 4th, 2012

Do you use dry erase markers? If so, you might check these out. They are refillable! That means less waste and more reuse. And that’s what we all want. Take a look. http://www.reuseit.com/store/refillable-erase-markers-full-starter-auspen-p-2893.html?ponoID=ul8hhjmhk4hqstp7hvklukslk0

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Stair lift and banker boxes available

February 2nd, 2012

The Star of the Sea Outreach Mission has a gently used stair lift available for donation.  This is for handicap access to an upper or lower floor, and features a chair attached to a conveyor system to assist individuals with stairs.  According to the donor, it is completely adjustable for any size staircase.

Call Tom Callahan at 410-703-8212 for more information.

And Terry Paulson at AIDS Help has let us know that he has 25 small banker boxes with lids available here at AIDS Help. You can reach him at 305-293-3666. They look like this:

 

 

 

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Outdoor table and chairs needed

January 26th, 2012

The Guidance Care Center has just let us know that they need a sturdy outdoor table & outdoor chairs. This can’t be the picnic table kind. If you have these and can donate them, contact Lisa Watson at lisa.watson@westcare.com or call her at 305-434-9061.

As always, thanks for helping to reuse stuff!

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Folding table and chairs needed

January 19th, 2012

The Guidance Care Center has notified us that they need folding tables and chairs. If you have some of these that you are no longer using, please contact them at:

lisa.watson@westcare.com or 305-434-9061

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If you must recycle

January 19th, 2012

While we urge everyone to reuse as much as possible,  sometimes you just have to recycle what can’t be reused. The Environmental Defense Fund has a terrific page on how to recycle what they don’t pick up at the curb. Take a look at http://solutions.edf.org/2011/12/19/how-to-recycle-what-they-won%E2%80%99t-pick-up-at-the-curb/.  As EDF points out:

Of the 30 million tons of plastic Americans tossed out in 2009, a mere 7% was recycled. The rest wound up clogging landfills, littering streets or sluicing down waterways into the ocean.

In response, many of us are avoiding single-use plastics and finding other ways to recycle them.

You can start by taking full advantage of curbside programs and municipal recycling centers. Then consider going the extra mile to recycle the plastics that they don’t accept.

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Heron-Peacock joins KeysReuse.com

January 16th, 2012

Heron-Peacock Supported Living, which provides housing, support, transportation, and supervision of medications for low-income people who have a current diagnosis of mental illness, has become the 26th non-profit to be listed on KeysReuse.com.

Heron-Peacock works to maximize individual self-dependence, health and well-being, and community integration of survivors of domestic abuse and provides immediate safety to abuse victims and their children. The group would like to get a wide variety of items including arts and crafts supplies, blenders, bicycles, lamps, a lawn mower, toiletries, and bed linens.

To see a complete list of what Heron-Peacock and the other 25 non-profits need, log onto keysreuse.com.

The kinds of things that Heron-Peacock is seeking often sit in residents’ storage closets or even in trash cans. Rather than storing unused stuff or, worse yet, throwing useful things away, locals should log onto www.keysreuse.com and see what 26 local non-profits could use. Often these groups will be delighted to come and pick up what people wish to donate.

KeysReuse.com, whose motto is “don’t throw it away, give it away, provides a way for locals to support county non-profits in a meaningful way.

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Schmitt Real Estate donates color copier

November 14th, 2011

Reef Relief is the proud new owner of an HP color printer thanks to the generosity of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Real Estate in Marathon. The company discovered that Reef Relief needed the printer on KeysReuse.com, which lists the needs of 26 non-profits. Pictured with the printer and supplies are Millard McCleary and Rudy S. Bonn from Reef Relief.

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Bird center needs fish

October 31st, 2011

The Marathon Wild Bird Center is desperately in need of whole fish for two ospreys. Legal size, wide variety — ie. large houndfish, bluerunners, grunts, large and small pinfish (the cormies love the small!), lookdowns, jacks, etc. They can be frozen after being caught, though fresh is appreciated. When freezing, do not add additional water. We need to be able to defrost one fish a day per osprey. Contact Kelly Grinter at kgrinter68@gmail.com or call (305)743-8382.

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