Keys Reuse

Tools needed

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012

Reef Relief is looking for a few things for their work within Key West Marine Park. These items include a few needle nose pliers, medium to large size tool box, ratchet/socket set, wrenches, and a couple of pairs of binoculars. Write them at reefrelief@gmail.com if you can help out.

Reef Relief stages environmental film festival

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Reef Relief and Tropic Cinema will host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival from 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Tropic, 416 Eaton St. The festival heme is the “Climate of Change” and features six short environmental films and documentaries. “Ice” is an environmental thriller; Gloop” is a “dark fairy tale” that explores the price we pay for the convenience of plastic. “One Plastic Beach” highlights a couple who have been removing plastic from a California beach for more than a decade. “Second Nature” explores biomimicry, the science of emulating nature’s best ideas to solve human problems. “Rising Tides” explores the effects of climate change on island populations, and “Miss South Pacific” is a documentary about a beauty pageant in which the contestants are passionate, not about world peace, but about climate change.

A reception will begin at 7 p.m. Movies start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. A new-member special is being offered for $15 and include one film festival ticket and a one-year membership to Reef Relief. Regular tickets are available at www.tropiccinema.com or 877-761-FILM.

New-member tickets are available at Reef Relief, 631 Greene St., or by calling 305-294-3100.

AIDS Help needs Fantasy Fest volulnteers

Friday, September 28th, 2012

AIDS Help is in need of a few community volunteers to help with AIDS Help Fantasy Fest Parade float. They guarantee it will be a lot of fun and you’ll be giving back to the community at the same time.

Contact Mary Parmley at 305-432-7402 or e-mail her at teaminvision@hotmail.com

Seacamp & Habitat get donations

Monday, September 17th, 2012

Brian Zaron and Tommy Paige from Seacamp on Big Pine Key move a file cabinet donated by longtime Marathon residents Bill and Katie Calvert. The Calverts contacted Seacamp via KeysReuse.com, which lists the needs of more than 30 non-profit organizations throughout the Keys on its website. The Calverts also donated a back saver chair to Habitat for Humanity and aquarium supplies, also to Seacamp.

A Key West Benefit

Monday, September 10th, 2012

IT’S A KEY WEST CELEBRATION FOR

Claude Valdez

(The Original Conch Flag Designer)

September 15th, 2012

5:00pm – 8:00pm

Firehouse museum (Virginia & Grinnell)

Please join Mayor Craig Cates & It’sjust4kid’s Bahama Village Art Center

Key West conch style BBQ

Art Supplies Needed

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Just4Kids Key West has let us know that they need these art supplies. If you have these or know someone who does, please let  Mary Parmley know.  You can reach her at  (305) 432-7402. She will pick it up, or it can be dropped at 101 Petronia Street @ Fort & Petronia know.

Supplies List:

Newspaper

White Flour

Bottled Starch

Elmer’s Glue

Spray Mount Glue

Chicken Wire & Mesh Wire

Empty Carpet Rolls

Foam Core – Full Sheets 1” – 2” & 3” Thick

Foam Core Poster Board ½”

Bright Colored Paint (yellow, blue, orange, purple, red, pink, black, green, lime green, white – ALL!! Spray & liquid OK – acrylics too)

Paint Brushes – All sizes

Paint Rollers – All sizes

Swim Noodles

Balloons

1” & 2” & 3” & 4” x 8’ to 10’ PVC Pipe

Glitter – All colors – any kind

Thatching – (looks like hula skirt)

Raffia Ribbon

Translucent balloon ribbon or light blue

Christmas Lights – (Blue, White, Red Multi-Colored, ANY lights- rope lights too!!!)

(40) 2” x 4” x 8 to 12’

(20) 4” x 4” x 8 to 12’

(12)4’ x 8’ plywood sheets

Wood screws 2” to 6”

Waste not

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

Reuse is one of the best ways not to waste what we purchase. Reduce what you buy, reuse what you can or donate to a group that can use it via KeysReuse.com, and only then recycle.

http://transitionvoice.com/2012/08/waste-not-want-not/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TransitionVoice+%28Transition+Voice%29

Nice letter in Keynoter about KeysReuse.com

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

It’s wonderful that people who have benefited from donations take the time to say thanks so publicly.

Donation appreciated

The contents of the office, including
office supplies and furniture, of
the former Bahama Conch
Community Land Trust of Key West,
201 Truman Ave. in Key West, were
donated to several not-for-profit
groups through the efforts of
www.keysreuse.com.
We are thankful for being contacted
and want to thank Michael Welber
for all the items received by the Upper
Keys Humane Society in Key Largo.
Marsha Garrettson
For the board
Upper Keys
Humane Society

Womankind joins KeysReuse.com

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Welcome to Womankind, a group that provides quality gynecologic and primary medical care and mental health care that is accessible and affordable. Created by two local midwives 12 years ago to ensure that local  residents receive medical care, Womankind provides birth control, pap tests, breast exams (and a teen clinic) to over 2,000 women per year. They are looking for an executive desk and a lateral file cabinet. Take a look at their listing at KeysReuse.com.

KeysReuse in Recycling newsletter

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Take a look at Monroe County’s latest newsletter about recycling. All the groups participating in KeysReuse are mentioned on the last page of the publication. You can see it at http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/archives/40/NLMayJune-12D.pdf.