ReCycle-North

Accomplishments

Fall 1996 Dedicated To Waste Reduction And Job Skill Training

Statistics and Accomplishments

ReCycle North donated over $20,000 worth of vital household goods to families in poverty or with emergency needs. These donations of items such as refrigerators, stoves, pots and pans go directly to hard working families. ReCycle North makes decisions based on need and is guided by referrals from such organizations as COTS, the Howard Center for Humans Services and Women Helping Battered Women.

ReCycle North also made frequent contributions to area non-profits, schools, and community initiatives. For example, ReCycle North helped a school in Poultney outfit a life skills center for students with developmental disabilities. Students will use the home appliances ReCycle North donated to gain independent living skills.

This past year ReCycle North:

• Gave more than twenty "individuals in transition" (homeless, welfare recipients, and disadvantaged youth) vital new job skills and work experience.
• Diverted over 120 tons of reusable and repairable items.
• Experienced another 25% growth in sales and service (MORE REUSE).
• Participated in the first ever reuse conference.
• Received a Partners In Recycling Award from the Chittenden Solid Waste District.
• Hired a Training Director, Paul Lamberson M.Ed. and restructured and refocused its job skill training curriculum.

Wanted

Do you have an extra washing machine or Furniture in your garage? Make a donation to ReCycle North! We take furniture, kitchen supplies, appliances and electronics. Call us to find out more - (802)658-4143.

The demand for ReCycle North's services is growing requiring substantial new investment. The following is a list of items that ReCycle North needs to continue to deliver high quality training to individuals in transit on and to further expand reuse operations:

• Pick-Up and Delivery Truck Our Iveco truck is on its last leg and is proving to be expensive to repair and maintain. ReCycle North is seeking a quality used vehicle or a sponsor to help ReCycle North buy or lease a new truck.
• Schematics and Electronic Diagnostic Equipment If your company has diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, etc. and might be able to donate these, please call us. We need this equipment to expand our job skill training.
• Lumber for Shelving ReCycle North has great plans to organize our store to make it more efficient and user friendly. We need lots of shelves to do this and therefore need donations of lumber (lots of plywood and 2x4's please).
• Volunteers ReCycle North processes an amazing amount of stuff. We are almost always in need of volunteers to help out in the store. We frequently look to volunteers for help with special projects from writing grants (we do not have a development director) to stuff ing envelopes. Please call Paul Lamberson if you have any time to spare.

Ways You Can Help

ReCycle North needs your support:

ReCycle North's operations are largely funded through store sales. However, we depend on you to:

Give people in transition job skills and a second chance opportunity at life Provide support to hard working families in need of emergency assistance and vital home furnishings Build our internal capacity so we can serve even more people

ReCycle North hopes to dramatically increase the size of its training programs this year to offer more people an opportunity to learn skills and find employment. We need your help to do this. Please send your tax deductible donation today.

If you cannot afford a cash donation now, you can help in other ways by volunteering your time in the store (call 658-4143), donating reusable appliances, electronics and household furniture, and simply by shopping at ReCycle North.

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