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May 4.2005
photo by N icole
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Joanna Dyer shows how the old gets a new life at SCRAP. A CD case is made with old Apple
computer floppy discs. A special garage sale takes place Saturday and Sunday at the recycling
store on North Williams Avenue.
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For the Crafty and Thrifty
SCRAP collects goods and a good feeling
understand that reusing and re­ cial predicament. A $30,000 grant
by N icole H ooper
cycling can lead to a life long from the C ollins Foundation was
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The School and Community Re­ sense o f responsibility for the able to make ends meet.
A lot of materials SCRAP gets
use Action Project at 3901 N. W il­ planet, she said.
are
on a trial basis because no one
SCRA P’S mission is to “keep
liams Ave. is heaven for the crafty
knows
what they could be used for.
and thrifty. For others, SCRAP can reusable creative material out of
W
ho
knew
that label stickers from
be one m an’s trash and another’s landfills, provide these materials to
milk
cartons
could turn into a stylist
the public at low cost and to pro­
treasure.
wallet?
You never know what you can mote creativity.”
“We get things like adhesive
R ecently, the group m erged
find. Folks go to SCRAP for spe­
cific things but sometimes leave w ith Free G eek an organization labels and they’ll sit on the shelf
with items they didn’t even know that takes used com puter parts until someone comes up with an
they wanted. Finding a good deal and refurbishes them to sell back idea,” Dyer said.
Children stop in on their way
and helping the community leaves to the com m unity. V olunteers
home
from school and art teachers
consumers with goods and a good have the option o f earning a free
are constant customers.
com puter.
feeling.
Since many items aren’t priced,
SCRA P was the brainchild of
Joanna Dyer is the reuse and
the
purchase can involve some
recovery director at SCRAP and “A Teachers Space” on N orth­
has been involved with the organi­ east Broadw ay Street, a collec­ negotiating.
This weekend. SCRAP will have
zation for the last three years. Dyer tion o f old m aterials from busi­
their
second garage sale on Satur­
previously was a volunteer through n esses th at could be used as
day
May
7 beginning at 11 a.m. and
the Americorps program where she school supplies. It m oved from
started the educational outreach North M ississippi Avenue to its Sunday, May 8 beginning at noon.
For more i nformation please cal 1
with the goal to teach children about current location tw o years ago.
SCRAP
at 503-294-0769 or visit
But with the larger space cam e
waste reduction.
www.scrapaction.org.
At an early age a child will higher utility costs and a finan-
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