Simple No Cost Ways to Help Raise Money for Trash to Treasure

 

Here's an easy way to raise money for Trash to Treasure. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to Trash to Treasure every time you do a search!

Start now with the badge to the right.

Register your credit cards at GoodDining with Trash to Treasure as the beneficiary and every time you eat at a participating restuarant Trash to Treasure receives a portion of the check.  They also have gift cards for your holiday giving.

Use the badge to the right and then click on gooddining.

Use GoodShop as your gateway to online shopping and Trash to Treasure gets a percentage of the sale.  The prices are the same and GoodShop has leading online stores such as Amazon, ebay, Expedia, Overstock and North Face.  Plus, great little known but great sites like ReStock It, and Carousel Checks.

BetterWorld Books is a triple bottom line corporation dedicated to helping eliminate illiteracy around the world.   Trash to Treasure works with BetterWorld in two ways.  

Books donated to the Center are scanned to check if BetterWorld is interested in selling them.  When BetterWorld sells them online, we get a commission.

You can also buy used books and textbooks from BetterWorld.  Click the the link on our home page before you go to BetterWorld and we get a commission.

Wire Recycling

Wire Recycling

Clear out all those wires from computers, phones, and electronic devices that have been lingering in your home.  Trash to Treasure will recycling them.  Copper is infinitely recyclable and is one of the most valuable commodities.

Repurposed Items for Sale at Craft/Outreach Fair in LBTS

A sample of repurposed items that will be for sale at the Community Church's Craft & Outreach Fair (LBTS - near Commercial & A1A) on Dec. 8th. 

The yarn to make these reusable gift bags and wine bottle covers was donated to T2T.

Wine bottle covers

Can You Green Your Halloween?

Have you ever heard of Green Halloween?

Green Halloween is a non-profit, grassroots community initiative to create healthier and more Earth-friendly holidays, starting with Halloween. It began in the Seattle area in 2007 with backers such as Whole Foods Market and was such a huge success that in 2008, the initiative expanded nation-wide. In cities across the country, volunteer coordinators are turning their city’s Halloween holiday healthy and eco-friendly, but many are also raising money for their own, local nonprofit beneficiaries via the initiative.

What's their core philosophy of “green”?

"Green = the 3 G’s

1. Good for People – Including the people who make, grow or sell the products we consume or use. Also good for us and our families. Healthy treats and treasures fall under this category.
2. Good for Planet – Includes making choices that have the least impact on the Earth during the lifespan (beginning to end) of that choice or product.
3. Good for the Community – Including making choices and supporting businesses whose business practices and products support the well being of communities such as via monetary contributions to worthy causes."

For more information about the easy steps you can take to green your Halloween (like organizing a costume swap), see http://www.greenhalloween.org/.

Keith Haag featured at Wrapt Attention, Studio 18, Pembroke Pines

This show at Pembroke Pines' Studio 18 features Keith Haag's work.   Keith works in styrofoam and first showed at Trash2Art.   Keith's company Edge Recycling was a Trash2Art sponsor.

Youth Environmental Alliance Whole Foods Coral Springs Donate a Dime Through 2012

T2T member Youth Environmental Alliance is the designated nonprofit for its donate a dime program at the Coral Springs Whole Foods.  You can donate your $.10 bring own bag rebate to YEA through the end of the year.

Whole Foods is a great supporter of nonprofits like YEA and T2T.  Their support is appreciated.