Sunday, November 28, 2010

On October 18th, three members from the Husky Energy Action Team (HEAT) presented a $6,000 check to Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) for the amount rose from the past two years of Trash 2 Treasure (T2T) sales on campus. Dan Abrams and Jessica Feldish, co-coordinators of T2T were joined by Alyssa Pandolfi, Executive Director of HEAT to present the check. After the presentation and pictures, they got a tour of the space and met with the staff.

“This program truly represents the strong values and priorities of Northeastern,” said Jessica Feldish. “Students receive much needed school and dorm supplies at garage sale prices while simultaneously providing financial support to an organization dedicated to making our neighboring community stronger, cleaner, and healthier.”

“We see a bright future for this Trash 2 Treasure program. The success we have had so far has been beyond our greatest expectations. We are planning and anticipating a larger collection and sale next year and hope to see the program continue to grow. It would be great to see this program be cemented as a Northeastern tradition,” said Alyssa Pandolfi.

About Trash 2 Treasure:
Trash 2 Treasure is a new initiative created by HEAT in 2008 to alleviate some of the waste management stresses that occur during college move out season in the spring. Collection stations are set up at hot-spots throughout campus ready to collect any and every usable item students no longer need. The items are sorted, cleaned, and packed in storage containers donated by Door to Door Storage and sold back to students during move-in weekend. 100% of proceeds collected during the sale go to ACE, a non-profit located in Roxbury working for environmental justice and youth leadership.

For more information on Trash 2 Treasure, visit their website: nut2t.com

About ACE:
ACE’s mission is to build the power of communities of color and lower income communities in New England to eradicate environmental racism and classism and achieve environmental justice. We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and to be decision-makers in issues affecting our communities.

For more information on ACE, please visit their website: ace-ej.org