Thanks to everyone who participates in our Environment Projects, we make a splendid, positive effect on the environment and we reflect growth each year with the Recycle Program. Our Club Team Members gather the items and send them off to the appropriate organizations. Please contact us if you have questions or need assistance with getting those items to us. THE FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS WE COLLECT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
We save eyeglasses and sunglasses for the Lions Club Eyeglass Recycling Center.
Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in low and middle income countries lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and collect usable glasses in their communities to support the Lions Recycle For Sight Program. The glasses are sorted to determine those that are usable or unusable, processed, and placed in inventory for distribution to optical missions around the world. Lions help to minimize landfill waste by supporting precious metal reclamation and scrap processing for damaged glasses that are unusable.
We do not collect eyeglass holders at this time.
LCWC members participate in the collection of food and items for The Bailey Human Care Food Distribution Center.
The Bailey Human Care Food Distribution Center, a free community outreach program of the Tujunga United Methodist Church, 9901 Tujunga Canyon, has been providing services to the local community since 1981. It is an entirely volunteer run organization that serves over 200 needy families and individuals a week. The Center is currently in desperate need of food with an extreme need for spaghetti sauce, cereal, canned vegetables and soup. Also needed are clean plastic bags. We also collect for them the 12 count (cardboard only) egg cartons.
Members gather items for animals as an ongoing project, such as blankets and towels, to take them to local animal shelters during the year. Some beneficiaries of these items have been the Pasadena & Glendale Humane Society & DELTA Rescue. Let us know if you have any of these items and you would like to donate them.
LCWC members participate in an ongoing collection of toiletries and personal care items for victims of Domestic Violence and homeless shelter programs. We have taken toiletry items to The Crossroads Program for special women recently released from prison or jail (San Gabriel Valley, CA). We have also taken items to the Union Rescue Mission Shower program and to the Glendale YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter.
Sample of travel size toiletry items could include: shampoos, conditioners, soaps, lotions, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, deodorant, razors, towelettes, feminine products, combs, or washcloths.
We are no longer collecting all occasion cards for St. Judes.
However, we are collecting Christmas cards (the front only with no writing on the back) for Joycatchers.
Joycatchers is the nonprofit organization that uses the cards to make gift tags that are attached to table size artificial trees that have been decorated. Their motto is bringing joy to adults one tree at a time. Their mission is to create and provide joyful gifts and life-enhancing experiences to seniors, veterans and adults experiencing illness and isolation through hands-on activities such as Holiday Tree Trim and Individual Tree Kits.
Recycle your printer ink cartridges with La Crescenta Woman’s Club
Our Planet Green Recycle code is 32130
Almost every American household and business has a printer. Unfortunately, millions of ink cartridges are thrown away each day. Please help La Crescenta Woman’s Club earn money while reducing this toxic waste from ending up in our landfills.
Planet Green Recycle is free, and there are no obligations. Our program is simple. La Crescenta Woman’s Club gets paid when individuals mail-in their used ink cartridges from their homes or offices. (Toners are NOT accepted) Just Request a free USPS shipping label on planetgreenrecycle.com use our Program I.D. Code 32130 and mail-in your used inks (4 or more). It’s that easy!
If you would prefer that we mail the cartridge(s) for you, please drop off at our Clubhouse by our back door in our recycling collection box and/or contact us.
For proper disposal of dead batteries, please keep the battery size small, palm size only. (no automobile batteries).
Every battery saved by LCWC members creates a greener world! Dead battery recycling is one of our Club activities aiming to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste.
Please tape the 9-volt male side to avoid fires.
Batteries are used to power countless numbers of devices for consumer and industrial products. The downside, however, is that no matter what type, batteries will wear out and need to be replaced. Unfortunately, many discarded batteries containing a number of heavy metals and toxic chemicals are finding their way to the landfills causing concerns over contamination and water pollution. In California it is illegal to throw any type of battery (including disposable single-use batteries) in the trash.
Of the many types of batteries, alkaline batteries are the most commonly used in our homes. Rechargeable batteries are recyclable. Although an environmentally safe recycling process is not yet universally available for single use alkaline batteries, they too must be safely disposed. Remember that “dead” batteries are not completely dead and must be stored and thrown away correctly to prevent fires.
The Penny Pines Reforestation Program is a long-standing conservation effort supported by the California Federation of Women’s Clubs (CFWC) in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to replant and restore national forests in California. Initiated in 1941, the program focuses on reforesting areas damaged by wildfire and other natural catastrophes. Contributions are made in $68 increments. A $68 donation funds a “plantation,” which historically represented approximately 680 seedlings (or roughly 350-680 trees, depending on the area) covering just under one acre. Funds are used for reforestation activities, including site preparation, purchasing seedlings (such as cedar, fir, redwood, oak, and pine), and actual planting. The U.S. Forest Service manages the reforestation, ensuring native trees are planted and protected.
CFWC clubs often collect donations through special containers at meetings and annual contributions to fund multiple acres of trees, acting as a key supporter of the program.
The initiative helps stabilize soil, protect watersheds, and restore beauty to devastated areas.
Since its inception, the Penny Pines Program has collected over $1 million, leading to the planting of over 27 million seedlings on 88,000 acres of national forest land.
We have added crayons to our Environment collection in support of The Crayon Initiative. Check out their website – https://thecrayoninitiative.org/give-crayons
Turns out, it’s the landfill-making a big waxy mess that never biodegrades. Why, Bryan thought, couldn’t they be re-purposed to create more joy in the world? He took the crayons home and got busy-figuring out the art of collecting and sorting old crayons, melting them down, and remanufacturing them in a bright, clean, paper-free form.
Consulting an occupational therapist, he even gave his new crayons a unique design-large and three-sided, not round-so they’re easy for kids to grip and can’t roll off hospital trays.
As part of the Staples Writing Tools Recycling Program, we can drop off your used or unwanted crayons at our local Staples Store who will ship them to The Crayon Initiative at no cost! Finally, Bryan crafted a network for sending free crayons to kids in hospitals all over the country. Together, let’s support this worthy cause whether you live in our area or not!
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