Fundraising Through Recycling: It Pay$

TGGF's "Together we CAN advocate" recycling program was implemented in the Winter of 2008.  This program is the brain-child of one of our Founders (Al LaRoche) who was seeking an outside of the box approach to fundraising.  Did you know that aluminum cans are infinitely recyclable?  Since the Fall of 2008 over $3,200 has been raised through this program.  Not only does it generate revenue (of which 100% goes toward assisting local cancer patients);  it is preventing needless waste from going to the landfill. 

Accounting of Recycling Proceeds: 2008 $217.03   2009  $760.30    2010 $1,852.64     2011 We're averaging $400 a month!

Want to join our efforts?  Simply start collecting your aluminum cans and drop them off at one of our Cottages.  We have two locations: The Abingdon Ruritan Club on Guinea Road in Bena (Sponsored by The Abingdon Ruritans) and Best Value Supermarket on Buckley Hall Road in Mathews to the left side of the supermarket.  We have a third cottage constructed and awaiting placement in the northern end of Gloucester County.

Businesses may also partner with us!  Simply send an email to wecan@thegivinggarden.org and we will provide you with a prefabricated cardbaord recycling container and trash bags (generously donated to us through the Aluminum Association's "Cans for Causes" program).  TGGF Volunteers will gladly coordinate a pick-up schedule if you are unable to drop them off at one of our cottages. 

SPONSOR A COTTAGE! - make a $500 donation to TGGF (which covers the cost of materials to build the cottages, the labor is always free!).  In return, we will place your sponsorship signage on the cottage!  This is a GREAT way to let the community know you care!  We have TWO cottages which we need sponsorships for - the one currently located at Best Value and one which we hope to place in the northern end of Gloucester.

Our Volunteers have traveled thousands of miles collecting cans from our Can Cottages, Business partners and delivering them to Old Dominion recycling.  Pictured below, is the custom designed can trailer which Al LaRoche (Co-Founder) and Jim Leiffer built to assist in our can collections. Pretty neat don't you think?!

TGGF Custom can trailer (donated to us)                                                                                                 Charlie Drummond w/ the Gloucester Mathews Gazette (2010)

The Giving Garden's "Together we CAN advocate" Business Partners

Gunn's Body Shop         Langley Air Force Base (various offices) 

Jessica's Sweet Shop         Courthouse Restuarant

Majesty Christian Academy        Sandpiper Reef Restaurant

Gloucester County Parks & Recreation (recycling bins at Beaverdam Park & Gloucester Point Beach

Hudgin's Oldsmobile Pontiac GMC          Virginia Game and Wildlife Office (Short Lane)

StanStrings Pizza (Cobbs Creek)          Great Wall Chinese Restaurant

New Horizons School         CW Davis Paving & Hauling

Ace Hardware (Mathews)        Carter's Cove Club House & Residents         Gwynn's Island Marina

Gloucester County Env. Planning Dept        Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal     Gloucester County Transportation Department

Bethel Elementary School     Peasley Middle School          

Chesapeake Marine Training Institute     Mobile Lawnmower Repair  Gloucester County Fire & Rescue Stations (Gloucester CH, Dutton & Belroi stations)

Sentara Imaging Center         The Hampton Inn        Gloucester County Water Treatment Plant

Our NEWEST Business Partnership (March 2011)

 - Bill Fary Auto -