Since 1983 our primary source of fund raising is the collection and redemption of bottles and cans. This program involves several steps, detailed below:
1. Collect the returnables - drop off boxes are located at the WHC, the North Weymouth Fire Station, and Immaculate Conception Church. Returnables can also be dropped off at the WHC on Monday nights.
2. Empty Drop Boxes/Local pickups - Drop off boxes must be emptied on a weekly basis. Also several local businesses save returnables for us, and require a periodic pickup.
3. Beer boxes - two local stores save empty case boxes required for redemption of glass bottles, which must be picked up weekly.
4. Sorting - on Thursday nights at 7 PM we meet to assemble, sort and count the returnables. This effort requires 6 to 8 adults and usually takes 2 hours with a full crew of volunteers. This is an adults only activity due to broken glass and other materials in the stream.
5. Redemption - Friday or Saturday morning all sorted and counted materials are delivered to the redemption center for processing.
This program generates the funding necessary to keep our programming costs down. We need your help to continue this program.
If you are able to pitch in and help out with any of the steps above, please see Mr. Chase for details.
