"Chris H" wrote in message
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On 04/22/2012 08:24 PM, Joy wrote:
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I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need
to
be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to
remove
the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable
organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns
several
thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might
be
interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of
cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a
good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before
starting the collection because the same organization in different areas
may have different policies.

MaryL

Your timing for this post couldn't be better. A Habitat ReStore will
soon
be moving into my town. I had already planned to visit it, to see what
they
had. When I do, I'll ask about the cans. I recycle them anyway, but if
such a worthy charity can get the benefit of them, so much the better. I
also wash them when I wash my dishes, because I don't want them to draw
insects to the recycling bin.

Joy


If you like DIY activities, you'll love the ReStore... I've gotten a
bunch of tools and lumber (used to make Hazard a taller scratching post)
from ours, even a 35mm camera, and have donated a number of items to them
as I've remodeled things around the house (or salvaged from neighbors).

I'll have to inquire about cans. I'd much rather they went to Habitat,
if ours will take them.

Hazard loves his post...better than the furniture, thank goodness!
I hope he likes the chunk of holly tree I've got in mind for another. They
took one down at the archaeological dig site I'm helping with, and it's
just the right size...

Purrs-

Chris, Hazard and Oreo

I'm not much of a DIYer, although I have installed a porch light and a
thermostat, among other things. Anyway, I think I'll have fun looking at
the store, even if there's nothing I want to buy. When I was growing up in
East Los Angeles, there was a huge hardware store in downtown Los Angeles
called Andrews Hardware. My Dad used to take me with him sometimes when he
went. I always loved that, and I suspect such a visit would bring back
those memories.

He was the ultimate DIYer. He built most of the house I grew up in. It
started off as very small - one bedroom, one bath, small kitchen and small
living room. First he added another bedroom in front of the existing one.
A few years later, he built three rooms onto the other side of the house - a
dining room, a kitchen and a utility room, with a tiny half bath. He took
out the wall between the living room and the old kitchen and made it into a
larger living room. I could write a book about all the things he made.

Joy