As this month’s article is being written the electric heater in the office is still working hard. Hopefully by the time this month’s article goes to print we can all welcome spring. The depot gardeners have been hard at work doing their wonderful gardening thing regardless of the temperatures. You should check out the new garden gate John and Phillis have created. Thank you to Ceridwen Joy for wanting to take on our overgrown willow fence. We know you will make it something beautiful. Thank you also to Una and Deborah doing that wonderful gardening thing all around the Recycling Centre. All your hard work is very much appreciated.
A Free Store volunteer asked that remind all parents when they are in the Free Store with their children to make sure their children are supervised. Please watch over your children carefully as they are many things that are in the reach. Old dirty shoes, smelly socks, toothpaste and many, many more things.
We have observed that several patrons of the recycling depot regularly refrain from remitting the deposit fee. We just wanted to spread the word that there actually is a fee to deposit garbage at the recycling depot. So tell all your friends 🙂
Please remember that there is a call out for more volunteer hands. More volunteers are needed in the Free Store. If you are interested in this fun volunteer opportunity, or know someone who might be interested, our volunteers are looking for up to ten more people per week for one to four-hour shifts. For more information you can contact the recycling depot or just show up at the Free Store during open hours and start sorting.
And a reminder that pre-sorting your Free Store items helps the volunteers. It takes so much time sorting thought broken hardware and broken toys, ripped and soiled clothing, molding books and clothing to find things that can be put out into the free store. So if all these items are kept out of the free store the workload of the volunteers would be well reduced.
Finally one last note. The HIRRA AGM will be taking place on April 10, 2019 at the Hornby Island community hall. Committee members are elected and if you are interested in joining the recycling committee this your chance for 2019. You can contact Jan Kennedy our committee chair, Reina LeBaron our HIRRA administrator or talk to us at the office.
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