Moorpark Girl Nears Halfway Mark in Recycling Efforts

Moorpark's 11-year-old Avery Sax has set a goal to recycle, with the community's help, 100,000 bottles and cans by Earth Day, April 22. She's well on her way with 45,000 recycled in her name so far, but she needs help.

Just more than a year ago, the Flory Academy fifth grader was diagnosed with a blood vessel mass in her brain that leaves her with an uncertain prognosis that now fuels her passion to make a difference in the world.

"I don't know if I will be here tomorrow, but others will be here, and the world will still be here. I think we should work together to keep the Earth a clean, healthy and happy place, not just for us but for future generations," she told the Ventura County Star in an interview last month.

Avery—who earned the nickname BrAvery due to her couragous battle against the arteriovenous malformation—started a recycling and fundraising effort she calls Recycle With brAvery in which she encourages community members to recycle.

Those who wish to support the effort can drop off their bottles and cans at a participating rePlanet recycling kiosk and mail their vouchers to rePlanet/Recycle With brAvery, 150 Klug Circle, Corona, CA 92880. rePlanet will donate an additional 10 percent to the fundraiser. The local rePlanet kiosk is at 101 W. Los Angeles Ave. in the Ralph's shopping center. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Proceeds from the recycle drive will benefit Avery's family through the Talbert Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides financial support to families suffering from catastrophic illnesses.