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Local Couple Recycles Metal for Charity
To raise awareness for Cystic Fibrosis and money for charities supporting the illness, a local couple collects recyclable metal.
A local Belle Mead couple, Brenda Overcash and Tom West started a wire and metal recycling program seven years ago, with the proceeds being given to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Brenda and Tom pick up donations at residences and sometimes commercial organizations. All metals—iron, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, and aluminum—and objects with an electric cord, motors and cords all by themselves are accepted. Donations of all sizes have been collected, ranging from tools, nails, pots and pans to major appliances and grills. They have also recycled some unique items,such as 150+ lockers from the Hillsborough and Bridgewater YMCAs and a storage container that weighed nearly 10,000 pounds. One Hillsborough resident, Emily Benadon, has said "being able to get rid of fire pits, cooking pans, smart phone cords and metal shelves by giving them to a good cause instead of simply throwing them in the weekly garbage is one way to make a difference in our community. Since meeting Brenda and Tom when volunteering at a local road race event several years ago and hearing about how they recycle for Cystic Fibrosis, I have been donating metal and wire to their program and I tell my neighbors about it.”
Last year, the work of this family and their friends, enabled them to donate $9,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They look forward to continuing this program to increase the materials that are recycled in the community and support the work of the Foundation to find a cure for this fatal disease. Contact Brenda at bovercas@gmail.com for additional information.
Picture: Featured above is the family team of: Tom West, Tom and Brenda's daughter Lauren West, and Brenda Overcash
