| Last updated on August 6, 2008 |
The mission of Recycling for RI Education is "to enhance teaching, learning and the creative discovery experience by the provision of an abundance of open-ended materials to educators and students".
Description:
Recycling for RI Education is a women initiated and operated 501(c)3 non-profit educational and environmental organization that has as its mission to encourage preservation of the environment by diverting clean non-toxic reusable excess inventory from the business community to educators and community organizations. Its vision is to encourage self-discovery by active participation in teaching and learning through creative experiences.
RRIE is committed to the preservation of the environment by reducing land filling through clean, non-toxic solid waste diversion. Our organization has a thirteen-year history of collecting and productively recycling manufacturers' safe, non-toxic by-products, overruns and scraps.
History:
We distribute donated materials to schools, individual teachers, and other non-profit organizations, such as, Boys & Girls Club, day care providers for children and the elderly, after school programs and many other groups in need of support.
While supporting the educational community, businesses dispose of materials that would otherwise go to a landfill, save valuable space and receive a tax deduction.
Recycling for RI Education currently helps divert more 10 tons of waste from Rhode Island's landfills each month. We accomplish this by working through a partnership involving more than 150 Rhode Island businesses and more than 450 schools and other educational and community organizations.
Our organization also offers workshops to professional and paraprofessional staff for nominal fees. These workshops may be tailored to meet the needs of the school community through emphasis on math, science, art, language development, conflict management, and parent involvement in homework and interactive activities.
Contact people:
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Priscilla Miller, Director of Operations, 401-781-1521, (email)
Kathleen Fresher-Samways, Executive Director, 401-781-1521, (email) |
Office fax number: (401) 781-2163
Address:
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PO Box 6264
Providence, RI 02940 |
Web Site: http://www.rrie.org
Directions:
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RRIE is located at the Hathaway Center Complex on Spooner Street off Elmwood Avenue in Providence. If traveling SOUTH on 95, take exit 17 - Elmwood Avenue/Roger Williams Park Zoo. Take a left on Elmwood and go approximatly 3/4 mile.. . . (more) |
Miscellaneous Information
| Handicap accessible? |
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Yes
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| Interests Served: |
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Solutions for Children, Youth, Families, Helping People in Crisis
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| Does your agency accept court-appointed volunteers? |
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No
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Volunteer Reflections
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Overall Experience 
I am using my talents and education to the fullest.
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This is my third year at Recycling for RI Education. No volunteer opportunity has provided me with so many opportunities to use all my skills and education as this place has done. I love my position there and usually they have to drag me away for lunch!
If ever there was a position where I could put my heart and soul into, this is it. Using my mind and muscles to the nth degree, I have the freedom to try new ideas and projects...thanks to a great director of operations and my mentor in the field of recycling, Pricilla Miller.
If you ever have a request from a muscle bound person who sits at a desk all day and wants to do some physical volunteering - send them our way.
posted by Ruth Servant on December 5, 2004 |
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