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Follow on Google News | Do Your Part E-Waste Events in Charlotte, Hickory & Gastonia to Benefit Goodwill Job TrainingDo Your Part has teamed up with WBTV and Lowes Foods to help Charlotte, Hickory, and Gastonia, NC, residences and businesses “Do Your Part to Stomp Out E-Waste” in a collection event dedicated to eliminating electronic waste from dumpsites.
By: Sherre DeMao Not only will area residences and businesses be doing their part to eliminate waste, but they will also be doing their part to create jobs. All electronics will be cleared of personal data, and either refurbished or responsibly recycled. Money raised through the donated items will be used to fund Goodwill Job Training Programs. Over the past 20 years, Goodwill’s training programs have changed the lives of nearly 2,000 people in the Charlotte and surrounding region, who today hold positions of responsibility in the computer, banking, call center, construction, customer service, retail, hospitality and tourism industries. DATES: Saturday, January 29, 2011 Sunday, January 30, 2011 NOTE: Inclement weather dates: February 5 and 6 TIMES: 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. WHERE: Lowes Foods of Gastonia Hoffman Village Shopping Center 1949 Hoffman Road Hickory, NC 28601 Lowes Foods of Hickory 1405 29th Avenue Dr. NE Gastonia, NC 28054 Park Road Shopping Center Intersection of Park Road and Woodlawn Road Charlotte, NC For a complete listing of accepted electronics, go to www.doyourpart.com/ About Do Your Part® Do Your Part® is produced by Terri Bennett Enterprises specializing in the production and distribution of eco-focused content for broadcast, print, and Internet distribution. Do Your Part print content is a weekly 400 to 500-word column written by syndicated columnist, Terri Bennett. Do Your Part videos (TV broadcast quality and streaming options for Internet broadcasting) # # # Do Your Part® is produced by Terri Bennett Enterprises specializing in the production and distribution of eco-focused content for broadcast, print, and Internet distribution. Do Your Part print content is a weekly 400 to 500-word column written by syndicated columnist, Terri Bennett. Do Your Part videos (TV broadcast quality and streaming options for Internet broadcasting) End
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