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New year, same mission: To help local non-profits and the communities they serve. At Garvey’s Office Products, we love recycling, and we especially love when the recycling we do turns into real dollars that can help real people. This is at the heart of our Recycle for a Reason program, and we are happy to continue this mission with our new 1st quarter recipient – the Chicago Child Care Society.
Meet the Chicago Child Care Society
Founded in 1849, the Chicago Care Society (CCCS) was created to care for children left homeless by the cholera epidemic. Nearly 170 years later, CCCS is a multi-service agency, providing support for children, teens and families in Chicago’s south and southwest sides. CCCS’ mission is to provide innovative, community-based education and social service programs that address the current and emerging needs of vulnerable children and their families. To learn more about this crucial non-profit, check out its website.
How-To Donate
This is how it works: You donate your old toners, flattened cardboard and old electronics to us. We take care of the rest, recycling those materials into monetary donations for the CCCS. If you are a customer, you can ask your Nice Guys driver to pick up your donations. If you are a not a customer, we still want your help, but we ask that you keep this program viable by dropping off your donations during our company's working hours, Monday – Friday from 9-5 p.m. Our front desk will know where to put your donations!
Remember, Everything Counts!
Remember that every donation, no matter how small, counts in the grand scheme of things. Last quarter’s recipient, the Greater Chicago Food Depository received over $16,000, and we’d love to beat that number for the CCCS! Together, we can make a difference.