Contacts: Erin Bonomo, Global Re-Source Funding Marketing Director, erin@oprausa.com, 1-866-473-8446
Peter Morris Hugs and Kisses, Inc. Director, peter.morris@hugsandkissesinc.org, 561-819-9471
Hugs and Kisses Turns “One Man’s Trash” Into Charity’s Treasure
Partnership of Global Re-Source Funding and Hugs and Kisses, Inc. offers a way to donate without spending cash.
(West Palm Beach, FL) September. 14, 2010—Their unique manufacturing operation of trademarked bracelets kept over 3,000,000 metal and plastic buttons from becoming land-fill and earned Hugs and Kisses, Inc. recognition as a GREEN organization by the Green Business Bureau.
Now, Hugs and Kisses, Inc. extends its green initiative by partering with Global Re-Source Funding to raise money through recycling electronics refuse.
Facilitated by supporter, Lee Frommer of Wellington’s Computer Troubleshooters, Hugs and Kisses, Inc. became the Western Communtities drop point for Global Resource Funding where residents and businesses can recycle used printer cartridges, used cell phones, worn out laptops, and other electronics components so Hugs and Kisses, Inc. can trade them in for cash.
Hugs and Kisses Inc. raises funds for cancer patients in desperate financial need. They’ve gained popularity with their trademarked Hugs and Kisses bracelets – eclectic gifts of fashion accessories that increase awareness of their campaign.
“We are excited about the opportunity to contribute to this noble organization who pays living expenses like power bills, phone bills, rents and mortgages, and more for people whose fight with cancer has wiped them out financially. It’s an honor to be a part of it,” said Erin Bonomo, Marketing Director for Global Re-Source Funding.
Individuals and companies can participate in this program by recycling used ink/toner cartridges, used cell phones, iPods, and laptops from employees and customers. The money raised by recycling these items gives an alternative or supplementary option for supporters to do more.
“Any one of these recyclable items will only earn us a small amount of money, but it’s in the rate of their consumption that they accumulate and will make an impact for cancer patients in our community and for our planet as we keep this refuse from being improperly discarded,” said Frommer.
“In this recycling program, people give us their refuse. We’re simply not asking for much. We’ll be introducing more alternative options like this,” said Hugs and Kisses, Inc. President and Founder, Jean Morris.
Interested businesses and individuals can become involved in this program by simply dropping off these items at the Hugs and Kisses Center in Royal Palm Beach.
Morris adds: “We do our job best when people don’t even feel as if they’re donating hard-earned money. For example, our popular, trademarked bracelets are whimsical, exciting, and just plain fun. People love them so much, they keep coming back for more. They’re a fantastic value for such a small donation.”
About Global Re-Source Funding
Since 1995, Office Products Recycling Associates (OPRA) has been a worldwide industry leader in creating new opportunities to keep products out of landfills and back in the hands of consumers. Global Re-Source Funding, formerly Rethink Ink, was formed two years later as a subsidiary to head OPRA’s end-user collections. The program pays participating organizations for used ink/toner cartridges, cell phones, iPods, and laptops and offers several different promotions throughout the year in addition. These items are then diverted from the landfills and sent to certified remanufacturing companies to be refurbished, lowering the depletion of resources required to manufacture new items. More information is available at www.GlobalRe-SourceFunding.com.
About Hugs and Kisses, Inc.
Founded by a mother and her daughter in May 2009, Hugs and Kisses, Inc. began with and continues to receive volunteers as young as 7-years-old to design and manufacture their fashion accessories which are given as gifts for donations made in support of cancer patients in desperate financial need.
The general public can help Hugs and Kisses, Inc. in one of three ways, 1) by donating their unused, household clothing buttons, 2) by volunteering for community service, and 3) by hosting fundraisers or making a financial donation.
Hugs and Kisses, Inc. operates at the Hugs and Kisses Center at 10131 Southern Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach – on the NW Corner of Southern Boulevard and State Road 7 / 441.