Hi guys!
I just wanted to touch base to address a few questions I've gotten lately about "Shorty," in light of my own personal developments....
I am still recycling!
Yes, I still plan to adopt!
No matter what happens personally, my commitment to Shorty remains one thing with which I have 100% certainty. Timing is unknown but I'm continuing to take steps toward adoption. It has always been a dream in my heart and continues to be now, more than ever.
Please continue to collect recycling. I've sort of narrowed items down based on the experience and space in the garage and car! I'm collecting and taking plastic soda/water bottles no matter what size, glass, and aluminum cans. I'm no longer taking milk jugs and plastics like shampoo bottles, soap containers, etc. The big ticket items of course are the plastic CA CRV bottles and aluminum cans.
So far, Shorty has $2295 in the account!
Here is where Shorty is on the chart my friend Amanda made me (Ultimate goal, if international: $25,000)
Thank you for your continued efforts and support! It means so much and I'm overwhelmed by this community. As a continually recovering neat freak, I KNOW how annoying it is to see it accumulate in the garage or how easy it'd be to just toss "that one.." Although it may seem trivial being just recycling, there's no "just" when it comes to tangible support and encouragement. Each bottle or can sends a message. Each "transfer of the goods" sends a message.
What can you do for Shorty in 2013, you ask?
Here are a few ways:
- Save your water bottles, aluminum cans, and glass ware (beer bottles, spaghetti sauce jars, baby food jars, etc.)
- Collect recycling at work! Grab that water bottle from your friend who is about to chuck it in the trash...while you are helping Shorty, you are also helping your kids or friends' kids have a more environmentally healthy world -- you may even put a bin at work for collection if you have co-workers that use a lot of water bottles and cans. Feel free to share the blog and this story...we connect through story telling.
- Aluminum cans rack up the most moolah so if you had to collect any one thing from friends or family members, ask them to save their cans
If you are just tuning in, you can click on some key links in the "About Me" section on the blog to find out why I'm doing this.....or you can ask me when you see me!
Thank you again for what you've done and continue to do!
Grateful,
Danielle
