ISRI says RRF silent auction a success
ISRI says RRF silent auction a success
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The Washington-based nonprofit Recycling Research Foundation (RRF) has announced it raised more than $16,000 through its annual silent auction held during the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Convention and Exposition. The money raised will help fund its National Foundation Scholarships and National Veterans Stipend, as well as research designed to benefit the recycling industry.
“ISRI is proud to have hosted the silent auction in support of the Recycling Research Foundation’s scholarship programs,” says Robin Wiener, ISRI president. “These scholarships will not only help advance research in the industry but also help those receive an education who may not have the means through existing government and scholarship aid. Thank you to those who donated items and to those who bid on them.”
The National Foundation Scholarship is a $5,000 national scholarship that supports graduate students participating in a degree program that is applicable to the scrap recycling industry. The National Veterans Stipend is a stipend of up to $8,000 created for those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The stipend covers $2,000 per year and is renewable for up to four years. The deadline for applying for both programs for the coming year is June 1, 2016.
Items donated for the auction ranged from statues showcasing the artistic nature of scrap to products used in day-to-day operations. Bidders could choose from destination trips and hotels, scrap metal art, donated machinery, as well as a television donated by the winner of the 2016 Design for Recycling award, Samsung Electronics America. Trade publications also auctioned off advertisement space, and the Escama Studio exhibited upcycled accessories to bid on.
RRF says it would like to give a special thanks to those who donated to the auction and helped carry on the Foundation’s mission, including:
- American Recycler;
- Case Construction Equipment;
- Escama Studio;
- Four Seasons Las Vegas;
- John Gilstrap;
- Brian Henesey;
- Hilton Orlando;
- Hilton San Diego Bayfront;
- Industrial Environmental Consultants Inc.;
- ISRI Communications Department;
- ISRI Safety Department;
- Doug Kramer and Robin Wiener;
- LCB MFG./Pitbull Trailers;
- Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board;
- Marriott New Orleans;
- New Orleans Convention & Visitor Bureau;
- Pascap Co. Inc.;
- Recycling International;
- Recycling Today;
- Roll Rite LLC;
- Samsung Electronics America;
- Scrap magazine;
- Karen & Tim Strelitz of California Metal-X;
- Jill & Doug Kramer of Kramer Metals Inc.; and
- Tucson Iron & Metal.
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Source: Recycling Today
ISRI says RRF silent auction a success
<![CDATA[The Washington-based nonprofit Recycling Research Foundation (RRF) has announced it raised more than $16,000 through its annual silent auction held during the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Convention and Exposition. The money raised will help fund its National Foundation Scholarships and National Veterans Stipend, as well as research designed to benefit the recycling industry. “ISRI is proud to have hosted the silent auction in support of the Recycling Research Foundation’s scholarship programs,” says Robin Wiener, ISRI president. “These scholarships will not only help advance research in the industry but also help those receive an education who may not have the means through existing government and scholarship aid. Thank you to those who donated items and to those who bid on them.” The National Foundation Scholarship is a $5,000 national scholarship that supports graduate students participating in a degree program that is applicable to the scrap recycling industry. The National Veterans Stipend is a stipend of up to $8,000 created for those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The stipend covers $2,000 per year and is renewable for up to four years. The deadline for applying for both programs for the coming year is June 1, 2016. Items donated for…