FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mandi Ross
703-358-2976
mross@aluminum.org
Aluminum Association Partners with JARC Community Garden to Provide
Opportunities to Adults with Developmental Disabilities
ARLINGTON, Va., May 6, 2010 (News Release) —
The Aluminum Association’s Cans for Causes Program is excited to
assist JARC Community Garden, an organization founded in 1986 to provide
opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities such as autism,
and mental retardation.
“We have a few training programs on our campus here in Boca
Raton, Florida, [cafe, maintenance, mail fulfillment], however, the
garden is a fairly new, un-funded, donation-based, training program that
we hope to develop into a full-time program,” said Kimberli Swann,
Community Garden Developer. “Monies raised through recycling
on our campus will be used to purchase seeds, plants, fertilizer,
benches to rest on, potting tables and hopefully one day, a wheelchair
accessible pathway.”
For more information on JARC Community Garden visit www.jarcfl.org or
call (561) 558-2550.
CANS for CAUSES is a domestic program sponsored by the Aluminum
Association to support organizations in their recycle efforts by
providing free bins and bin liners. For more information visit www.aluminum.org.
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The Aluminum Association, based in Arlington, Virginia, works
globally to aggressively promote aluminum as the most sustainable and
recyclable automotive, packaging and construction material in
today’s market. The Association represents U.S. and foreign-based
primary producers of aluminum, aluminum recyclers and producers of
fabricated products, as well as industry suppliers. Member companies
operate more than 200 plants in the United States, with many conducting
business worldwide.
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