Whether you call it recycling or reusing, the Top Generation Club continues to support reducing waste and redirecting as much as possible from landfill sites!
If you have a collection of these items and would like to help the cause, contact either of these Top Generation Club members to arrange a delivery:
- Joan Goyette, 613 822-2646
- Norah Martel, 613 445-5426
| 4373 Generation Court, Ottawa (Ramsayville), ON K0A 2Y0 topgenerationclub@gmail.com We are a group of 55+ seniors who, until March 2020, would get together most Tuesdays from September to June for lunch, friendship, and entertainment at their clubhouse—a former one-room school off Ramsayville Road and within Ottawa’s boundaries. This club operates in English. |
COLLECTING FOR CAUSES
Whether you call it recycling or reusing, the Top Generation Club continues to support reducing waste and redirecting as much as possible from landfill sites!
If you have a collection of these items and would like to help the cause, contact either of these Top Generation Club members to arrange a delivery:
- Joan Goyette, 613 822-2646
- Norah Martel, 613 445-5426
| Item | How to present item | How item helps |
| 4-litre plastic milk bags | cleaned, flattened, and folded | Bags are cut in a particular way, looped, and woven to make a colorful, soft and washable sleeping mat. Mats are transported to the Canadian Food for Children (CFFC) in Mississauga, ON, shipped to Halifax, NS and then to various countries. |
| drink can tabs | in an envelope, bag or container | Fundraiser operated by students with special needs attending Clifford Bowey School, Walkley & Bank streets, Ottawa The tabs are sold by the pound and the funds benefit all their students. |
| eyeglasses | must be in useable condition | Forwarded to the Medical Ministry International, Canada and are taken to developing countries by optometrists, nurses, ophthalmologists, and team members providing health care services including vision care. |
| used postage stamps | in an envelope, bag or container | Priests sell the stamps, match the funds, and forward the money to the Canadian Food for Children in Mississauga, ON. The CFFC ships food to developing countries. One used postage stamp feeds one hungry child for one day. |
| plastic bread bag and milk bag tabs | in an envelope, bag or container | An organization collects them to raise funds for wheelchairs in South Africa, is one way that the tabs are used. |
| men’s toiletries, clothing twin bed size linens school supplies | clean and presented in a bag | Used clothing, toiletries (especially trial/sample sizes), and linens are assigned to residents upon arrival at Harvest House Ministries as most arrive with only the clothes they are wearing. As residents transition school supplies are needed for their continuing education, and household linens and supplies are necessary to make the move to nearby homes. |
| prescription pill bottles | cleaned with label and residue removed | donated to a disaster relief organization to use as medical supplies |
| mascara wands, wand part only | placed in used envelop | donated to Appalachian Wildlife Refuge to use as brushes on tiny animals |
| cardboard and plastic egg cartons | stacked | donated to food banks & local farmers – Ottawa |
| broken or single use crayons, lip balm, and glue stick tubes | bagged like items together in separate bags | melted and crafted into new crayons for a local charity |
| plastic drink pouches | bagged like items together in separate bags | donated to “Eco West Enders” of Stittsville – Ottawa |
| empty snack bags | THESE BRANDS ONLY: Boom Chicka Pop, Terra Chips, Sensible Portions folded and in a bag | donated to A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary fundraising initiative |