| 08 Feb 2021 | 07:51 Members of Goshen Brownie Troop 146 collecting crayons for the Crayon initiative, a nationwide program that collects donated crayons, then melts them down to repurpose for art programs at children’s hospitals while reducing way sludge that clogs landfills. Photos provided by Kelly Williams. Goshen Brownie Troop 146 has left crayon collection boxes at all four schools in the Goshen School District; they plan to leave collection boxes at businesses around town for additional donations.
Members of Goshen Brownie Troop 146 are participating in the Crayon Initiative, a nationwide program that collects donated crayons, then melts them down to repurpose for art programs at children’s hospitals while reducing way sludge that clogs landfills.
The Crayon Initiative helps to enrich lives of sick kids in Mississippi
The Crayon Initiative helps to enrich lives of sick kids in Mississippi By Eddie Robertson | February 2, 2021 at 6:01 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 11:27 AM
WAYNESBORO, Miss. (WDAM) - The Waynesboro-Wayne County Library, Museum and Art Center are collecting used and broken crayons as a partner of The Crayon Initiative project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the environment and enriching the lives of hospitalized children through art and imagination.
Donated crayons will be sorted by color, then remanufactured by melting them down, then pouring the mixture into a triangle-shaped mold. This shape is important because when children in the hospital use them on uneven surfaces or even in bed, they won’t roll away.
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From left, YMCA of Parkersburg afterschool mentors Abby DeLancey and Chastity Lemley are excited about the crayon collection drive for the Crayon Initiative. Old crayons will be collected at the YMCA and given to the initiative, which recycles them into crayons to be distributed at children’s hospitals. (Photo Provided)
PARKERSBURG The YMCA of Parkersburg is collecting crayons for the Crayon Initiative in February.
The Crayon Initiative is a nonprofit organization collecting used crayons from across the country. It melts, remanufactures and distributes the recycled crayons to art programs at children’s hospitals across the U.S.