Carroll/Canal Winchester news: Trash and Treasure Sale and Recycling Day set for May
Shalom Church, 4925 Plum Road in Carroll, will hold a Trash and Treasure Sale and Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Family Life Center. Several businesses and non-profit organizations are co-hosting the event including:
Shirky’s Pizza with Bloom-Carroll Lions Club
Thomas Family: Funnel Cakes
Carroll Cup: Hot Coffee
Bloom-Carroll Pantry Mission: will be collecting new cleaning supplies, bleach, laundry detergent, brushes, dish detergent, etc. These supplies go to support families in the Bloom-Carroll School District
Shriners Hospital and Ronald McDonald House: will be collecting Pop Cans. Please rinse and crush cans.
Crayon Initiative: will be collecting unwanted crayons. It takes 1 pound of used crayons to create 5 packs of recycled ones. New crayons are then donated to children in hospitals.
Library Books: will be collecting books to be donated to Little Shepherds Preschool/Daycare or Bloom-Carroll Schools.
Boy Scouts: will be collecting US Flags to be Retired.
BCHS Science Club: will be collecting any batteries. Carroll Lions Club: will be collecting unwanted eyeglasses.
Humane Society: will be collecting cat or dog food, old blankets or towels.
Lancaster – Fairfield Community Action Shred Truck: Sponsored by TT Leasing LLC, Trevor Thompson, and Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home. No hardback book or thick materials will be accepted. Paper clips and staples are accepted. Once the crate is full, items will be shredded.
T.D.R. LLC Electronic Truck: They take all metals, all electronics, all computer-related materials and anything with a cord. They do not take light bulbs, VCR tapes, humidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, or air conditioners. You must pay $1 per inch for TV’s and $5 for each computer monitor that you would like to recycle.
Take Back Day
The City of Canal Winchester and Diley Ridge Medical Center, in cooperation with the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a National Prescription Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Diley Ridge Medical Center parking lot, 7911 Diley Road.
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Since 2010, DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected over 17 million pounds of unneeded medications.
Canal Winchester’s collection site is set up in a convenient stop-and-drop model, allowing those discarding unwanted prescription drugs to remain in their vehicles, drop medications with collection agents, and continue on their way. Collectors may only accept pills. Liquids (including inhalers and their refills), as well as needles or sharps, may not be dropped off. The service is free and anonymous; no questions asked.
For a list of additional collection sites in other communities, visit www.DEATakeBack.com.
Collection
The Altar Rosary Society members of Saint Mary and Saint John XXIII Catholic Parish in Bloom Township are sponsoring a collection of hygiene items for the Van Buren homeless shelter.
In January 2024, the shelter served 436 women, 246 families, and 503 men. Date of Collection: March 2024 to April 28, 2024. There will be a collection bin in the Narthex at 5170 Winchester Southern Road, Canal Winchester, for people to drop off your donated items.
Items needed for the “hygiene bags” for the persons/families at the Van Buren Shelter: deodorant. floss, soap: liquid or bar, Washcloths, Razors, shampoo, toothbrushes, combs/brushes, toothbrush holders. socks/footies. toothpaste, and hygiene bags.
Items are needed by Sunday, April 28
Please submit news items for this column at least 10 days in advance to Anne Darling Cyphert at adarlingnews@gmail.com.
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