Elk River, MN – On Saturday, October 26, the Mexico Mission Team of Central Lutheran Church in Elk River will partner with Tech Dump, an electronic recycling nonprofit, to collect unwanted electronics (gently used, obsolete, or damaged) from 9am-1pm as a fundraiser.
Bring computers, cell phones, electrical cords, internal/external drives, other misc. electronic accessories, TVs, and monitors ($10-donation requested for CRT TVs and monitors—non-flat panels). Tech Dump will destroy all information and data at their facility in Golden Valley. Tech Dump is a Minnesota and Hennepin County licensed electronics recycler. To find out more and for a list of accepted items, visit their website at techdump.org/mexico.
The event will be held from 9am-1pm in the parking lot of Central Lutheran Church at 1103 School Street in Elk River.
Organizer, Linda Sklenicka shared “the funds will be used to purchase shoes and school supplies and for the feeding and mobile kitchen program for the children of Mexico.”
About Tech Dump:
TechDump.org is a division of Jobs Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing stable jobs to economically disadvantaged adults to obtain marketable job skills and a pathway to self-sufficiency. TechDump.org accomplishes this through the collection and recycling of electronics which not only support a green initiative, but also uses the proceeds from recycling and refurbishing to create jobs for those with barriers to employment. To find out more, visit their website at TechDump.org.
