SCRAP

This is a great place.


SCRAP is a creative reuse center located at
3901 N Williams in Portland. Donations of re-usable
materials such as textiles, paper, jewelry, wood,
buttons and plastics are collected from local
businesses, institutions, and individuals. These
materials are sorted, displayed, and sold by SCRAP
for artists, educational and community groups. By
breathing new life into old objects, SCRAP reduces
the amount of waste going to landfills. Low cost
art supplies provide schools and organizations with
badly needed art supplies. There are no art classes
offered at my daughter's elementary school, and so
we have an art program which is run completely by
parent volunteers. Many of our supplies come from
SCRAP. SCRAP also has a workshop room that is used
to teach the public the value of reuse. Manufacturers
save money on their disposal costs and receive tax
benefits. Artists, museums, senior groups, summer
camps, children's centers and theater groups transform
SCRAP materials into sculptures, paintings, and other
masterpieces.

REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE!

To find out more about them click here.
Check out "The Story of Stuff" while you are there. It's
20 minutes long, but it's really good.

I took my daughter and one of her friends there today.
We spent a good 3 hours there and they had a great time.
My daughter made me this wonderful journal for Mother's Day.
Front:

Back:

I loooooooove it!

I had my interview at the children's hospital yesterday.
It went well. I just have to check out the other children's
hospital, then decide which of the two I'd rather be at.
The one I went to yesterday was the OHSU Children's Hospital.
Hillary Clinton happen to be there when I was there. I didn't
see her, but security was everywhere.