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Read on for a compelling message from the small but mighty non-profit ReClaim It. They work tirelessly to divert waste from our landfills and literally turn trash into treasure. Consider donating to their great work and have your donation matched dollar for dollar: https://lnkd.in/gtqgYSXP ?? "Last week someone broke into our store in the dead of night with a crowbar—destroying the front door. They stole the safe, which was bolted to the floor, but left everything else. Even though we say everything that comes back from the dump is a treasure, honestly, we don’t have much of value. We’re a scrappy nonprofit that works with limited resources & makes do with what comes to us. Our technology is outdated. The space is cramped. The plumbing is leaking. The windows are thin. The heating & air conditioning escape out the windows & doors faster than you can blink. Some customers complain about how expensive things may be getting & others say we undervalue the work we put into things. And still our dedicated staff & volunteers show up each week to wipe the pigeon poop off that discarded side table we saved from the dump & put a new coat of paint on. It’s not pretty or easy work, but we do it in the hope that each day more people will see value in the things that are being thrown away. We live in such a beautiful natural world that is being utterly inundated with trash. We need to slow down. Take a look at the beauty in the things we already own. Learn new skills to fix them as they age. Think creatively about how to reuse them if they’re beyond repair. Help one another by sharing our knowledge & resources. Coincidentally, we are doing a soft fundraising campaign for the month of August, so this feels like a weird coincidence. Here we are asking for help when instead we had things taken away. Are we upset? Sure. But it’s only fired up our determination even more to see this nonprofit thrive. I still can’t quite believe it, but a very generous donor has agreed to match up to $10,000 of any donations this month. Take a moment to let that sink in. We are floored by their offer, but can’t do it without you. Any support you can offer— even $5—would help us be more secure as an organization. This break-in may be a setback, but it doesn’t diminish our determination to keep growing as an organization. We have so much to look forward to this year!"