Green Recoverings matches needed resources like gently used discards from hotels, such as bedding, with needy recipients (shelters, charities, families in need); and helps reduce the impact on our quickly filling landfills.
The benefits:
- Charities, shelters and needy families receive decent living and sleeping materials to make their lives easier
- We reduce tax and donation dollars spent on bedding and housewares for shelters, charities, needy families, even prisons
- Hotels get charitable donation credits
- Huge amounts of materials are kept out of landfills and stay in use longer
Green Recoverings program is a win-win-win-win — keep reading to see how your establishment can donate; how your organization can benefit and how individuals can volunteer to help!
Since Hurricane Ike in Sept. 2008, Mary has proceeded to match the needs of many shelters and charity organizations with numerous hotels around the country. The much needed items include bedding, towels, furniture, kitchenware, soaps and even toilet paper.
Some of the hotels that have made generous donations include:
Hilton Hotels
The Plaza Hotel, NYC
The Marriott
The Hyatt
Best Western
The Murray Hill Inn, NJ
The Governor Morris Inn, NJ
Westin Hotel
Some of the shelters, charities and programs Mary works with:
Market Street Mission, Morristown, NJ
Apostle House, Newark, NJ
Isiah House, Newark, NJ
Newark Rescue Mission, Newark, NJ
LaFayette Street Rescue Mission, NYC
Bowery Rescue Mission, NYC
New York City State Shelters
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Newark, NJ
Interfaith Hospitality Missions for the Homeless, NJ
Salvation Army
Good Will Charities
Every day, including weekends, Mary works to locate and match shelters and charities around the country with willing hotels, and will update this list of hotels and recipients periodically.
