ISRI WIR to host charity event at Southeast Region Fall Convention

The Women in Recycling (WIR) Council of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has partnered with a Charleston, South Carolina, nonprofit East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) to pack and donate Thanksgiving meal bags to the local community. The event is scheduled for the Charleston Marriot following the final ISRI board of directors meeting Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. The Southeast Region Fall Convention is taking place at the same venue Oct. 19-23.

The charitable event consists of two parts: paper bag decorating to add a personal touch to the donations and canned food packing.

A variety of items will be packed, per the ECCO:

• canned corn (two);
• canned green beans (two);
• canned sweet potatoes/yams (two);
• white rice;
• boxed instant potatoes;
• gravy packets;
• cranberry sauce;
• stuffing mix;
• canned pie filling; and
• pie crust mix.

ECCO is scheduled to pick up the packed bags at 6 p.m. and will collect $25 gift cards to Publix or Harris Teeter for each family to cover the cost of a turkey. 

Individuals who want to contribute to cover the cost of the turkeys can donate directly online at https://eccocharleston.charityproud.org/donate. Include "ISRIWIR" in the additional comments so donations can be tracked.