Spectro Alloys donates to 20 Minnesota nonprofits

Aluminum recycler Spectro Alloys, Rosemount, Minnesota, has announced $100,000 in donations to 20 Minnesota nonprofits this holiday season as part of its annual “Giving Together” program.

Recipients were selected by Spectro Alloys team members and range from smaller charities that serve Dakota County to larger ones that serve the entire state. Many Spectro employees also are making personal donations or volunteering with these organizations this holiday season:

1. Feed My Starving Children;
2. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital;
3. Second Harvest Heartland;
4. 360 Communities;
5. Wishes and More;
6. Adult & Teen Challenge Minnesota;
7. Hastings Family Service;
8. Stewardship Ways;
9. United Heroes League;
10. United Way of Hastings;
11. Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities;
12. Minnesota Community Care;
13. Toys for Tots;
14. DAV of Minnesota;
15. Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption;
16. Goodwill Easter Seals Father Project;
17. ALS Wiffleball Tournament;
18. Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists;
19. Northside Economic Opportunity Network; and
20. Bountiful Basket Food Shelf.

“It is our responsibility to be a good neighbor,” Spectro Alloys President Luke Palen says. “We love closing out the year with the ‘Giving Together’ program because it reminds us of the many organizations that work hard each day to make our community stronger and helps us support the causes our team members care about.”