AddThis Social Bookmark Button

greenKarat News

Denver Based 'Gold Minds' Project to Recycle Jewelry May 17th

DENVER, April 30 PRNewswire — Young readers in Denver will soon benefit from the soaring price of gold. The Great Books Foundation is working in concert with eco jeweler greenKarat to turn used and broken jewelry into funding for new reading groups for students.

The Gold Minds fundraising program kicks off with a celebration at Denver's Irish Snug pub on May 17th, noon to 4PM. Interested donors may drop off unwanted and broken jewelry that day, or contribute any time online (http://www.goldforbooks.org).

A single donation of a few broken chains and old class rings could fund a 20-week reading program for ten students. "It's a great idea for a fundraiser," said greenKarat President Matthew White. "The program simply asks for a donation of jewelry which is broken or no longer used. That's a painless way to give to a good cause."

Proceeds of the Gold Minds project will be distributed to schools that apply to start new Junior Great Books groups. Donations are tax deductible.

Junior Great Books is an acclaimed reading and discussion program for students in kindergarten through high school. First introduced in 1960, Junior Great Books is now used by more than one million students in all 50 states and in countries around the world. "We are delighted at the initiative shown by Gold Minds and greenKarat in creating this opportunity," says Steven Craig, Vice President for Alliances at the Great Books Foundation. "Gold Minds has the potential to help improve the reading and critical thinking skills of hundreds of young students."

greenKarat is a web based ecologically responsible jeweler specializing in jewelry made with post-consumer recycled gold. Use of post-consumer recycled gold reduces demand for environmentally destructive gold mining.

Information on making the tax deductible donations of jewelry is available from the Great Books Foundation, greenKarat, or the Gold Minds project.

Contacts: Matthew White - President - greenKarat http://www.greenkarat.com 800-330-4605 Hope Barrone - Coordinator for Minds project (benefitting Junior Great Books) info@goldforbooks.org 720-840-8012 Steven N. Craig, Ph.D. - Vice President for Alliances - Great Books Foundation 312-332-5870 ext. 280 craigs@greatbooks.org

SOURCE greenKarat

Send this news item to a friend.

Print This Page

Search Our News Using Google Search

Can't find what you want? Try using Google:

Google