Did you take part in viewing Monday's solar eclipse?! The highly-coveted glasses meant to protect your eyes can take on a new life.....if you let them! There are 2 options to consider:

1️⃣ Astronomers Without Borders is collecting gently-used eclipse glasses from the U.S. and Canada. The campaign, which has been running since 2008, redistributes glasses to people in other countries for upcoming eclipses. AND, better yet, thanks to a partnership with Astronomers Without Borders, glasses can be dropped off at all Warby Parker locations across the country.
For more details: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/programs/solar-glasses-distribution

2️⃣ Eclipse Glasses USA accepts donated eclipse glasses as long as they're not damaged. The cool part? They donate them to schools in Latin America where full annularity will be seen during the October 2024 eclipse.  Now, the awe-inspiring phenomenon of a solar eclipse can viewed by K-12 students there.
For the mailing address: https://eclipse23.com/

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If you're anything like me, your soap bar in the shower eventually gets small enough that it's no longer doing the job. While it might seem odd at first, did you know that you can donate your 'soap scrap' - yes, those small, USED pieces of soap - to help kids and women around the world? (And yes, the soap is sanitized before it reaches them!)

Lack of access to soap remains a critical factor in fighting the spread of preventable diseases worldwide. In some areas of the developing world, only 1% of households have soap for handwashing.

You can donate new soap (and soap scrap) that produces two major impacts:

1️⃣ Children in the developing world receive soap + hygiene education, ultimately protecting them from disease
2️⃣ Disadvantaged women in the developing world are provided with a livelihood

👉 EcoSoap Bank has been collecting soap donations since 2014. They accept ALL types of soap (just not heavy lye soaps). All soap is sanitized by EcoSoap Bank.
For all the details:  https://ecosoapbank.org/about/sending-soap

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It’s highly likely that you’ve got a pair of sneakers at home close to being thrown out. Rather than being one of the 300 million pairs that Americans throw out EVERY year, you might be surprised that there's an organization that provides a completely FREE option for you to mail in (or drop off) used sneakers. And, it's all for a good cause: sneakers are then refurbished and provided to a person in need.

To request your (free) mail bag to send in your sneakers, head over to:

👟Sneaker Impact: Request a (FREE) recycling bag, then ship back your sneakers (also FREE) for upcycling in developing countries.
https://www.sneakerimpact.com/recycle/

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