Spectro Alloys announces $100K in donations to 20 Minnesota nonprofits
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Rosemount-based recycling company’s “Giving Together” program supports charities that strengthen the community
Rosemount, Minn. – December 16, 2021 – Spectro Alloys, the leading Midwest-based recycler of aluminum, today announced it is donating $100,000 to 20 Minnesota nonprofits this holiday season as part of its annual “Giving Together” program. Nonprofit 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 are also making personal donations or volunteering with these organizations this holiday season.
“We’ve proudly done business in Rosemount for nearly 50 years. It is our responsibility to be a good neighbor,” said Spectro Alloys President Luke Palen. “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.”
Here are the 20 nonprofits receiving donations from Spectro Alloys this holiday season:
Nonprofit
Feed My Starving Children
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Second Harvest Heartland
360 Communities
Wishes and More
Adult & Teen Challenge Minnesota
Hastings Family Service
Stewardship Ways
United Heroes League
United Way of Hastings
Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities
Minnesota Community Care
Toys for Tots
DAV of Minnesota
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Goodwill Easter Seals Father Project
ALS Wiffleball Tournament
Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists
Northside Economic Opportunity Network
Bountiful Basket Food Shelf
About Spectro Alloys
Spectro Alloys operates one of the highest efficiency aluminum recycling plants in the United States. Since 1973, Spectro Alloys has been providing high-quality recycled aluminum alloys to regional die casters and foundries, where they are made into new products for the automotive, power sports, home, turf and snow maintenance, and other industries. Recycling at Spectro Alloys involves shredding, sorting and processing aluminum with the most advanced technology used in the industry today. Aluminum recycling at Spectro generates more than 90% in CO2 and energy savings compared to creating new aluminum. Spectro’s direct CO2 savings is equivalent to removing more than 80,000 cars from the road, and Spectro’s direct energy savings could power more than 200,000 homes. Learn more at spectroalloys.com/.
