Kimble makes donation to River View Junior High
With the help of Jeff Wherley from the Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention Office, Michelle Zimmerman, a teacher at River View Junior High, was able to get 24 new containers for the school’s recycling program that Kimble donated on Aug. 1. Pictured are Wherley, Andrew Kimble, from Kimble and Zimmerman. Josie Sellers | Beacon
WARSAW – River View Junior High is set to continue its recycling program thanks to the help of Kimble and the Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention office.
“Michelle Zimmerman (who teaches at the junior high) reached out to me for help because the recycling containers they had were getting old and she wanted to know if I could help them get replacements,” said Jeff Wherley, program director/education and awareness specialist at the recycling and litter prevention office. “Kimble graciously agreed to provide them pro bono.”
Andrew Kimble, business/development for Kimble, said they were happy to assist the school and provide the 24 containers that would have cost $400.
“We are very involved in the community and help where we can,” he said.
The junior high has had a recycling program for at least five years.
“The great thing about this is that the school supports it from the bottom to the top including the kids,” Wherley said. “It takes everyone to make a go of it. Even at the high school I had trouble with something and Mr. Rinkes got up from his desk right then and I followed him down the hallway to immediately take care of it. Successful programs have support from the top.”
The recycling containers Kimble donated should be much more durable than the Rubbermaid totes Zimmerman had purchased for the school five years ago.
“I reached out to Jeff because I wanted to be able to use our student council money for the kids instead of new containers,” she said.
Zimmerman advised student council for several years and said they typically help with the recycling program that provides one container for each classroom, one for the library and one in each office. Although she is not the head of student council this year, she is assisting and said they will most likely continue to lead the effort.
The Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention office will be responsible for making sure the recyclables collected at the school get where they need to be.
“We will take anything we already take in our stream – paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and I think the school’s kitchen is starting to get into it with cans,” Wherley said.
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