Hints from Heloise - Recycle old trophies

By Hklbrries

Dear Readers: A reader wrote in asking what she could do with her kids' old trophies. Here is what some of you had to say:

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Brady in Texas wrote: “My brother was a teacher at a school for very at-risk students. He’d spend all year gathering and putting new life into old baseball mitts and trophies. In the spring, he would organize a softball tournament for the students. He told me those trophies were the only thing most of those kids had ever won.”

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Sherry in Virginia wrote: “We donated a lot of ours (we are a bowling family) to the local VA hospital. The nameplates were changed and given to the veterans who participated in their bowling tournament.”

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Nancy in Alabama wrote: “I set up a photo shoot for my daughter’s trophies and took a close-up shot of each one. Then I pried off the nameplate and took the trophies to the local Girls Club. I made a CD of the photos for my daughter. Everyone was happy.”

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A Reader, via e-mail, wrote: “I’m an awards dealer, and we welcome old trophies. Too often, youth groups have low budgets. We like to see every child get something.”

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What great ideas! Keep the hints coming!

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Heloise

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