Metal Recycling Day was a huge success.  Along with our friends at Pacific Steel & Recycling, we recycled over 4,000 lbs. of scrap steel, tin, aluminum & brass… yielding $250.00 that will be going directly to Idaho youth programs.  

Be on the look-out next Spring for our next Recycling Day event.

A few examples of items we recycled:

 Ÿ         Aluminum spa steps (that’s right spa steps)

Ÿ         Cast iron bathtub (in two ridiculously heavy pieces… see the picture  below of us struggling to put it into the container)

Ÿ         Washer and dryer

Ÿ         Refrigerator

Ÿ         Vintage all steel riding lawn mower

Ÿ         Multiple decades old push lawn mowers

Ÿ         Hundreds of Aluminum cans

Ÿ         Steel Pipe

Ÿ         Steel Bars

Ÿ         Patio Furniture

Ÿ         Miscellaneous farm equipment

Ÿ         Multiple barbeques

Ÿ         Chicken wire

Ÿ         Small paper shredder

Ÿ         Steel & Aluminum brackets

Special thanks to Seth & Morgan at Pacific for their knowledge, skill and partnership – to  Bill “Action” Jackson & Jackie Jackson for their vision and leadership – and to my wife Virgi for putting this entire event together start to finish.

Join us at the Idaho Botanical Garden for Family Day on Sunday September 20th for a performance by Kawa Taiko Japanese drummers.

Where: Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 North Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID

When: Noon – 4pm (Sunday September 20th)

Kawa (which means “river” in Japanese) Taiko (which means “drum”) is a project of the Snake River Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, and operates as a non-profit club. The group likes to have fun and at the same time hopes to educate and entertain the public with a centuries old art form from Japan.

On Tuesday September 1^st, the John William Jackson Fund presented a piano to St. Mary’s School in Boise.  The piano was donated in memory of John George Borbonus by the Borbonus family.

This new piano replaces the over 40-year-old piano the school had been using. 

We enjoyed music and songs from the students, and everyone was treated to ice cream courtesy of Meadow Gold Dairy… My son Lucas thoroughly enjoyed & savored the treat.

As you may know, recycling has been the most significant source of fundraising for the John William Jackson Fund – last year over $11,000 was raised from recycling alone and this year we’re already past the $13,000 mark!  To expand the effort, the Fund is hosting a METAL RECYCLE DAY in Eagle on Saturday, September 26th in the Albertson’s parking lot, from 8am to 3pm.   

We will be accepting any recyclable METAL, everything from large items to aluminum cans.  So even if you don’t have something big, save your cans for the next month and bring them on down!  100% of the proceeds will go to the Fund for Idaho youth programs AND you’ll be doing something positive for the environment!!  A hands-on way to show your kids that you can be GREEN and give back to the community!  For more information call 871-6301.

You can buy tickets to the 2009 Albertsons Boise Open directly from the Fund & 100% of the ticket proceeds go to the John William Jackson Fund! This is a fun golfing and community event held in Boise, September 14-20th, with nationwide coverage.  Buy tickets for yourself, friends, family or even customers or clients! 

Plus! Tickets Fore Charity is a great way to get involved with the John William Jackson Fund. If you would like to volunteer your time and effort in support of the Fund by helping sell Boise Open Golf Tickets, be sure to let us know.

Visit the Tickets Fore Charity page, contact us or give Ben and Virgi Blaine a call to buy tickets at 208-871-6301.

Our new website is designed to keep you informed as to what is happening with the John William Jackson Fund. The Fund is an organization close to our hearts, and we are passionate about fulfilling its mission to advance academic scholarship, performing arts, and outdoor sporting for Idaho Youth. 

In the last 6 years it has already given $123,000 to local youth organizations. 

Our success is due to the many donations from across the country and around the world.

Please check back from time to time and see what’s new with the Fund and to learn more about events and ways to get involved.