Spectro Alloys announces $100K in donations to 16 Minnesota nonprofits

Rosemount-based recycling companys Giving Together program supports charities that strengthen the community. Spectro Alloys donated $100,000 to 16 Minnesota nonprofits, ranging from local groups in Dakota County to major state-wide organizations.

Spectro Alloys announces $100K in donations to 16 Minnesota nonprofits

Rosemount, Minn. – January 4, 2023 – Spectro Alloys, the leading Midwest-based recycler of aluminum, today announced it donated $100,000 to 16 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 also made personal donations or volunteered 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 our annual ‘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 16 nonprofits receiving donations from Spectro Alloys to kickstart the new year:

Nonprofit

  1. 360 Communities
  2.  Hastings Family Services
  3. Feed My Starving Children
  4. Second Harvest Heartland
  5. Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge
  6. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  7. Wishes and More
  8. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
  9. United Heroes
  10. Wounded Warrior Project
  11. Crescent Cove 
  12. Stewardship Ways
  13. Tunnels to Towers
  14. John Birch Park Supporters
  15. Secondhand Hounds
  16. Hope Kids

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.

 

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