Spectro Alloys announces $100K in donations to 20 Minnesota nonprofits

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

1. Feed My Starving Children
2. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
3. Second Harvest Heartland
4. 360 Communities
5. Wishes and More
6. Adult & Teen Challenge Minnesota
7. Hastings Family Service
8. Stewardship Ways
9. United Heroes League
10. United Way of Hastings
11. Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities
12. Minnesota Community Care
13. Toys for Tots 
14. DAV of Minnesota
15. Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
16. Goodwill Easter Seals Father Project
17. ALS Wiffleball Tournament
18. Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists
19. Northside Economic Opportunity Network
20. 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.