The Timeline of Recycle4Hope

The Idea

In 2018 a friend of mine decided to start collecting recyclables and sell them for an extra source of income.  We drove around for one hour and we had $30 worth of empty bottles in his van. Although I was surprised at the outcome, I felt that there had to be a more efficient way of collecting recyclables out of the trash by hand.

*The picture to the right was the some of the first bags of recyclables that were collected.

What now?

I felt like this idea had a lot of potential to be used as a method to help other people. I prayed and asked God, "What do you want me to do with this bottle thing?". Shortly after I had a dream that I needed to start now even if the first few attempts didn't work. I attempted to share the idea with a few of my friends, but was unable to get any traction going. One day I just picked up a bag and started collecting recyclables out of the trash myself.

After a few months of collecting, we made our first trip to deposit the bottles and we made $100. It took a lot of work, but I believed that we were in the beginning stages of something great.

*The picture to the right was the first time Recycle4Hope made a trip to recycle our items.

The Start

After doing this for a few months, we made our first trip to deliver care packages. I'll never forgot the interactions we had as we told people that we love them and that God had a purpose and plan for their life. The looks on their faces is something that will never be forgotten. Each interaction was unique in its own way as we distributed each bag filled with basic necessities. We are now driven to give that same experience to as may people as we can across the globe.

*The picture to the right was an encounter we had during our first outreach in NYC.

Jarrett Locke

President

Michele Locke

Vice President

Michael Locke

Treasurer

Kailyn Abram

Managing Director

Aiyana Wilkinson

Secretary

Atiya Lamptey

Outreach Coordinator