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Passionate Calling appreciation for things because we didn’t have much. It taught me two valuable lessons: learn to live without, and we’re really quite wasteful nowadays,” said Lacey. The lessons stuck. Today Lacey forgoes au courant clothing, and shops at yard sales. Her home is furnished with second-hand furniture, and she hunts for bargains at the Salvation Army. Sometimes she’ll even find brand new clothes, complete with the tags. Her recycling promotion doesn’t end with youth education and practicing what she advocates. She finds ways to coach her community, too. Lacey is a big supporter of Give and Take Day. In Ross Township, Monroe County, neighbors get together, block-off traffic, and hold an annual Fall Clean Up Day. They bring together all sorts of items that they don’t want, and instead of tossing them in the community dumpster, they recycle the items amongst community members. They salvage everything from exercise equipment to bedroom and kitchen sets. “People drop off the items in the morning, and in the afternoon, people pick up what they wanted. It’s all free,” said Lacey. “Last year we saved more than 3,000 pounds of good usable mate- let us know what you think Yates CountY Chamber of CommerCe 2375 route 14a Penn Yan, nY 14527 Phone: 315-536-3111 fax: 315-536-3791 email: info@yatesny.com Website: http://yatesny.com/ 10 | Connections | September 2009

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