Spotlight: Danielle Cares for Chairs

When she was 17 years old last year, Danielle Rothchild (with the assistance of her friend Delaney Martin) founded Danielle Cares for Chairs, a nonprofit that collects bread tags. These tags are on bags of foods such as fruits and vegetables as well as bread. The bread tags are taken to a recycling plant, and the proceeds go toward the purchase of wheelchairs and other mobility products. Rothchild, who has made dresses out of recycled materials, was inspired to establish her organization by her involvement with Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). (I was a FCCLA member in the eighth grade.) Since she graduated from high school in Carmel, Indiana, earlier this year, she's been volunteering for REVERB (an environmental sustainability company) and started college. However, she still makes time for Danielle Cares for Chairs and was featured as the top story on Teen Kids News last month. For more information, go to https://daniellecaresforch.wixsite.com/daniellecareforchair.

Danielle Cares for Chairs' logo

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