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The distance between dreams and reality is action ~ A.Rivas

1. Teamwork = Success

2. Start Small To Grow Big

2. Start Small To Grow Big

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      In the spring of 2018, the City of Springfield's Waste & Recycling Programs Coordinator, Adena Rivas, created a coalition of diverse local organizations and innovative leaders within the community interested in working together to make her vision of a reuse, upcycling marketplace a reality. 

2. Start Small To Grow Big

2. Start Small To Grow Big

2. Start Small To Grow Big

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      The coordinated effort began with a small grant awarded from the Re-Amp Network in the fall of 2018. From there, the original framework of the reuse marketplace expanded and the coalition grew.
 

3. Many Hands = Light Work

2. Start Small To Grow Big

3. Many Hands = Light Work

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 Today the partners include the City of Springfield, Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association (EPNIA), the Springfield Art Association, Inner City Mission, Third Presbyterian Church, and Sustainable Springfield, Inc.  

4. Patience is Bitter...

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

3. Many Hands = Light Work

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While the wheels continued to be in motion, the Creative Reuse Marketplace (CRM) did not fully get off the ground until the spring of 2020, at the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic. At this time, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln awarded the 2020 Women's Fund grant to the CRM. 

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

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Undeterred from their goal, under Ms. Rivas’ leadership and umbrella of EPNIA, the Women's Fund grant finally allowed Ms. Rivas and the coalition to turn 

Dream into Reality. 

~~~ TODAY ~~~

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

5. ...but its Fruit is Sweet

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Awarded funds were used to create a Workforce Development Training Program for homeless or underserved women as well as a location where upcycled non-recyclable post-consumer materials such as plastics, school/office supplies, arts and crafts materials, toys, etc. are donated, sorted, displayed, sold and/or redistributed locally.

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