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  • Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy new crayons?

    07/12/2018 11:26:43 AM PDT · by grundle · 42 replies
    wordpress ^ | July 12, 2018 | Dan from Squirrel Hill
    Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy new crayons? A woman named Emily Skopov started a non-profit organization called No Crayon Left Behind.The charity collects used crayons from restaurants and other organizations and gives them to people who can’t afford them.When the collected crayons are misshapen, Skopov melts them down on her own stove and molds them into new crayons.Skopov said she spends spends approximately 45 hours a week volunteering for No Crayon Left Behind.In addition, she hired a consultant and has a paid staff as well.She also rents an office.Skopov said of her endeavor:“I purposely haven’t kept track of how...