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Your used, broken, nubby, flat, worn-out crayons could bring hours of joy, relief, fun & imagination to a sick child while in the hospital.  It’s true!  While reading Sunday’s Parade magazine article, America the Unique:  Celebrating Our True National Treasures, I read about the Crayon Initiative that re-makes these seemingly useless crayons into new Crayons for sick children.   So much better than sending used up Crayons to the landfill or keeping them around for Crayon-melting art projects you will probably never get to.  No, your kids will not miss that project.  They have other art project sets they can finally open that are just as fun.  Besides, isn’t creating new crayons for children in the hospital a much better project?

You can send your crayons to 155 Railroad Avenue, Suite E, Danville, CA 94526.  The Flat Rate USPS box or envelope might come in handy if you have a lot of used crayons to send.

You can also start your own Crayon Collection Initiative at your children’s school or suggest it to a local restaurant that offers kids Crayons when they visit.  And follow them on Facebook & Twitter.   Now that’s something to Tweet about!