Annual Fact Sheet

Are you curious about what The Scrap Exchange does each year to fulfill its creative reuse mission?  Well, we compile data at the end of each calendar year to show exactly how much we do.  It's all about the numbers on this page.  If you have ever wondered why it is important to support organizations like The Scrap Exchange, these numbers speak for themselves. 

The Scrap Exchange Fact Sheet
2010 Fiscal Year Totals

19

Years in existence

Collections

1321

Drop-off donations

169

Number of pickups from businesses, industry, and residents

40

Total tonnage of reusable materials diverted from waste stream
(22 tons dropped off and 18 tons collected)

The Creative Reuse Center

13,000

Square footage including Retail Store, Workshop/Birthday Party
Room, Warehouses, and Office

356

Number of days the retail store was open

5,915

Volunteer hours: community service (groups/individual/court
ordered), special needs and seniors

Educational and Outreach Activities

320

Total number of outreach events, birthday parties, workshops,
classes, openings, presentations, parades etc.

122

Number of workshops, open studio groups; in-store (12),
off-site (26),open studio groups on site (84)

75

Number of birthday parties

62

Number of Outreach events: general (52), school event (9),
Swap-O-Rama-Rama (1)

36

Number of Presentations (11), Professional Workshops (7)
Community events (13), Sales events(5)

25

Number of adult classes (20), Room Rentals (5)

1,643

Number of Open Studio participants

3

Number of states The Scrap Exchange did outreach in (NC,
Arkansas, Virginia)

1

Community Portrait of Durham- over 300 participants came
together to create a Durham family photo

The Green Gallery, Artist Marketplace

12

Number of Green Gallery openings

169

Number of artists shown in the Green Gallery (110) ,
Artist Marketplace (59)

Marching Bands

1

Scene of the Crime Rovers

Charitable Donations

32

Donations to schools, arts councils, groups, social service
programs, neighborhoods, hospitals, prisons

Free Yoga in the Park

7

Years co-sponsoring 12 weeks of Free Yoga in Durham Central
Park during the summer