Merchants Recycles Electronics for Annual ‘e-Scrap for Camp’ Event to Benefit Camp Good Days
In June 2024, Merchants Insurance Group once again proudly participated in Sunnking’s annual e-Scrap for Camp event, an electronics recycling event to benefit Camp Good Days!
Each year, Sunnking, an environmentally-friendly electronics recycling company, encourages local businesses to recycle old or unused electronics during a two-week period. Sunnking then donates all funds raised to Camp Good Days & Special Times, a not-for-profit organization that provides summer camps, adult retreats, and other activities for children, adults, and families affected by cancer. The company hosts this initiative for companies located in and around Buffalo, Rochester, and Utica, New York, near its three regional facilities.
The results are now in from the 2024 e-Scrap for Camp! Merchants’ corporate headquarters gathered and recycled 2,651 pounds of electronics for this year’s event, contributing to this year’s program total donation of $9,498.59 to Camp Good Days.
Since its inception in 2010, e-Scrap for Camp has resulted in 6.5 million pounds of electronics recycled by Sunnking in an environmentally-friendly way and has raised over $150,000 for Camp Good Days & Special Times!
Special thanks to Jason Gallo, Enterprise Technology Services & Security Manager, for coordinating Merchants’ participation in this annual event.
About Sunnking Electronics Recycling
Founded in 2000, Sunnking, Inc. is New York State’s first R2/RIOS Certified electronics recycling, data destruction, and IT asset management company dealing in end-of-life electronic equipment. With facilities located in Buffalo, Brockport, and Utica, NY, Sunnking specializes in collecting, refurbishing, reselling, and recycling electronic products from residential, commercial, and municipal partners. For more information, visit www.sunnking.com, call 585-637-8365, or email office@sunnking.com.
About Camp Good Days
Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults and families whose lives have been touched by cancer through summer camping experiences and year-round events and activities. Camp Good Days was founded 42 years ago by Gary Mervis to provide a residential camping program for his daughter, Teddi Mervis, and 62 other children with cancer from Upstate New York. It has since grown to become one of the largest organizations of its kind in the world. Camp Good Days was the fourth program of its kind in the country and the first to be started by a layperson. Many of the programs and services started at Camp Good Days have been used as models for cancer treatment centers and organizations throughout the United States and Canada. All programs and services at Camp Good Days are offered free of charge to children with cancer and children that have or have lost a parent or sibling with cancer. Camp Good Days also hosts programming for adults with cancer and families coping with sickle cell anemia. The Camp Good Days’ Headquarters & Volunteer Training Center is located in Mendon, NY. Camp Good Days also maintains offices in Buffalo and Syracuse, NY.
