Nonprofits partner for Earth Day giving event

Recycling

SVdP marks Earth Day with BRING Recycling partnership, warehouse tour Every day is Earth Day for the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), a pioneer of waste-based enterprise that is responsible for keeping hundreds of millions of pounds of...

Bethany Cartledge named to Waste360’s ‘40 Under 40’ awards list

Recycling

SVdP’s executive director recognized as a next-generation leader in waste, recycling industry St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Inc. (SVdP) announces that Executive Director Bethany Cartledge has been named to Waste360’s 2024 “40 Under 40” awards list, which...

SVdP recycles 22 million pounds of waste in 2023

Recycling

A History of Second Chances Since its incorporation in 1955, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) has been dedicated to diverting material from the waste stream and turning it into a sustainable revenue stream to support the neediest in our community....

St. Vinnie’s returns to Cottage Grove with new store

Donations, Employment, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores, Uncategorized

Early this spring, SVdP will cut the ribbon on a new retail location in Cottage Grove, Ore. The latest “St. Vinnie’s” will be our first new location since 2022, when we opened the doors at 888 Garfield St. in Eugene. It will be the 14th and southernmost store in St....

Cartledge succeeds McDonald as SVdP’s top executive

Affordable Housing, Emergency Assistance, Employment, Property Management, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores, Staff Stories

At its Nov. 8, 2023 meeting, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) Board of Directors voted to promote SVdP Deputy Director Bethany Cartledge to the position of Executive Director, effective Dec. 1, 2023. Effective the same date, the board approved...

McDonald honored for lifetime achievements in Oregon recycling

Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores

Terry McDonald, the longtime, visionary executive director of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), is the recipient of a Sustainable Oregon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers (AOR). The AOR honored McDonald Oct. 10 during...