Sam's Spares

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 NEW Exclusive Recycling Partnership - Total Green Recycling Sam's Spares is very excited to announce a new exclusive partnership with Total Green Recycling across WA. At every stage of our journey, our mission has always been to adhere to the highest standards available. Total Green Recycling is the only recycler within WA that has a local accreditation for AS5377 and the only site with a DWER licence. Their Welshpool facility, which recycles E-waste, is operated under an environmental management system accredited to ISO14001 and is regularly audited as an NTCRS approved recycler. This is why they were our choice as Recycling Partners ♻️ For all of the IT technology that cannot be reused through our organisation, Total Green will make sure they are recycled to the absolute highest standards in WA. They have also committed to working with us to :- ✨️ Purchase our commodities to assist us with fundraising (cables, motherboards, and other parts) ✨️ Collaborate with us to host public E-Waste events. AND For all of the e-waste items that we don't accept at Sam's Spares, Total Green has you covered and for every Sam's Spares referral, they will donate 20% of all disposal fees to support our mission. 🙌 How AWESOME is that 👏 Huge thanks to Michelle Hand - Business Development Manager, for her unwavering support for Sam and to Ram Kalyanasundaram - Chief Executive Officer for being inspired by Sam and his mission and jumping at the opportunity to work with us. "Collaboration over Competition" #ewaste #ewastereduction #ewasterecycling #community #charity Total Green Recycling Ram Kalyanasundaram Michelle Hand

SAM'S SPARES AWARDED $74,262.00 IN ROUND 2 E-WASTE GRANTS 🙌 Data Security is of the highest importance and Sam's Spares and our new Degausser & Crusher machine will be a game changer for us. This will enable companies with the highest data security needs to utilise our services to destroy their data then donate the technology to us to help bridge the digital divide in WA. 💻♻️ "Sam's Spares will acquire degausser and crusher data destruction equipment to process hard drives and meet demands for secure, efficient, and high-quality data destruction services. With a focus on environmental sustainability, equitable access to technology, and creating training opportunities for neurodiverse individuals. Sam's Spares aims to make a positive impact on both the community and the environment." https://lnkd.in/gD8xUpBe Thank you so much to DWER for entrusting us with these funds to further our mission. Reece Whitby MLA ❤️ Department of Water and Environmental Regulation 💙

Sam is gearing up for Christmas and spending hours refurbishing & repairing the gaming systems that we have had donated over the year. With the help of 2 Corporate teams from Perth Mint and BHP we have 82 Consoles ready to go with more still to process. As an avid gamer himself he knows the smiles they will bring to the children and families that receive them. These systems will be distributed through our Charity Network into the hands of those who are in need this Christmas 🎄 We would love the systems to be able to go out with games and working controllers so if anyone has any laying around please consider Sam's Spares. If you also have a few hours spare to help us clean controllers and cables drop us an email! The Sam's Spares Team ♻️ #christmasgiving #christmasdonations #samsspares #ewasterecycling #community #charity #gaming

Mrs Dawson was the guest of honour at the Dianella Primary College assembly, for a special presentation of laptop computers to students as part of the Governor’s Sparks of the Future program. Initially destined for landfill, the computers were refurbished and repurposed by Sam's Spares and kindly donated by the not-for-profit organisation to aid the program. The program has been designed to assist selected Year Six students their development as young leaders. Launched in 2023 as a pilot program, the success of the inaugural Governor’s Sparks of the future success has expanded in 2024 to include students from Dianella Primary College, Merriwa Primary School and Clarkson Primary School.

Yesterday, we had an awesome Corporate volunteering team from our Partners The Perth Mint. They set out on the massive task of repairing, testing, and cleaning our Gaming Consoles for Christmas 🎄 🎮🕹 Each year, Sam's Spares gifts gaming consoles for children and families in need across WA, and this year, we are going to smash our last record. 28 consoles were gifted last Christmas, and just yesterday, the team was able to fully repair 54 consoles!! Each console is gifted with at least one controller and 4-5 age appropriate games. 🥰 We have more to work through today and are excited to see how many we can complete. Having the IT team from Perth Mint to help Sam diagnose, repair, and swap out parts and solder when required was AMAZING! We are still accepting donations of gaming items right up until December, so if you have consoles, controllers, games, or accessories to part with, consider donating them to us! Thank you to the team at Perth Mint. we appreciate your support, not only to choose us to manage your obsolete IT but to give your time to come and help out 💛 Gold Corporation - The Perth Mint

Winner!!! 🏆 Westfield Carousel LOCAL HERO 2024!!! To each and every one of you who took the time to support Sam and vote, we can't thank you enough. To say we were shocked was an understatement, and we are in absolute awe of the work being done by all 12 finalists across WA. Sam's $20,000 win will allow our organisation to finally be able to afford to purchase a much needed van. We will then be calling on volunteers to join us in being able to offer a collection service across perth. Congratulations to the other Westfield Carousel finalists Leah from Operation Sunshine WA 🌞 and Joan from The Haven Centre ❤️ your work is valued and appreciated. Westfield Carousel thank you thank you thank you 🙏 #westfieldlocalheroes

Today is International E-Waste Day! Did you know that Australia is one of the highest producers of electronic waste per capita? From old phones to broken gadgets, e-waste piles up fast, and it's crucial we dispose of it responsibly. While Australia has taken steps to implement e-waste recycling initiatives, more comprehensive measures and increased awareness are needed to tackle this growing problem effectively. Take action today 🙌 Dig out your old laptops, desktops, Ipads, phones, gaming consoles and cables and bring them to us! 💻🖥⌨️🖱🎮🕹📱 #ewaste #EwasteReduction #ewasterecycling #techforgood #communitysupport

Last Friday Night Samuel Thomas Emcee'd the 25th Anniversary of the WA Youth Awards at the Ritz Carlton, along with fellow WA Youth Ambassador Izabella Brandis. Youth Minister Hannah Beazley MLA congratulated 12 inspiring young individuals and organisations recognised for their outstanding leadership and achievements at the 2024 WA Youth Awards. Now in its 25th year, the WA Youth Awards recognise and reward young Western Australians for their achievements and contributions to the community. The 2024 WA Young Person of the Year was awarded to Oliver Lim for his passion representing the voices of young people living with disability, and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds The category winners of the 2024 WA Youth Awards include: ✨️ECU Community Leadership Award: Amber Ugle-Hayward; ✨️MercyCare Positive Achievement Award: Ellie Higgins; ✨️Minister for Youth's Most Outstanding Youth Worker Award: Casey Moller; ✨️Parkerville Children and Youth Care Creative Contribution Award: Molly McKenna; ✨️The Y WA Collective Action Award: CAHS Youth Advisory Council; ✨️Youth Focus Sector Collaboration Award: Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services; ✨️Youth Futures Innovation for a Sustainable Future Award: Wadandi Cultural Ranger Program; ✨️Mission Australia Young Changemaker Award: Emily Williams; ✨️Carers WA Milestone Award: Joshua Patrick; ✨️Charmaine Dragun Memorial Award: Sharlene Baloch and IJ McKenna; and ✨️The Commissioner for Children and Young People Participate Award: Oliver Lim. Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia

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*FEEDBACK* Jacob, 14 (with cerebral palsy): "it will help us with our homeschooling and I am happy I can use the keyboard and mouse, the ones when we went to school were too hard" Jacob received one of our free desktop computers to help him with his home education , all thanks to our awesome partnership with Gold Corporation - The Perth Mint "Collaboration over Competition" At Sam's Spares we are relentless in our pursuit to bridge the digital divide.