Many are the residents of and visitors to Lincoln County who have started viewing throw-away items as raw materials to be recycled. From cigarette butts to cell phones and toothpaste tubes to e-tablets, TerraCycle provides opportunities for people to recycle items without damaging the environment while supporting philanthropic giving. The county TerraCycle Depot is Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause. Since the mission of Coyote Howling is to provide nutritional meals for children, TerraCycle rebates are donated to Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The volunteers who work with the sorting and packaging of TerraCycle affectionately call the campaign "TC." As of July 1, TC has a sister. Meet "TX"—and I don't mean Texas! Applause if you are recycling your cardboard in the community! KUDOS if you are already taking your TerraCycling items to Coyote Howling! Standing ovation if you are already doing both and step up to the next challenge! Coyote Howling is introducing another recycling effort as part of our FMSC mission to feed more children. We are now accepting textiles — affectionately dubbed TX—clean, wearable clothing and footwear. Please bag the footwear and clothing separately. Our goal for July: 20,000 pounds of textiles to be re-used by people in over 80 nations of the world. As with our TerraCycle campaign, our textiles campaign will support our FMSC MobilePack program. The third MobilePack is scheduled for the last weekend of Febr. 27 and 28, at The Foot of the Cross Christian Ministries at Mountain Annie's, 2710 Sudderth Drive. Again, our target is to pack more than 100,000 meals and to do so we need to raise $24,000. All donated items should be bagged separately, clearly labeled, and taken to Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause during business hours. If items need to be dropped off during non-business hours, please secure the items and leave them in boxes under the back stairs. Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause will award gift cards to donors. Each day a donor participates, his or her name will be added to the drawing. Each month, two names will be drawn and awarded $10 gift cards. Donors who take their items to Coyote Howling on TerraCycle Tuesday also save 10 percent on an item of their choice (some exceptions may apply). For updates and to check out what throw-aways TerraCycle can take, review the details at the TerraCycle link under Recycling. The Textile link under Recycling also features updates at www.CoyoteHowlingShopForaCause.com, or visit Coyote Howling and learn how to take your throw-aways back from the landfills and fund meals for children. For more information on Feed My Starving Children visit www.FMSC.org/mobilepack/events New Mexico. Tonya Huber, PhD, is founder and owner of Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause Contact her at CoyoteHowlingNM@gmail.com 575-808-8320.