{"id":142906,"date":"2025-05-10T13:19:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/?p=142906"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:59:30","slug":"alter-metal-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/alter-metal-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Alter Metal Recycling Raises Over $100,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alter Metal Recycling Raises Over $100,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison<\/strong> 
Game-Changing Donation Supports Free, Purposeful Programming for Hundreds of Local Families<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact:<\/strong> Kelly Antonson, Executive Director, GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison,  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

608-709-1411; kantonson@gigisplayhouse.org <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEDIA ALERT<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 9, 2025<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alter Metal Recycling Raises Over $100,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison<\/strong> 
Game-Changing Donation Supports Free, Purposeful Programming for Hundreds of Local Families<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madison, WI<\/strong> \u2014 In a powerful show of community support and corporate generosity, Alter Metal Recycling\u2019s Southern Wisconsin Region, <\/strong>raised over $54,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison<\/strong> through their month-long GO Green for the Green fundraising campaign in April. Inspired by the Playhouse\u2019s mission to serve individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities, Alter Trading Corporation matched their region\u2019s total dollar-for-dollar\u2014 totaling in over $108,000<\/strong> of donations into a transformational impact for the local nonprofit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alter\u2019s Go Green for the Green fundraising success was amplified by the generosity of Alter\u2019s customer and supplier network, with the largest single donation<\/strong> coming from Schmidts Auto of the Madison <\/strong>area, <\/strong>a valued longtime partner of Alter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are blown away by Alter Metal’s generosity<\/strong>,\u201d said Kelly Antonson, Executive Director of GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison<\/strong>. \u201cThese funds will ensure we can continue providing free, purposeful programming<\/strong> to over 400 families<\/strong> in the greater Madison area and positively affect thousands of people<\/strong> in our community. For a small nonprofit like ours, this is a game-changing gift.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alter\u2019s Southern Wisconsin region took the lead not only in matching funds, but also in advocating for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse within their business network. Their passion for inclusion and meaningful impact sparked new conversations and new supporters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so happy to have been able to work with GiGi\u2019s Playhouse for our Annual Go Green For the Green Event,\u201d said Amanda Hauser, Alter\u2019s Account Executive rep<\/strong>. \u201cEvery year our team members, along with some of this region\u2019s greatest customers and suppliers, help in showing how much Alter takes pride in community involvement.  This year\u2019s donation was the largest thus far, and we hope to continue to impact our local communities for many more years to come.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison is part of a national network of Playhouses providing free educational, therapeutic, and career development programs<\/strong> for individuals with Down syndrome. Every dollar raised supports the Playhouse\u2019s vision of a world where individuals are accepted, included, and celebrated<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The success of this fundraiser not only enhances the Playhouse\u2019s ability to serve but also lay the foundation for a unique, growing partnership<\/strong> between Alter Metal Recycling and GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:<\/strong> Interviews with Kelly Antonson, Executive Director, and representatives from Alter Metal during the check presentation at the Playhouse on May 14th<\/sup> at 11am. Please contact us to arrange an interview.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please find an image and logos here:    <\/strong>https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1wbSnSxKmAgEY7JAHjHv-g8vBCoAsRf2Y?usp=drive_link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT GIGI\u2019S PLAYHOUSE\u00ae: GiGi\u2019s Playhouse is the only international network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers providing free life-changing therapeutic and educational programs for all ages. GiGi\u2019s Playhouse started in 2003 when GiGi was only 1 year old. Today, there are 58 locations across the U.S. and Mexico and serve families in more than 80 different countries! With worldwide demand to open over 200 locations, GiGi\u2019s Playhouse is on a mission to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all. We offer our programming globally via our Virtual Playhouse.   www.GiGisPlayhouse<\/a>.org\/Madison <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Alter Metal Recycling <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more than 125 years Alter has provided exemplary metals recycling services to the communities we serve. While our scale and capabilities have expanded considerably over that period of time, our fundamental culture and core values have never changed. Our success is built on a culture of caring for our employees and their families. A mid-western company with deep roots in our communities, we pride ourselves in caring for the environments of the cities and towns in which we live and operate. Our goal is to be a trusted resource for our business partners, both customers and vendors. We are committed, hardworking, and passionate about recycling metal in a safe environment providing the best quality material and services available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.altertrading.com\/#\/locations\/24<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Hauser Jesse Cook Kaleb Wynn <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Account Executive Commercial Manager Regional Marketing Manager <\/p>\n\n\n\n

608-415-7212 815-601-9226 608-509-6366 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alter Metal Recycling Raises Over $100,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison Game-Changing Donation Supports Free, Purposeful Programming for Hundreds of Local Families  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media Contact: Kelly Antonson, Executive Director, GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison,   608-709-1411; kantonson@gigisplayhouse.org  MEDIA ALERT  May 9, 2025  Alter Metal Recycling Raises Over $100,000 for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Madison Game-Changing Donation Supports Free, Purposeful Programming for Hundreds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":142912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1537,1487,1551,1489],"tags":[905,23,336,22,1039,1634],"class_list":["post-142906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy","category-down-syndrome","category-fundraising","category-gigis-playhouse","tag-community","tag-down-syndrome","tag-gigisplayhouse","tag-madison","tag-nonprofit","tag-recycling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}