Thehouseoftrash
YouhaveprobablyneverheardofAmyWinterbourne,butsheisamostunusualwoman.Shelivesinahousethatshebuiltherselfoutoftrash.Well,thestuffusedtobecalledtrash,butnowit’scalled“recycled”material.Thewindowsanddoorscamefromoldbuildingsaroundthetownthatwerebeingpulleddown.Thewallsaremadefromoldglassbottlesthataregluedtogether.Theroofismadefromdiscardedtiles.Andthefenceisbuiltoutofusedsodacans.AmyrecentlywonanawardfromtheHelpSaveOurPlanetSociety.ThepresidentJacksonSmithsaid,“Amyisaninspirationtousall.”
AndwhatdoesAmydoinhersparetime?ShemakesmodeltoysoutofoldTVs,andsellsthemtoraisemoneyfortheChildren’sHospital.