Gershow raises funds for student science center

Gershow Recycling has sponsored “Metal for Tesla,” a scrap metal fundraising event that involved collecting nearly 20,500 pounds (10.25 tons) of scrap metal and donating the proceeds to Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW), an educational facility in Shoreham, New York.

Gershow, a scrap processing firm based in Medford, New York, conducted the event April 20, coinciding with Earth Day weekend.

As part of the fundraiser, Gershow provided the use of a container for the drive, which culminated in raising $2,170 for the TSCW. Those proceeds will go to support renovations at the science center.

In addition to its sponsorship and participation, Gershow handed out recycling educational activity books to children in attendance, as well as T-shirts, refrigerator magnets and reusable shopping bags.

Since 2013, Gershow has provided the use of its scrap metal containers for the TSCW as part of its effort to help the nonprofit organization fund the renovation of the Wardenclyffe campus.

The family business recycling firm describes the site as the only remaining laboratory of renowned inventor Nikola Tesla. Plans for the property include a Tesla museum, an education and visitor center with space to host community workshops, and an innovation center for startup companies to help launch their businesses.

Gershow Recycling prepares ferrous and nonferrous metal for recycling at its nine locations in Bay Shore, Brooklyn, Freeport, Huntington Station, Lindenhurst, Medford, New Hyde Park, Riverhead and Valley Stream, New York. The company operates an auto shredding plant in Medford.