What do Jack Vickers and Nick Saban have in common? 

Both drive University of Alabama Football.  In Jack’s case, he literally drives the Coleman Allied University of Alabama Football Trailer and has for the past six years.

When he’s not travelling with the team to each away game, the Coleman American Moving Services driver has maintained the trailer with a busy 2011 schedule before even nearing the smell of SEC tailgating, fall weather, and the snap and crackle of pads and helmets colliding.  Thus far this year, Jack has been to Orlando for the 2011 Capital One Bowl, has helped put a unifying face towards Tornado relief efforts, and has maintained his duties at Coleman American Moving Services Midland City, AL headquarters.

For anyone who is a fan of our Coleman American Moving Services Facebook Fan Page, may have seen this post from one of Coleman’s corporate employees  pop up a couple of days ago: 

Jack was able to play a huge role in Jarvis’s life as Coleman American Moving Services supported the Kid’s Wish Network by giving Jarvis a memorable road trip and a truck large enough to hold the contents of his big shopping spree.  Wiregrass Area CBS Affiliate, WTVY News 4 has a video below detailing Jarvis’s journey followed with some pictures that were taken during Jarvis’s big day:

The moving company has left, you have unpacked, but there’s a pile of cardboard boxes taking up space in the garage. Your first thought might be to take them to a recycle center, which is an option, but cardboard takes a lot of energy to recycle. It is better when the boxes can be reused.

1.    Give boxes to a charity. Local food pantries often need cardboard boxes to transport food. Be generous and offer to deliver them.

2.    Post your boxes on a moving company’s message boards. These are public forums where you can either sell or give away your boxes. List the number of boxes you have, the approximate sizes, and the cost per box. Or you could offer one price for all your boxes.

3.    Some moving companies offer drop-off and pick-up locations for boxes. This is a free service meant to swap favors between movers. But be sure to down your boxes and bundle similar sizes to make transporting them easier.

4.    Give your boxes away on Craiglist.org. Under “for sale” there is a “free” tab.  Just make an ad with the number and type of boxes you have and arrange to be available for pick-up.

5.    Sell your boxes on BoxQuest.com or BoxCycle.com. These sites help the environment by making sure gently used boxes get reused. You simply sign up, fill in the blanks to create your ad, and the website will help you find a buyer. They advertise for you and deal with collecting the payment. You just make yourself available for the pickup.

Feel good about making sure your boxes are being reused. When you recycle you are contributing to a healthy environment!