ParcoDons: old school parking meters converted into donation boxes for homeless charities.
ParcoDons were invented in Montreal where 70 old, unused mechanical parking meters were repurposed into collection facilities for donations. The actual design of the meter needed llittle change, aside from a coat of two of paint.
To date they’ve raised over $23,000 and had loads of help from the community and local celebrities in getting the idea onto the streets. Nice one.
(Spotted on Springwise)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
