Crystal Roberts of Bend along with her son Levi find third of six hidden bottles for Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s (OBRC) Hidden Bottle Hunt 2023 on Saturday at the Peter Skene Ogden viewpoint off US 97 between Madras and Redmond, winning the opportunity to direct a $1000 donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Oregon and Southwest Washington (JDRF).
“He is amazing,” said Crystal Roberts about son Levi, her partner-in-crime for the bottle hunts. “Especially after his diagnosis, Levi wanted to pay it forward and got really involved in giving back to charities. It was a no-brainer that we would donate this prize to JDRF.”
In 2022, Levi was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and took the initiative to fundraise for JDRF with his own BottleDrop Give blue bag account. By partnering with local real estate offices to collect recyclable cans and bottles, Levi directly donated the redemption value of
the recyclables to JDRF.
JDRF is the largest non-profit funder of Type 1 Diabetes, enabling advocacy and supporting millions of Americans living with T1D. JDRF of Oregon and Southwestern Washington is one of over 5,000 non-profits that are a part of the BottleDrop Give program. With four bottles found on Saturday, there are now two more bottles left to be found across Oregon. Participants can learn more about the hunt and sign up for daily clue reminders by visiting a dedicated page on BottleDrop’s website.
What is the Hidden Bottle Hunt?
OBRC’s third statewide Hidden Bottle Hunt runs July 5 – 9, 2023 to commemorate the 52 nd anniversary of the Oregon Bottle Bill. It is a treasure hunt with six specially designed, blue- painted bottles with commemorative medallions hidden throughout the state. BottleDrop releases one clue per bottle, per day, on their website, leading hunters to the final hiding spot. The lucky finders each keep the commemorative bottle and select a BottleDrop Give nonprofit partner to receive a $1,000 donation though BottleDrop’s Containers for Change THirprogram. Lean more about the Hidden Bottle Hunt here.
