Tampa Kid Gets $5K Donation From Hollywood Actress For Recycling

When an 11-year-old began a program of recycling books and stuffed animals, a movie star got wind of it and made a donation.

Actress Drew Barrymore learned of Zach Hartman’s system of recycling from seeing the story originally reported by News Channel 8. She hosted the young starter of “Zach’s Planet” on her TV show. During the broadcast, Drew pledged $5,000 to help him continue his crusade to keep books and toys out of landfills.

These are the stats, according to Zachs Planet‘s Facebook page:

• 40,000 lbs kept out of landfills
• 2,400 trees saved by reusing books
• 65,000 books collected and donated to schools and Little Free Libraries
• 3,000 stuffed animals repurposed as pet toys for animal shelters

Hopefully we’ll be back to normal in the not-so-distant future and Mason will be able to spend time with people again! Here are some of the guests Mason has taken photos with over the years.

• Kenny Loggins with Mrs. and Mr. Mason

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• Fans of the show “24” know Mary Lynn Rajskub as “Chloe” who visited Mason in the Q105 studio.

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• Mason gets a hug from Christine McVie

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• Earth, Wind & Fire with Mason

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• Cindy Williams and Mason Dixon

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• Mason Dixon with Candy Clark

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• Bobby Rich, Mason Dixon, Cleveland Wheeler, Pat Brooks and Bill Connolly

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• Mason with NSYNC

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• David Price And Mason Dixon

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• Mason (On left) With Matthew Nelson of the Nelson twins

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• Mason Dixon with Jason Scheff and James Pankow of Chicago

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• John Schneider And Mason Dixon – Then And Now

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• Mason Dixon & Steve Perry

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• Mason – Britney Spears- Bill Connolly

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• Mason Dixon With Billy Ocean

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• Mason interviewing Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

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• Ronde Barber and Mason showing off his ACC football championship trophy

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• Mason and Corey Hart, who sang “Sunglasses at Night” and “Never Surrender”

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• Mason With Two Of His Best Friends

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• Mason Dixon With Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington

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• Bruce Hornsby – Mason Dixon

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• Mason with Cher

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• Mason with Beach Boys

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• Mason Dixon and Eddie Money

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• Mason – Debbie Gibson

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• Mason – Michael Bolton

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• Mason and Joan Jett

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• Mason with a young Britney Spears

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• Survivor’s Jimi Jamison And Mason Dixon – High School Buddies

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• Bob Buckhorn On Mason Dixon Day

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• Bobby Rich, Cleveland Wheeler, Richard Marx and Mason Dixon

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• Mason Interviews Paul And Linda McCartney

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• Mason Plays At Makos With Peter Noone

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• Mason With Julio Iglesias

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• Mason Plays At Makos (A guitar can be his friend, right?)

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• Mason Plays With Kenny G. At Zoofest

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• Mason And Rod Stewart

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• Mason With Burt Reynolds

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• Mason With Mick Fleetwood

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