Help! Inundated with yellow summer squash & question re: dehydrators?

Ok, so I should have gotten a booth at my local farmer's market....I am inundated with yellow summer squash. I've been giving it to friends and neighbors; the next step is my local food pantry. But it keeps coming. There are two things I need to know about dealing with all this squash:

1. What's the best (but also affordable) dehydrator, who sells it, and why do you recommend it? What do I look for in it? Are they all made from plastic, and should I be concerned about this?

2. I need pickle recipes that work well with summer squash....lots and lots of recipes. If not pickle recipes, anything that can be done in a water bath canner....let's see---is there such a thing as yellow squash mince meat?

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

If any of you who reply live within 20 miles of zipcodes 12866 or 12072, I can repay your kindness in squash if you like.....