Collect Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
by Christine Oien
August 20, 2011
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Ronald McDonald House
Many families travel far from home to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children. The treatment may last a day, a month, or even longer. It's a long time to be away from home, or to divide a family.
Ronald McDonald Houses around the world offer families a way to stay together, in proximity to the treatment hospital, and be comfortable and cared for during their stay. Families are stronger when they are together, which helps in the healing process. By staying at a Ronald McDonald House, parents can also can better communicate with their child’s medical team and keep up with complicated treatment plans when needed.
Collecting pop tabs is one way we at
Ogden Middle School can help.
Collecting pop tabs is a great way to teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling, and raise funds to help children and their families at the same time. Some of our Chapters raise thousands of dollars with their pop tab collections.
“Pull” for the Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald Houses collect pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because the tabs are pure high-quality aluminum, unlike cans, which consist of aluminum and other alloys. Tabs are also easier to store than whole cans. The Ronald McDonald House collects the pop tabs that can be easily pulled off soda cans (or many other items including vegetable and soup cans, pet food cans, etc) and takes them to a local recycling center where the tabs are converted into cash.
Please help OMS and the Ronald McDonald House by
sending your pop tabs with your child to school. We will
be collecting the pop tabs through the year and will make
our donation at the end of the school year.
Thanks for your help,
Mrs. M. Kruse
For more information check out http://rmhc.org/
