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#111649 - 08/16/07 02:01 PM Collecting can tabs...can you help?
hisgal2 hisgal2 Dream Gardener Registered: 02/03/04 Posts: 3246 Loc: 18626	Hi everyone... While Maddie was in the hospital, we stayed at the Ronald McDonald house quite a bit. It is a great charity that McDonald's started near hospitals that have pediatric oncology departments. The house charged $15 a night and had 20 rooms, a large kitchen with 4 work stations (ovens, refrigerators, sinks.....one that was wheel chair accessible!), a large dining room, computer room, living room, sun porch, play room, outdoor playground, TV room, and a really nice sitting room. They also have a laundry room that is free for the "residents" to use. The house mainly runs on donations from different organizations. Coca-cola donates all of the soda and water that is put into the soda machine there at the house. The house charges a quarter for the sodas and uses the money that comes in to run the house. They also collect the tabs from the soda cans. The alloy in the tabs is more valuable than the cans when it comes to recycling, so the tabs that are collected get weighed and then the recycling center writes the house a check. We get alot of soda and beer in cans and are saving the tabs so that we can help the house with their costs. I'm wondering if any of you go through alot of cans and would be willing to save tabs and send them to me so that we can give more to the Ronald McDonald house? If your interested in helping, simply PM me and I'll give you our address so you can send the tabs. I know how much we appreciated the "Ronny House" being there....and other families with kids in the hospital appreciate that house being there as well. As a thank you, we want to do all we can to help the house out. _________________________
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#111650 - 08/16/07 02:03 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: hisgal2]
Wrennie Wrennie TweetyBird Garden Helper Registered: 04/16/06 Posts: 16245 Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY	You can pm me your address. _________________________
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#111651 - 08/16/07 02:08 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wrennie]
plantqueen plantqueen Prairie Rose Gardening Pro Registered: 03/28/06 Posts: 9360 Loc: Minnesota	PM me your address and I will start saving them. _________________________
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#111679 - 08/16/07 03:08 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: plantqueen]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Officia Garden Helper Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 60913 Loc: Cedar Hill	Jenn...we are saving ours for you. _________________________ I still run with scissors! (Big, fat lie...as usual. I can't even walk fast.)
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#111868 - 08/16/07 09:04 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: ]
faerywatcher faerywatcher Twinkle Dream Gardener Registered: 09/20/06 Posts: 3115 Loc: jackson county,tn.	i will too, i 'll pm you also!! _________________________ Wendy's photos Cindy, fight as hard as you can for yourself and all who love you!
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#112439 - 08/17/07 04:35 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: faerywatcher]
chermoni chermoni Ballard Beaver! Dream Gardener Registered: 07/25/06 Posts: 3578 Loc: The emerald city	I sent you a pm as well. _________________________ Cheryl's Photobucket My Blog Consciousness, that annoying space between naps.
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#112446 - 08/17/07 04:39 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: chermoni]
Wrennie Wrennie TweetyBird Garden Helper Registered: 04/16/06 Posts: 16245 Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY	I have a post it note in the kitchen with a tab taped to it to remind BF. He's doing good so far. He's a beer in a can drinker. Wine doesnt have those pop top thingys. _________________________
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#112455 - 08/17/07 04:54 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wrennie]
tamara tamara NORTHERN STAR Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 16914 Loc: NB Canada	We don't drink pop here. _________________________ Tamara's Photos Waiting for nice weather.
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#112463 - 08/17/07 04:59 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: tamara]
Wrennie Wrennie TweetyBird Garden Helper Registered: 04/16/06 Posts: 16245 Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY	my friend drinks Iced tea out of a can. Iced tea, fruit punch, beer. Doesnt have to be just pop. _________________________
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#112538 - 08/17/07 06:01 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: ]
faerywatcher faerywatcher Twinkle Dream Gardener Registered: 09/20/06 Posts: 3115 Loc: jackson county,tn.	Originally Posted By: Triss Well they had a great sale on Coke today... Dan drinks it... buy 2 cases, get 3 free... all of those tabs will go into the jar. wow, what store is this??? i need to stock up! _________________________ Wendy's photos Cindy, fight as hard as you can for yourself and all who love you!
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#112619 - 08/17/07 06:45 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: faerywatcher]
kennyso kennyso The Man Dream Gardener Registered: 05/15/06 Posts: 2996 Loc: Ontario, Canada	I'll send you some that I could't get to school on time, I'll keep collecting _________________________ Belladonna: In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison My Website
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#113298 - 08/18/07 11:22 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: kennyso]
Wrennie Wrennie TweetyBird Garden Helper Registered: 04/16/06 Posts: 16245 Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY	just bumping up _________________________
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#134178 - 09/27/07 06:49 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: hisgal2]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 2544 Loc: Valley of the Sky	up _________________________
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#134221 - 09/27/07 09:05 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wild Willy]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Officia Garden Helper Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 60913 Loc: Cedar Hill	Thanks, Bill...for reminding me to send Jenn all the tabs I have been meaning to send. _________________________ I still run with scissors! (Big, fat lie...as usual. I can't even walk fast.)
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#134589 - 09/28/07 08:32 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: afgreyparrot]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 2544 Loc: Valley of the Sky	Did you pack them up yet? _________________________
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#134592 - 09/28/07 08:55 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wild Willy]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Officia Garden Helper Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 60913 Loc: Cedar Hill	Originally Posted By: Wild Willy Did you pack them up yet? uhhh...no. ...I guess that would be a good thing for me to do right now. _________________________ I still run with scissors! (Big, fat lie...as usual. I can't even walk fast.)
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#135845 - 10/02/07 02:46 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: afgreyparrot]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Officia Garden Helper Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 60913 Loc: Cedar Hill	Packed up, ready to mail..... _________________________ I still run with scissors! (Big, fat lie...as usual. I can't even walk fast.)
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#135855 - 10/02/07 03:30 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wild Willy]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Officia Garden Helper Registered: 03/01/04 Posts: 60913 Loc: Cedar Hill	Originally Posted By: Wild Willy Did you pack them up yet? Yeah...did you mail them yet? _________________________ I still run with scissors! (Big, fat lie...as usual. I can't even walk fast.)
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#139456 - 10/10/07 07:46 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: afgreyparrot]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 2544 Loc: Valley of the Sky	Originally Posted By: afgreyparrot Originally Posted By: Wild Willy Did you pack them up yet? Yeah...did you mail them yet? Yes'm! today... _________________________
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#146245 - 10/27/07 04:10 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wild Willy]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 2544 Loc: Valley of the Sky	up! _________________________
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#166635 - 01/01/08 06:18 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: Wild Willy]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 10213 Loc: Worden, Illinois	Jenn--I have a gallon bag full of tabs. if you are still in need I will gladly send them to you--Just let me know-- FYI: My SIL's were so very cute Christmas Eve & Day-- one would take the tabs off of peoples cans & then hand them to the other who in turn would put them in his pocket to keep. then they would check on each other to make sure they were not lost--- I got quite a few tabs for you over those 2 days alone. DH is quite good about keeping them as well (I have a small container I keep on the counter so he can collect them for me) _________________________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! Still Praying for Cindy
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#169369 - 01/07/08 05:50 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: JunieGirl]
hisgal2 hisgal2 Dream Gardener Registered: 02/03/04 Posts: 3246 Loc: 18626	Yup, still collecting them. :) Sorry I didn't see this post. We've been very busy and I haven't been online much. _________________________
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#169418 - 01/07/08 07:42 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: hisgal2]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 10213 Loc: Worden, Illinois	NP sweetheart---I hope you are feeling well--take care----- _________________________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! Still Praying for Cindy
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#190231 - 03/08/08 09:56 AM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: JunieGirl]
gwhalh gwhalh Member Registered: 03/05/08 Posts: 31 Loc: Carroll County, Georgia	You might want to talk to the firehouse closest to where you live. They go through a LOT of can drinks there and are usually most helpful about things like this. When the daughter of one of our firefighter's friends needed them, the entire department got involved! Also talk to your local girl scout troop/boy scout troop. It counts towards community service for them. Just a couple of ideas in case you didn't think about those sources! Good luck and I hope things go well! Annette _________________________
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#190376 - 03/08/08 04:47 PM Re: Collecting can tabs...can you help? [Re: gwhalh]
hisgal2 hisgal2 Dream Gardener Registered: 02/03/04 Posts: 3246 Loc: 18626	Thanks very much, Annette. :) I hadn't thought about the fire company. They are just down the street from us, although it is a volunteer department and I am unsure that there is someone there all the time. I will ask MIL about it...she will know. :) _________________________
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