Box Tops & Can Tabs

I cannot believe school is starting in less than 2 weeks.  I think the days go by faster and faster each year!!  I was just going through the cabinets trying to consolidate all the can tabs and box tops that everyone has been collecting for the kids and wanted to pass around a big thank you!!  As you know this is something we do for the whole year and we really appreciate all the help from our family and friends.  For those who don't know what I'm talking about these are 2 of the collections our school participates in to help its students and the community. 

First, the can tabs.  These are those aluminum tabs that are on the tops of soda cans, soup cans, etc.  Each year the school has a competition to see which classroom will collect the most.  The one that does wins a pizza party, which is great, but more importantly these can tabs are turned into cash which the school then donates to Shriners Hospital.  Over the past few years they have been able to donate between $700 - $1000!!  It's a great cause and teaches the kids a valuable lesson in the meantime. 

Second are the box tops for education.  I'm sure many of you are familiar with these little rectangles that appear on a lot of the foods and paper products you buy.  If you don't currently collect these for a school and think to set them aside we would love to take them off your hands.  Each one equates to 10 cents that the school receives for their use.  While this doesn't sound like much it can add up quickly and with the shrinking budgets the schools seem to have every year...every little bit helps. 

After tallying up what we have saved so far this summer (with all your help) we already have 2 gallon size bags of can tabs & over $10 in box tops money....Not bad!!  Thanks again for all your help and stay tuned for those 1st day of school pics that will be popping up soon!