Dear Millstone Township Community of Friends,
As many of you know, the children in our school have been collecting aluminum pop tabs for the last several years. The program was started by Joanne Schiumo (former teacher) in the Elementary and Primary Schools. This year we are expanding our collection to include the Middle School. We’ve been collecting them for the children of Ronald McDonald House…The House That Love Built. Our goal had been to collect 1,000,000 tabs. We achieved that goal in spring 2008 and delivered them to the Long Branch Ronald McDonald House. You can see the plaque they presented to Millstone Township Schools in the Primary School front foyer. We have reached our second goal of two million tabs spring of 2013.
Many people ask me, “How do the tabs help the children?” The answer is: The tabs are made of pure aluminum and can be recycled. Ronald McDonald House uses the money they receive from the recycled aluminum to help pay for the expenses of running “their home.” Ronald McDonald House welcomes families to stay with them, near a hospital, in a homelike atmosphere while their child is being treated for a serious injury or illness.
We have decided to continue this worthwhile project and try to get to our third million. Bring in all the tabs you can find to your teacher. Ask family members [grandmas and grandpas] and community members to help also. People get into a good habit of removing the tabs from cans (Children, ask an adult to help you remove the tab. It can be a bit sharp.) The deadline for submitting tabs is May 27, 2015. By the beginning of June, we will tally and/or weigh all the tabs and determine how many tabs were collected. Those tabs will be delivered to Ronald McDonald House. We may get another surprise visit from Ronald McDonald himself. The BIGGEST prize of all will be that you have helped other children and their families. You will be adding more love to …The House That Love Built.
Happy collecting. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
With warm regards, Silvia Dimino
