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Jackson County (IL) 4-H
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Mission: To help youth learn skills for living Members: 2000 Ages: 5 - 18 Website: www.extension.uiuc.edu/jackson
6 comments posted #6 04/19/07 1:05 PM posted by melissa Jackson County (IL) 4H - You rock!
We’ll get your photos posted soon. Awesome, awesome work.
How did it feel? What was the most challeneging part?
#5 04/06/07 3:19 PM posted by jackson 4-3-07 The principal of St. Andrews School called the University of Illinois Extension Office last week. She talked with Angie Kuehl, 4-H community worker, and said students had been collecting tabs all year. They had about 30 gallon and would like to donate to this project. Mitchell Rose, a fellow 4-H member, Angie Kuehl, my mom, and I went to the school to receive their collection. All students [127] received ice cream cone certificates.
#4 04/06/07 3:14 PM posted by jackson 3-13-07 Received word today that the grant has been funded. YEH! Will fill out paperwork and fax back so that the check can be cut and mailed.
#3 04/06/07 3:10 PM posted by jackson 3-22-07 Went to Carruthers Elementary School and talked to the students about the drive and why I’m collecting the tabs. My mom and Angie were present to help collect tabs and tally results of each classroom.
The results are:
Mrs.Pughs class had 9.3lbs. of tabs Jenna Deitz & Sam Loving received ice cream cone couponsMr.Adorjans class had 2.6lbs. Josh Ferrill, Kassandra Beasley, Amari Blythe, Adam Stewart, Dillion Presutti, Jacob Allen, Bryant Bond, and Shelby Clover all received ice cream cone coupons.
Mrs.Wittington class had 14.39lbs. of tabs and all students received ice cream cone coupons
Mrs.Glodos class had 8.8lbs. and Sammuel Dietz received ice cream cone coupons
Mrs.Beckmans class had 11.8 lbs and Jesus Vasquez received ice cream cone coupons
Mrs.Johnsons class had 10 lbs 2.5 ozs and Alex Garsky, Dalton Grammer, and Miliek Felton received ice cream cone coupons
Mrs.Builderback had 16.6lbs
Mrs.Sheilds had 14.57lbs
Mrs Phillips had 1lbs 10.6ozs
Mrs Mahoneys had 34.7lbs
#2 04/06/07 2:21 PM posted by jackson 1-10-07 Asked for my fellow 4-H members’ to help on this community service project at the 4-H meeting.
1-14-08 Met with Angie,University of Illinois Jackson county 4-H community worker, and began working on the grant.
1-15-07 E-mailed friends and family telling them about the planned project and what they could do to help.
1-22-07 Took flyers and tab houses to clubs at Murphysboro Middle School. Worked on getting collection jugs ready.
1-24-07 Mayor Ron Williams of Murphysboro agreed to proclaim April 21th as Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in Murphysboro.
1-27-07 Expanding drive to include the soda can as well as the tab; Met with owner of a local recycling center and put up a flyer and collection container so that people can donate right there. Established an account at the recycling center for donations received.
1-28-07 Went and collected cans and collection containers.
1-29-07 Went out for cans and collection jugs, took flyer to Carruthers School to be reproduced to send home with each child.
1-30-07 Adult Volunteer meet with Short Enterprises about prizes for participating schools. Reworked flyer and will involve an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Tab Drive site on April 21.
1-31-07 Channel 3 news reporter and cameraman came to Murphysboro Middle School and interview me and my mom on the project. Segment was featured the next day as “Unsung Hero.”
2-3-07 Worked on making collection jugs and went to get cans and tabs from people who called the U of I Extension Office with donations.
2-6-07 U of I staff person went to WSIL-TV after the office received a call that a person had drop off about 60 lbs of tab at the station.
2-7-07 Worked on getting tabs together and out of all the plastic bags they were collected in.
2-8-07 Presented Drive to Desoto Grade School PTO; will hear back from them. Delivered flyers around town and receive a call from local Moose Lodge they have 20 lbs of tabs for us. Also KC Hall dropped off 5 lbs, friend at school brought in 1 ½ lbs.
2-13-07 Made phone calls to school to ask if they would like to participate, had to leave messages.
2-14-07 Had 4-H meeting and we talked about tab drive, and what we have done to prepare for the Drive. Had the 4-H members help put collection jugs together. Talked about other needs of the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis, Asked if the club was interested in bring in some of the supplies that the house goes through, antibacterial wipes, one serving boxes of cereal, passed around the list but got no response. One mother did want this to pass on to her school she is a teacher and will be talking to her children in her class about childhood cancer, as well as the high school in Herrin. Talked to our cousin in a school in Vergennes. She has talked to the principal and the elementary school as well as the Jr. High. Vergennes will participate in the tab drive.
2-15-07 Wrote up letter to go out to all local clubs; Elks, Lions, Kiwanis, Masonic Lodge, Moose Lodges, American Legion, VFW, Eagles, addressed and mailed letters to ask for their help in the tab and can collection.
2-16-07 Called McDonald’s area rep and she has 350 houses so we can at least start getting the houses into the schools, with flyers. Also DuQuoin Eagles have called and would like for us to come and pick up the 25 gallons that they have saved, they need a thank you letter for the tabs, we wrote up a letter so it could be used for any other club, organizations when they call to let us know they have some cans/tabs for us to pick up.
2-17-07 My sister Olivia and I spent 2 hrs popping tabs off of cans.
2-19-07 Received call today from Karco, 300 lbs to 500 lbs $.02 more a pound. More than 500 lbs. is $.04 a pound. We will try to weight here to see if we are close, our fear is that prices will drop and we will lose money if we don’t cash in what we have collected this far. I hope to go to Karco in the next day or two to turn in the cans for more money to raise more money for the Ronald McDonald House.
2-20-07 Called schools again, I think would work out better if I had a packet to drop off to them, which we are working on.
2-24-07 Went to Karco for a cash in of tabs and cans we had received. We had 258 lbs of clean aluminum and 79 lbs of aluminum cans. Equaling $235.90 and $23.13 collected from the collection containers at Karco and 1st Bank And Trust. So a Total of $259.03 was deposited.
#1 03/22/07 3:17 PM posted by jackson We are collecting aluminum tabs & cans, with funds generated going to the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis, TN. If you or someone you know would like to join this effort, just call 618-687-1727.
Thanks for reading!
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