Alberta Cans for Kids program hits $200,000 milestone
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Alberta Cans for Kids program hits $200,000 milestone in
fundraising efforts for Stollery and Alberta Children's Hospital
Foundations
Edmonton....The Alberta
Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) has reached the fundraising
milestone of $200,000 for the Alberta Children's Hospital
Foundation and Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation through its
Alberta Cans for Kids program. The Alberta Cans
for Kids program raises the money through donations of
beverage containers from Albertans who visit Depots.
Alberta Cans for Kids is a
fundraising initiative implemented by the ABDA to raise money and
awareness for important causes through one simple act - recycling
beverage containers. Participating Depots across Alberta have
bins set aside for the Alberta Cans for Kids program in
which customers can deposit their empty beverage containers.
The depot operator recycles those containers and the refundable
deposit amounts collected at Alberta Depots are donated to the
appropriate Foundation.
"The support for this program is
truly inspiring," notes Jeff Linton, Executive Director for the
ABDA. "More than 2 million containers have already been donated,
most often, one container at a time. One container from each
customer, and look at the impact it has when we all do it together.
We are making a difference; for the environment and for kids!"
"Continued support from Alberta
Cans for Kids allows the Stollery Children's Hospital to remain on
the forefront of pediatric care" said Lori Finck, Corporate Giving
Coordinator at the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation,
"whether the proceeds fund critical equipment, leading-edge
research or training the best of the best, every can, bottle and
donation makes a difference. We are truly proud to be beneficiaries
of this campaign and want to thank everyone who has made this
possible."
"We are so grateful to the Alberta
Bottle Depot Association for their Alberta Cans for Kids
initiative," says Jeanette Lyall of the Alberta Children's Hospital
Foundation. "Thanks to incredible community support like this we
are able to continue to provide our medical experts with the tools
and people they need, so that our children will be the first to
benefit from new discoveries, treatments and cures."
For more information on Alberta
Cans for Kids, visit: http://www.albertacansforkids.org/
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Media inquiries may be
directed to:
Jeff Linton, Executive Director
Alberta Bottle Depot
Association
(780) 454-0400
jeff@albertadepot.ca
Lori Finck, Corporate Giving
Coordinator
Stollery Children's Hospital
Foundation
(780) 431-4603
lfinck@stollerykids.com
Jeanette Lyall, Volunteer
Coordinator
Alberta Children's Hospital
Foundation
(403) 955-8838
jlyall@achf.com