Olds depot contributes to Alberta Cans for Kids $100,000 fundraising goal
Monday, September 12, 2011
Olds depot contributes to Alberta Cans for Kids
$100,000 fundraising goal
Olds....The Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA)
today presented the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation with a
cheque for $4083.65 from its Alberta Cans for Kids
program. The cheque was presented at the Olds Depot, which has
raised the money through donations of beverage containers from
their customers.
MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Richard Marz attended the
cheque presentation on behalf of the Government of Alberta. "The
Alberta Bottle Depot Association, the Olds Bottle Depot and the
Alberta Children's Hospital all deserve to be commended," said
Marz. "This is truly an example of great organizations selflessly
partnering to improve children's lives. Congratulations on your
accomplishments!"
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 bottle 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 southern Alberta depots are donated to the Alberta
Children's Hospital Foundation.
Accredited Supports to the Community, a not-for-profit that owns
the Olds Depot, has been a staunch supporter of the program and its
grass-roots nature as indicated by Board President Garry Vooys'
comments. "We are very pleased to be part of the Alberta Cans for
Kids initiative, and wish to thank all of the contributors who have
made donations through the Olds Bottle Depot. Through the
generosity of others, Accredited Supports to the Community and the
Olds Bottle Depot can continue to make a difference in this
world."
Alberta Cans for Kids is hoping to raise $100,000 in
southern Alberta for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, by
October of this year. A similar fundraising goal has been set in
northern Alberta for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation.
The program has raised a total of $154,327.25 province-wide since
it was implemented in 2009.
"Support for Alberta Cans for Kids has been amazing.
With the help of this community, we are well on our way to
achieving our $100,000 goal this year," said Jeff Linton, Executive
Director of the ABDA.
"We're 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
community support, we are able to provide funding for child health
programs, life-saving equipment and innovative research at the
Alberta Children's Hospital. We're very proud to be part of a
community that shares in the vision of a healthier future for our
children."
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
Jeanette Lyall, Volunteer Coordinator
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
(403) 955-8838
jlyall@achf.com