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9th ANNUAL ACBC EARTH DAY ALUMINUM BEVERAGE

CAN 'ROUNDUP' TO BE HELD AT THE TOLEDO ZOO

Aluminum Cans for Burned Children, the non-profit children's organization, sponsors an annual aluminum beverage can 'Roundup' in an endeavor to protect our cherished planet.

As a way to promote recycling, Earth Day, ACBC and the good deeds of children, we ask area groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other Mertopolitan Toledo area youth groups to help us in our annual drive. The particulars of this venture consist of the following: all groups are asked to collect or roundup aluminum cans using any method they can think of. Whether they chose to conduct a door-to-door campaign, do a community area cleanup, a school project or some other type of can collecting drive is up to them. After that, each group is urged to drop off their collected cans or bags of cans on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Toledo Zoo (in the parking lot area off of the Anthony Wayne Trail entrance) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ACBC will have a collection trailer set-up with representatives during the before mentioned time frame and the Toledo Zoo will have an army of young volunteers from its ZooTeen Program to accept your donations.

ACBC volunteers are excited about being invited back to participate with the Toledo Zoo and their Earth Day activities. Our goal is to repeat our feat from one year ago and fill the ACBC trailer.

Our Earth Day project has the potential of many benefits for all involved, and they are listed below.

For ACBC: Benefits area burned children, supports burn prevention education programs, brings about an awareness of our cause to the public, and raises money for charity.

For youth group organizations and scouts: Serves as a good deed, teaches young children about recycling, full-fills certain requirements in scouting achievement books, and serves as “an opportunity for our youth to ‘think globally’ and ‘act locally’ to preserve and improve our environment.”

Other benefits consist of the following: Reduces litter or helps to control litter, serves as a community cleanup, lessens the demands on landfill space, and conserves energy (making an aluminum can from recycled aluminum uses a fraction of the energy needed to make a new aluminum can).

In order for this campaign to be successful, we need your help and cooperation. So, please consider this challenge and start making plans to participate today. No formal reservations are required, just show up at the Toledo Zoo on Saturday, April 21, 2007 with your bags of cans and help us celebrate Earth Day. ACBC thanks you in advance for your efforts; your generosity and support will greatly benefit the ACBC program.

PAST 'ROUNDUPS'

Kim & Codi volunteer for Earth Day 2003 Cubs scouts do a good turn by collecting cans to be recycled for charity. Volunteers bag donated cans. ACBC volunteers bundle up for a very cold Earth Day event.

2007 EARTH DAY ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CAN 'ROUNDUP'

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A local family brought in a few bags of cans.

As cans come in, we begin to sort them.

Stacy lends a hand.

The cans begin to pile up.

The Toledo ZooTeens help too.

Norla stands at the drop-off point.

The pile gets larger.

The truck begins to fill.

This one is nearly full.

The day is only half over.

A new ZooTeen comes to help.

A second truck is dropped off.

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