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Pictured (left) is Sullivan McDonald’s owner Angie Matlock and (right) Sullivan high school senior Beretta Phelps, who along with Matlock’s help, collected 400 pounds of pop tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charity as a state service project.

Tabs converted into cash to help Ronald McDonald House

May 20, 2015

by Ariana Cherry
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

Forty-four gallons of soda are drunk per year, according to an associated press article published in 2013. Of those who consumed the 44 gallons, it is quite possible that they did not give much thought to the worth of a pop can tab. At the Ronald McDonald House, however, they think much differently when they see a can of soda-they think of hope and the chance at helping save lives. Each year nearly 40, 000,000 tabs are collected for the Ronald McDonald House Charity. Those tabs are cashed in to raise money to help the patients and families who stay there. That adds up to $10K annually for its charity.
Former Sullivan Middle School principal Nancy Schaljo can attest to this beneficial charity because of her own personal experience.
Nearly 12 years ago her granddaughter was very ill and had to undergo a heart transplant. While undergoing care, she stayed in the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.