To:School Leader

From:Liz Piercy, Executive Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville

Date:August 3, 2018

Subject:Pull Tab Collection Challenge benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville

I would like to invite your school to participate in the 14th Annual Pull Tab Collection Challenge benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville.

Last year, 42,143 students from 84 schools from across middle Tennessee, southern Kentucky and northern Alabama took on the challenge of collecting the most aluminum tabs from cans that can be recycled with all proceeds benefiting RMHC of Nashville.

Highlights from last year

  • 111,414.2 ounces or 6,963 lbs. of pull tabs were collected
  • 9,051,900 can tabs were recycled @ $ .50 lb. equaled $ 3,481.50

This year we need your help to make the challenge even bigger!! Our project is simple, fun and will engage schools and students across middle Tennessee, southern Kentucky and northern Alabama.

  • From Friday, August 3 through Friday, November 9, 2018 participating schools will coordinate their students in the collection of pull tabs.
  • A second email will arrive in late October that explains how to report the amount of tabs your school has collected.
  • Collect the pull tabs in containers (gallon size plastic bags work the best).
  • On November 9th, you will need to weigh the pull tabs you have collected.
  • Please divide the total weight (use ounces as the measure) of pull tabs collected by the number of students in your school.
  • The winning school will be the school that has the highest weight of tabs per student.

On Friday, November 16th, we will have a “Pull Tab Drop” where schools are invited to the Nashville Ronald McDonald House to bring their aluminum can tabs to the House and help us fill our giant dumpster to be taken to the recycler. We encourage representatives from participating schools in the Pull Tab Challenge to come to the House to be a part of our festivities. The winning school will be announced at this fun celebration.

This exciting project will help us raise money for the programs run by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville while bringing attention to our mission to “keep families close” during the critical illness of a child. Please fill out the attached form and return it as soon as possible to register your schools’ participation. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me or (615) 343-4000.

2144 Fairfax Avenue Nashville, TN 37212

Phone (615) 343-4000 Fax (615) 343-4004