Pop Tabs
Pop tabs may be small in size, but they have a big impact. Your aluminum can tab donations help light the way for families at our House.
Thanks to schools, businesses, community organizations, and families like yours, we recycled approximately 35 million pop tabs last year, and the money from those donations helps pay for our electric bill each month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I take my tabs?
Saving pop tabs is easy. Simply remove the tab off your can, save them in a disposable container, and when you have a large amount, drop them off at our House, at 620 S. 38th Ave. Please make sure you mark your tab container with the name of your group if you are part of the Thanks A Million club.
Why pop tabs and not the entire can?
Because pop tabs are smaller and easier to store. The tabs are also paint free and pure aluminum, which increases their value and profit when recycled. So pull your tabs for Ronald McDonald House, but be sure to recycle the cans.
Here are some fun facts about tabs:
- One pound of tabs is about 1,500 tabs.
- Each tab measures about 1 inch, so there are 12 tabs in one foot.
- It would take 63,360 tabs, placed ed to end, to reach a mile.
- One million tabs end to end would stretch 15.78 miles.
THANKS A MILLION
In 2000, RMHC in Omaha started the Thanks a Million Club as a way to encourage organizations, businesses, and schools to collect tabs for the House. Those who reach the 1 million mark are welcomed as members of the club, receive a certificate and recognition on social media. Many organizations decide to continue collecting tabs and try for 2 million and beyond. When they reach milestones, they receive another certificate. To join, bring your pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House and fill out a Thanks a Million form for each container of tabs you bring.
Questions, please call (402) 346-9377 or email.
Thanks a Million Club Members:
13 Million: |
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| GFWC Bennington Woman’s Club | ||
12 Million: |
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| American Legion Auxiliary Department of Nebraska | Arbor Park Intermediate School, Blair, NE | |
10 Million: |
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| In Memory of Abbey Rotert | ||
9 Million: |
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| American Legion Auxiliary #240 | ||
8 Million: |
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| Ameritas Charitable Foundation | ||
7 Million: |
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| Gage County 4-H Council | ||
6 Million: |
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| Jake Limley | ||
5 Million: |
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| Shenandoah Middle School | ||
4 Million: |
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| Fullerton Magnet | St. Thomas More Catholic School | Norris Elementary |
| Rumsey Station Elementary | West Point Elementary School | Edison Elementary School |
| Fairview Elementary | Gibbon Elementary School | |
3 Million: |
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| Richardson County Courthouse | LaDonna Clary | Clarinda Middle School |
| Underwood Elementary | St. Gerald Catholic Church | REAC South Omaha Eagles 154 |
| Anonymous | Catlin Elementary | Nebraska 4-H Youth Council |
| Council Bluffs Zone LWML | St. Leo School | Shelby-Rising City First Grade |
| South Omaha Eagles | ||
2 Million: |
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| St. Mary’s Religious Education | AMVETS Post #20 | In Memory of Dylan Tolen |
| Lutheran Women’s Missionary League | Riverside Middle School | Montclair Elementary Activity Fund |
| Mead Elementary | Justina Roth | Willa Cather Elementary |
| Dundee Elementary School | Logan Fontenelle Middle School | Bruning Women’s Club |
| Kearney Golden K Kiwanis Club | La Vista West Elementary | Southwest High School |
| Mary Our Queen School Elementary | Otoe County 4-H Council | Jeffrey Elementary |
| Nebraska Good Sams | United Lutheran Church | Kiewit Middle School |
| Emily and Josh Mozer | Longfellow Elementary | International Order of Job’s Daughters |
| St. James Lutheran Church | Cass County 4-H | Logan-Magnolia School |
| Saddlebrook Elementary- In Honor of Cathy Olsen | ||
One Million: |
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| Ackerman Elementary | Girl Scout Troop 45483 | Omaha Public Library |
| Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School | Girl Scouts of St. Vincent de Paul | Parkview Heights Elementary School |
| Alpha Delta Pi – Alpha Epsilon Chapter | Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska | Patrick and Tammy Campbell |
| American Business Women’s Association | Grace Abbott Elementary | Picotte Elementary |
| American Legion Children and Youth Program | HDR, Inc. | Pierce Elementary School |
| American Legion Post 1 | Hickory Hill Elementary | Qwest West Pioneers |
| American Legion Post 373 | Hillside Elementary | Region V Service in Wahoo |
| Andersen Middle School | Holy Cross School | Residents of North Platte and Surrounding Communities |
| Ashland-Greenwood School | Humphrey Public Schools | Residents of Plainview |
| Audrey and Trevor Job | Immanuel Independent Living Courtyard | Robert Lee |
| Bailey Breaux | Indian Hill Elementary | Rockwell Elementary |
| Bellevue Central Elementary | International Order of the Rainbow for Girls Elkhorn #38 | Ruth Rawson |
| Benson Neighborhood Association | Irving Middle School | |
| Benson West Elementary | J. Sterling Morton Elementary | Sandoz Elementary |
| Betz Elementary (2nd grade) | Jenny Erpelding | Sarah and Tony Campa |
| Boone Central Schools | Karen Western Elementary | Sarpy County Area Kiwanis |
| Bryan Elementary | Kenneth and Sarah Taylor | Scott Middle School |
| Burt County 4-H | Ladies Auxiliary Post 2503 | Seward 4-H Jr. Leaders |
| Carroll Community School District | Lakeview High School Student Council | Southern Valley Elementary (In memory of Jacob Gustafson) |
| Chris Korte | Lincoln Federal Savings Bank | Spring Lake Magnet |
| Court Little Flower #988 | Maureen Halstead | St. John’s Lutheran Church |
| Cozad Elementary School | Maverick Productions | St. John’s School Builders Club |
| Crete Intermediate School | Missouri Valley Elementary | St. Leo Catholic Church |
| Deer Park Neighborhood Assn | Monroe Middle School | St. Patrick School |
| Dennis and Sandie Vodicka | Montgomery Co 4-H | St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church |
| Dundy County Stratton High School | Morley Elementary | Stapleton Tab Collection |
| Electric Fixture & Supply | Morton Magnet Middle School | Sunrise Middle School |
| Elks Lodge #39 | National Research | The Brtek Family |
| Ezra Millard Elementary | Nebraska Association of Student Councils | Titan Hill Intermediate School |
| FCCLA Nebraska Chapter | Nebraska Jaycees | Tri Center Schools |
| Fontenelle Elementary | Nebraska State Grange | Trumble Park Elementary Earthology Club |
| G. Stanley Hall Elementary School | Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools | VFW AUX 3606 – Lincoln |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Church and School | North Platte Catholic Schools | Wal-Mart |
| GFWC Nebraska Women’s Club | Omaha Golden K Kiwanis Club | Westside Middle School |
| Girl Scout Troop 302 and 303 | Omaha Legal Professionals | Yutan Schools |
| Aktion Club of Lincoln | Brian Kelly | |
