BRES 1st Grade Teacher Recognized for Charitable Efforts with Press Release

FIRST RATE FUNDRAISING FROM FIRST GRADE TEACHER Blue Ridge teacher leads fundraising effort for Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central New York New Milford, PA.-- Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Blue Ridge Elementary School and first grade teacher Krista Treible, students were able to turn their old soda pop tabs into a charitable donation. A check for $600.00 was presented to the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central New York at Blue Ridge Elementary on April 5th for collecting one thousand pounds of aluminum pop tabs. Part of a three year long fundraising project, Mrs. Treible’s class began collecting tabs and what started as a couple of bags in the corner of her classroom soon grew into a school-wide initiative and pop tabs were coming in from other classrooms, families of students and even local businesses donating for the cause. Working with Doug & Cindy Lattner, Owner-Operators of six McDonald’s® restaurants in the Binghamton and Northern Pennsylvania area, a large collection bin was placed outside of the classroom and small cardboard collection houses were given to students so they could collect the tabs from home. The fundraising effort culminated on April 5th with the check presentation and a visit from Ronald McDonald® himself, who performed a show for all students in grades Kindergarten through Second, featuring lessons and songs about many topics such as good character and bullying. With her family having stayed at the Ronald McDonald House when she was in the hospital when she was young, helping to donate to and raise awareness of the Ronald McDonald House has always been a big part of her family’s lives. Her mother, a school nurse, had collected tabs before her and started the ball rolling on a fundraising effort that shows no sign of slowing. “Just since the show on April 5th, we already have half of a barrel full of pop tabs for next time. Don’t be afraid to talk to your local McDonald’s about getting a fundraising program started.” said Mrs. Treible, offering her advice to other teachers interested in starting pop tab collection of their own. For more information on how to get started in pop tab collection at your school, visit your local McDonald’s restaurant or contact the local agency for McDonald’s, Stern Advertising at (315) 445-2491 for details.