A Kansas nonprofit has a “can”-do attitude when it comes to helping the community. For more than 20 years, Cans for the Community has held regular aluminum collections at events, businesses, and wherever beverages are consumed. Recycling proceeds are then donated to other nonprofits.
Each April, the group holds a special drive for local elementary schools in Douglas County to coincide with Earth Day on April 22. The effort raised $36,960 for Lawrence Public Schools through 2021, according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
“Everyone in my group supports public schools,” Cans for the Community Chairperson Linda Klinker told the newspaper. “We all love giving money to them, and the more money that we can give to the public schools, the better. … It’s nice to have some cash to do whatever you want at the end of the year.”