What is the Shriners Hospital?

 

Shriners Hospitals for Children, located throughout North America, have been serving children with complex and specialized healthcare needs since 1922.  These include orthopedic and neuromuscular conditions and burn injuries to name just a few.  As part of that commitment, all care and services are provided regardless of a family's ability to pay or insurance status.  Massachusetts is indeed fortunate to have a Shriners Hospital in Springfield. To provide the care and research to accomplish its mission, the Shriner’s network has fundraisers and accepts donations.  Aluminum pull-tabs are among the donations accepted. 

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How can collecting aluminum can tabs make a difference?

 

The thousands of tabs collected at the Shriners Hospital in Springfield are periodically collected by a metal recycling company which converts the weight to the prevailing value for aluminum.  Then a monetary donation – the value of the tabs at that time – is returned to Shriners Hospital to fulfill one of their many needs. 

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What is the process?

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1. Designate a member to handle the process for your club

2. Pull tabs can be collected at club meetings all year long

3. Submitting the tabs – at your convenience:

   • Bring them to your District Director at your yearly Fall District Coffee Meeting

   • Bring them to the Annual Meeting in June

   • Give them to your District Director when they might visit your Club Meeting

   • Coordinate with Beate Bolen, Springfield Garden Club, beatebolen@gmail.com 

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