Donate Support our efforts The Robert Hampson Tabs for Kids Fund works to raise funds to purchase accessibility devices for children. Robert is still battling his illness today and is undergoing some aggressive radiation and chemo treatments. Some schools also collect soda tabs. Tabs are easier to store than whole cans in our limited space. Not MP3's, not X boxes, or gameboys but wheelchairs! A copy of the RMHC determination letter is available upon request. The colored tabs aren’t as common as the silver ones, so selling them in smaller quantities can help you move inventory faster.Size is also important when sorting the pop can tabs you’re selling. However, the donation will not pay for dialysis, because there’s no need. What would I ever have to complain about when I know this courageous, inspirational, upbeat young man? Prices on those items will vary; sometimes they go for more than the typical silver colored aluminum ones, and sometimes they go for less.There are some tricks to selling your pop can tabs on sites like eBay, however. We collect aluminum pop tabs from any container (soda can, soup, pet food, etc.) Thanks to schools, business, community organizations, and families like yours, we recycled approximately 35 million pop tabs last year, and the money from those donations paid for our electric bill each month. In most cities it’s illegal to do this without permission, so be sure to ask first.Your job could be another place to get pop can tabs. His story of moving on and dealing with his cancer was so inspirational. The first time I heard the name Robert Hampson,was at a Sunday morning church service. With a bit of research, though, you may find a buyer and make some extra money.That depends on who you sell them to. Check out our donation page to see our progress and what we are currently working on! Since a lot of people like to drink soda or adult beverages on a regular basis, you could amass quite a few tabs by asking several family members or friends to save theirs for you.You could also ask your neighbors if they would be willing to allow you to take pop can tabs out of their recycling bins or save the tabs for you. Of course my next thought was, does this great kid not have enough going on with himself, that he is putting his illness aside, to STILL think of someone else? Another option is to check with recycling facilities in your area. Your aluminum can tabs go a long way with Ronald McDonald House Charities in Omaha. I thought to myself, how much more meaningful it is when a young child has a plan to do something that is going to be a lot of work! Robert let the other kids lead him around the obstacle courses we had laid out which showed tremendous courage to rely on someone other than his family. The little I do know shows such courage it is undescribable. Here are some tips for sorting your tabs after you take the curly thing off and before you put them in a baggie.Sorting by color is important. I hope you get them sold. As he said in his speech, Robert has dedicated his life to "helping those less fortunate than himself."

© 2019 WonderHowTo, Inc. If there are any local crafters, you might check with them to see if they are interested. I have heard rumor's about this save a milk carton full and get 100 buck's cause they use the pure aluminum for medical supply's. I am in Saskatchewan, Canada. Pull the soda can tab up and down several times to loosen it up. The tabs are also paint free and pure aluminum, which increases their value and profit when recycled. Thanks to schools, business, community organizations, and families like yours, we recycled approximately 35 million pop tabs last year, and the money from those donations paid for our electric bill each month.© McDonald's Corporation The following trademarks used herein are owned by McDonald's Corporation and its affiliates; McDonald's, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Ronald McDonald House Charities Logo, RMHC, Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room, and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. Twist the soda can tab around and pull upward to remove it from the can. He is a very special person.I met Robert in the fall of 2005, when he was invited by our local church to travel from Ontario to Newfoundland to be a guest speaker at a Youth Forum for local teens. Those tabs, when recycled, help cover some of our operational costs. Here are some tips for getting the most money for your pop or other beverage can tabs.The first thing you need to know to make your pop can tabs more marketable is that you should be taking a needle nose pliers to every tab and removing the curly part in the middle that can get hooked on other pop can tabs.There are two benefits to this: the first is that crafters can buy them ready to go and don’t have to remove the curly part themselves, and the second is that you’ll be able to get a lot more tabs in your storage container as the curly things account for huge amounts of wasted space.Another important piece of information you should know is that it’s best to collect pop can tabs that are clean and not bent at all. Our minister then proceeded to tell us of Robert's disabilities. Wow! Keep doing this until it's full. His positive thinking and determination to do good under difficult circumstances sets a great example and is motivation for us all. He has put his troubles in the background as he continues to care more deeply for others by collecting pop tabs to raise money to buy wheelchairs for those "less fortunate".