Consumers at Profiles Enrichment Center, the adult development program at Independent Living Services, continue to collect soda can tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Last year, friends of the Ronald McDonald House around the nation collected approximately 60,000 pounds of pop-tabs, raising over $24,000 to help provide families a home-away-from-home.

Proceeds from the recycled soda can tabs collected by Profiles Enrichment Center are used to help pay for operations costs of the local Ronald McDonald House in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Your soda can tabs may be dropped off at Profiles Enrichment Center in Conway.

Why soda can tabs?

Ronald McDonald Houses collect pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because the tabs are pure high-quality aluminum, unlike cans, which consist of aluminum and other alloys. Tabs are also easier to store than whole cans.

Collecting pop tabs is a great way to teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling, and raise funds to help children and their families at the same time.

Ronald McDonald House Charities

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.

Mark your calendars for the 2010 Conway EcoFest to be held at Laurel Park the second Saturday in September – Saturday September 11th, 2010.

The Conway EcoFest is a non-traditional, highly interactive, educational community event  designed for all ages and diverse interests, and will take a broad and balanced look at our environment, similar to science/children’s museums.  Exhibits will engage and encourage participants to explore the overlapping nature of environmental issues and our daily lives. Many practical/local opportunities will be explored as well.

Profiles Productions, a division of Independent Living Services, has sponsored this event. Representatives from Profiles Productions will be available to answer any questions you may have during the event.

Profiles  Productions offers employment to over 40 people with developmental disabilities in recycling and contract work positions.

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EcoFest’s Mission

To create a highly interactive environmental community festival that celebrates the interconnected web of life, demonstrates present ecological issues and imbalances, and invites and portrays creative exploration of new ways of living that are more balanced, united and enjoyable.

www.conwayecofest.com

Five ladies who attend Profiles Enrichment Center, a day program for adults who have developmental disabilities, recently received their certificates for completing their training to become Arkansas Hospice Volunteers. The ladies will be visiting hospice patients in local nursing homes.

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Pictured in the photo are:  Sarah Storts, Lum Kramer, Andrea Holmes, and April Spencer, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator. Other newly trained volunteers not in the photo include Debbie Bradley and Haley Lambert.

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Arkansas Hospice

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