Can you do the Can-Can?

1:  Register at www.cancentral.com/roundup     

2:  Recycle       3:  Win!

The Scout/Council Challenge is a nationwide environmental fundraiser with prize money and rewards/awards.  The contest starts on January 15 and runs through April 30^th with receipts or Great American Can Roundup Log Sheet/Verification Forms due by May 15.  Register at www.cancentral.com/roundup where you will find virtually everything you need for a successful Roundup.  On the website, you can even scope out the level of recycling by the 28  units sending in receipts last year to calculate your goal.  It’s easy, fun and environmentally friendly.

Girl Scout recycling the most beverage cans per capita from January 15 to April 30, 2013, earn top recycling honors and a total of $1,350 cash in addition to the value of the cans.

Champion — $500; Reserve – $300; 3^rd Place – $200; 4^th Place — $150; 5^th Place – $100; 6^th Place — $100

Individual Scout Awards/Rewards

• 35 Pound GACR Club Patch – 35 lbs.
• Al the Can stuffed guy – 125 lbs.
• Al the Can t-shirt – 200 lbs.
• Cans—Infinitely Recyclable Baseball cap – 300 lbs.
• CannedWater4Kids.org aluminum “collector’s edition” bottle – 400 lbs.

Councils recycling the most aluminum beverage cans:  Champion –  $500; Reserve  – $300, bragging rights and distinctive plaques to celebrate.  For individual Girl Scouts, there are free patches, stuffed guys, t-shirts, baseball caps, aluminum bottles and more to stimulate greater aluminum can recycling.

In the Hutchinson area?

Attention Girl Scouts! GSKH Hutchinson Troops are coordinating the Great American Can Roundup in conjunction with Earth Day. The public is encouraged to bring aluminum cans to Midwest Iron and Metal, 700 S. Main St, in Hutchinson on Saturday, April 20 between 8:00 a.m. and noon to receive cash for the cans.

The roundup helps fight litter and save valuable resources. Girl Scouts who participate will receive a patch. Girls are encouraged to participate as a troop. However, individual Girl Scouts may also participate. Ribbons will be awarded for the troops who bring in the most cans!!

Girl Scouts can also sign up to participate in the Scout Council Challenge at www.cancentral.com/roundup.

After the cans are weighed, you will get a ticket to take to the Midwest Iron office to get payment. The ticket will show how many pounds you collected and the dollar amount. Fill out this form, GS aluminum can round up registration form 2013, and return to Kathy Ireland to receive patches. See Recycling Works Patch image coming soon.

This is a great Earth Day project and a fundraiser for your troop.