{"id":19202,"date":"2025-05-22T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=19202"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:32:23","slug":"24th-annual-cans4books-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2025\/05\/22\/24th-annual-cans4books-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"24th Annual Cans4Books Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19202\" class=\"elementor elementor-19202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa97a3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa97a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f574f33\" data-id=\"f574f33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86ba40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d86ba40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The results are in for the 24th annual Cans4Books Recycling Drive. Thank you to all of the students, staff, friends and neighbors that participated!<\/p><p>We added up your school and public donations and they totaled $1,032.50. Our amazing recycling partner, Green Quest Recycling, donated an additional $500 in funding and prizes for 1st and 2nd place! SouthPointe Barnes &amp; Noble rounded everyone\u2019s gift cards up to the next $5 increment and covered the 3rd place prize.<\/p><p>All together, the Cans4Books drive generated $1,615 for school libraries. We are so grateful for our community partners that make this program possible every year! We are excited for more books to be on school library bookshelves thanks to school communities recycling over 47,000 cans!<\/p><p>Congratulations to our top schools (pounds recycled per student) and prize winners:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad88d9e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad88d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d6ef73\" data-id=\"8d6ef73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a35365b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a35365b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4845310\" data-id=\"4845310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f2da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f2da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Place &#8211; Saratoga Elementary<\/strong><br \/>472 pounds of cans recycled $425 Barnes &amp; Noble Gift Card<br \/>Includes additional $75 prize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3191956 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3191956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_4998-e1747928844853.jpg?fit=350%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"IMG_4998\" alt=\"IMG_4998\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cortney Townsley, Saratoga Elementary<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-227f2be\" data-id=\"227f2be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc3b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc3b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2nd Place &#8211; Huntington Elementary<\/strong><br \/>208 pounds of cans recycled, $215 Barnes &amp; Noble Gift Card<br \/>Includes additional $50\u00a0prize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a5341 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7a5341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/05\/C4B-2025-awards-1-e1747929353260.png?fit=350%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"C4B 2025 awards (1)\" alt=\"C4B 2025 awards (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Julie Steen,  Huntington Elementary School<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5326613\" data-id=\"5326613\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647a3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647a3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3rd Place &#8211; Clinton Elementary<\/strong><br \/>179 pounds of cans recycled, $170 Barnes &amp; Noble Gift Card<br \/>Includes additional $25 prize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c0441 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28c0441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_6217-e1747929264442.jpg?fit=350%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"IMG_6217\" alt=\"IMG_6217\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From left: Julie Blobaum and Angee Luedtke, Clinton Elementary School<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08c05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f08c05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949d4ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"949d4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other participating schools who will also be receiving gift cards include: Beattie, Everett, Maxey, Saratoga, and Sheridan elementaries, and Park Middle School.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Cans4Books program has reached over $49,000 donated to school libraries for the purchase of books since 2001. Over 98,500 pounds of aluminum cans have been recycled over the lifetime of the program.<\/p><p>Thank you to our contributing sponsors: Green Quest Recycling and SouthPointe Barnes &amp; Noble Bookstore!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1142e2e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1142e2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d07420c\" data-id=\"d07420c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f8d20\" data-id=\"66f8d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6acd29f\" data-id=\"6acd29f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in for the 24th annual Cans4Books Recycling Drive. 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