{"id":30464,"date":"2026-05-21T13:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=30464"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:30:53","slug":"25th-annual-cans4books-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"LPS Celebrates 25 years of the Cans4Books Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30464\" class=\"elementor elementor-30464\" 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-3504bfd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3504bfd\" 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-30cb230\" data-id=\"30cb230\" 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-0f18561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f18561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">25th Annual Cans4Books Drive Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71523de elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"71523de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-2c674ed elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\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-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 25th 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 <strong>totaled $766<\/strong>. Our amazing recycling partner, RecycleLink, donated an <strong>additional $234<\/strong> in funding and prizes for 1st and 2nd place! O Street 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 <strong>$1,060 for school libraries<\/strong>. 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 <strong>over 40,000 cans<\/strong>!<\/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-33 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<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; Clinton Elementary<\/strong><br \/>501 pounds of cans recycled $340 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31778\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31778\" alt=\"Alex Tunnison, Assistant Sustainability Coordinator, posing with school librarian Laura Griess smiling and holding a certificate for &quot;1st Place, Clinton Elementary&quot; for the 25th Annual Cans4Books drive against a pale brick wall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?resize=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?resize=768%2C654&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"31778\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Laura Griess (left), 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<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\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-caf1bed\" data-id=\"caf1bed\" 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>Second Place &#8211; Huntington Elementary<\/strong><br \/>190 pounds of cans recycled, $135 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\" data-attachment-id=\"31781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31781\" alt=\"Alex Tunnison, Assistant Sustainability Coordinator, posing with school librarian Juli Steen smiling and holding a certificate for &quot;2nd Place, Huntington Elementary&quot; for the 25th Annual Cans4Books drive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?resize=768%2C654&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"31781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Julie Steen (right),  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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b75c54\" data-id=\"1b75c54\" 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>Third Place &#8211; Saratoga Elementary<\/strong><br \/>34 pounds of cans recycled, $55 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\" data-attachment-id=\"31784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31784\" alt=\"Brittney, Sustainability Coordinator, posing with school librarian smiling and holding a certificate for &quot;2nd Place, Huntington Elementary&quot; for the 25th Annual Cans4Books drive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?resize=768%2C654&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"31784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2026\/05\/21\/25th-annual-cans4books-drive\/cans4books-awards-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cans4Books Awards (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2026\/05\/Cans4Books-Awards-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cortney Townsley (right), Saratoga 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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08d1544 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08d1544\" 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-3886573\" data-id=\"3886573\" 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-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, Calvert, Fredstrom. Hartley, Humann, Meadow Lane, and Zeman elementary schools, Mickle and Irving middle schools, and Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest high schools.\u00a0<\/p><p>Thank you to our contributing sponsors: RecycleLink and O Street 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-a97d487 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a97d487\" 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-c77114a\" data-id=\"c77114a\" 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-9e06990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e06990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LPS Celebrates 25 years of the Cans4Books Drive<\/h2>\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-9c061b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c061b3\" 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-f6873e8\" data-id=\"f6873e8\" 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-47322a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47322a1\" 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 Cans4Books Recycling Drive began in 2001 as a way for families and businesses to have the opportunity to raise school library funds by recycling aluminum cans and over the 25 years that the drive has been active, community members, families, and 59 LPS schools have donated over 99,000 pounds of aluminum and earned over $50,000 for school libraries!<\/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\" 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elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1030910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tCans4Books has provided the opportunity for students, staff, and families all across LPS to come together for a sustainable cause that increases educational opportunities while improving the environment.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Brittney Wees, Sustainability 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