Since 2005, Cans for the Community has donated all proceeds from recycling aluminum cans ($287,000 so far) to the following charities:
12/15/22 – Warm Hearts of Douglas County
12/14/22 – Ballard Center
11/17/22 – Ready for Good
10/25/22 – Sunrise Project
10/21/22 – Lawrence Schools Foundation
9/28/22 – Douglas County Visiting Nurses
9/19/22 – Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ
8/30/22 – Lawrence Interdenominational Kitchen (LINK)
8/11/22 – Jubilee Cafe
8/04/22 – Bo’s Hog Wild fundraising event for Just Food and CASA
7/25/22 – Friends of the Kaw
6/28/22 – Friends of Hidden Valley
6/23/22 – O’Connell Children’s Shelter
6/07/22 – Drop In and Rest (DARE) Center
6/03/22 – Trinity In-Home Care
5/05/22 – USD 497 Middle & High Schools
3/29/22 – Kansas Advocates for Better Care
3/16/22 – Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence
2/24/22 – Haskell Foundation
2/10/22 – Big Brothers Big Sisters
1/19/22 – 100 Good Women
12/22/21 – Americana Music Academy
12/17/21 – Ballard Center
12/06/21 – Warm Hearts
11/16/21 – Jubilee Cafe
10/20/21 – Centro Hispano
9/30/21 – Lawrence Humane Society
9/21/21 – Lawrence Noon Lion’s Club
8/24/21 – Audio-Reader
8/10/21 – Just Food
8/10/21 – Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
7/15/21 – Senior Resource Center
6/23/21 – Family Promise of Lawrence
6/03/21 – Drop In And Rest (DARE) Center
5/05/21 – USD497 Elementary Schools
3/09/21 – Meals on Wheels
2/08/21 – The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center
1/15/21 – Visiting Nurses Association
12/16/20 – Sunrise Project (Lawrence Community Food Alliance)
11/20/20 – Heartland Community Health Center
10/20/20 – Kansas Appleseed
9/15/20 – Douglas County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
8/27/20 – Friends of Hidden Valley
7/28/20 – Friends of the Kaw
7/17/20 – Lawrence Community Shelter
6/18/20 – Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ
5/07/20 – One Hundred Good Women
4/21/20 – Just Food
3/16/20 – Willow Domestic Violence Center
2/12/20 – Ballard Center
1/15/20 – Winter Shelter Temporary
12/16/19 – Independence, Inc.
11/25/19 – Catch A Break
9/16/19 – Audio-Reader
8/30/19 – Century School
8/1/19 – Theatre Lawrence
6/7/19 – Senior Resource Center
5/10/19 – USD497 Middle/High Schools
3/25/19 – ECKAN Head Start
2/14/19 – Family Promise
12/31/18
Heartland Community Health Center
12/19/18
Lawrence Public Schools USD497 Lunch Program
11/19/18
Lawrence Children’s Choir
11/13/18
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
9/27/18
Headquarters, Inc.
9/10/18
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
8/06/18
Americana Music Academy
7/30/18
One Hundred Good Women
6/25/18
Douglas County Special Olympics
6/11/18
Lawrence Community Shelter
6/02/18
Friends of Hidden Valley
5/08/18
Lawrence Public Elementary Schools
3/20/18
Stop Gap
3/01/18
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association
1/26/18
Meals on Wheels
12/26/17
Cottonwood Incorporated
12/06/17
Warm Hearts of Douglas County
11/16/17
Lawrence Unchained
11/01/17
The Children’s Shelter
11/01/17
Community Living Opportunities
10/04/17
Lawrence Humane Society
9/21/17
Willow Domestic Violence Center
8/29/17
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence
8/03/17
Century School
7/14/17
Douglas County Housing Authority, Inc. Youth Program
6/21/17
Audio-Reader Network
5/15/17
USD 497 High/Middle Schools
3/24/17
Ballard Center
3/01/17
Douglas County Historical Society
2/01/17
Women’s Fresh Start Project
12/30/16
Headquarters, Inc.
11/29/16
Lawrence Community Housing Trust
11/17/16
Cooper’s Cause
10/19/16
Independence, Inc.
9/27/16
Sunrise Project
8/23/16
The Willow Domestic Violence Center
7/05/16
Social Service League of Lawrence
6/15/16
Douglas County Special Olympics
5/11/16
USD 497 Elementary Schools
3/15/16
Lawrence Community Shelter
2/25/16
Kansas Audio-Reader Network
1/18/16
One Hundred Good Women
12/16/15
Altrusa of Lawrence
11/08/15
Lawrence Youth Symphony
10/22/15
Douglas County Senior Services
9/25/15
Just Food
9/09/15
Visiting Nurses
8/12/15
Ballard Community Services
7/22/15
Douglas County Dental Clinic
7/14/15
Lawrence Arts-Based Preschool
6/03/15
Lawrence Humane Society
5/08/15
USD 497 High/Middle Schools (6)
3/27/15
Community Living Opportunity (CLO)
2/18/15
Eudora Community Learning Center
1/23/15
Sunflower Elementary School
12/29/14
Audio-Reader
12/15/14
Big Brothers Big Sisters
11/14/14
Operation Wildlife (OWL)
10/24/14
Headquarters Counseling Center
10/14/14
GaDuGi SafeCenter
10/01/14
Catch A Break (LMH)
9/12/14
Communities In Schools
8/26/14
Douglas County Youth Services
8/20/14
Douglas County Historical Society
7/31/14
Americana Music Academy
7/23/14
Douglas County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
7/15/14
Tenants to Homeowners
7/08/14
Douglas County Special Olympics
6/18/14
Douglas County Housing Youth Program
6/02/14
Dads of Douglas County
5/09/14
USD 497 Elementary Schools (14)
4/03/14
Lawrence Meals on Wheels
3/27/14
One Hundred Good Women
2/25/14
Lawrence Community Shelter
1/22/14
Social Service League
12/31/13
Independence, Inc.
12/17/13
Community Living Opportunities
11/22/13
Ballard Community Services
11/06/13
Grassland Heritage Foundation
10/30/13
The Willow Domestic Violence Center
10/22/13
Trinity In-Home Care
9/26/13
Theatre Lawrence
9/24/13
Douglas County Dental Clinic
8/13/13
Health Care Access Clinic
8/01/13
Centro Hispano
7/17/13
Operation WildLife (OWL)
7/03/13
Friends of the Lawrence Public Library
6/17/13
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence
5/29/13
Douglas County Senior Services
5/11/13
Just Foods
4/29/13
Van Go
4/27/13
Friends of the Kaw
4/01/13
Lawrence Schools Youth Symphony
3/12/13
Recovery and Hope Network (RAHN)
2/27/13
Headquarters Counseling Center
2/05/13
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
1/08/13
Jubilee Cafe
12/08/12
Cooper’s Cause
11/29/12
Meals On Wheels
10/30/12
100 Good Women
10/16/12
Lawrence Community Shelter
10/02/12
Douglas County Special Olympics
08/25/12
Visiting Nurses Association
8/20/12
GaDuGi SafeCenter
8/03/12
Audio-Reader Network
7/20/12
Lawrence Children’s Choir
6/29/12
Douglas County Dental Clinic
6/28/12
The Arc of Douglas County
6/03/12
County Fair Swim Club
5/23/12
Prairie Park Elementary School
5/14/12
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
4/06/12
Health Care Access
3/16/12
Family Promise
3/15/12
Lawrence Community Nursery School
2/09/12
Recovery and Hope Network (RAHN)
1/25/12
Trinity In-Home Care
12/12/11
Centro Hispano
11/29/11
Americana Music Academy
11/10/11
Just Food
10/23/11
Kansas Advocates for Better Care
10/6/11
Tenants to Homeowners
9/26/11
Headquarters Counseling Center
9/14/11
Lawrence Parents As Teachers
9/14/11
Lawrence Arts Center Preschool
8/26/11
Midland Care
8/8/11
Lawrence Community Shelter
7/21/11
Black Jack Battlefield
7/12/11
Friends of the Kaw
6/7/11
Lawrence School Foundation
5/5/11
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
4/29/11
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
4/14/11
New York Elementary School
3/30/11
Lawrence Humane Society
3/12/11
Social Service League of Lawrence
2/25/11
Jubilee Cafe
2/04/11
First Step at Lake View
12/29/10
Warm Hearts of Douglas County
12/15/10
Altrusa International
11/15/10
Douglas County Dental Clinic
11/02/10
Kennedy Elementary School
10/19/10
Lawrence Community Theatre
9/27/10
The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence
9/15/10
Audio-Reader
8/23/10
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County
8/12/10
Douglas County Visiting Nurses
7/08/10
Independence, Inc.
6/09/10
Lawrence Youth Ensemble
5/22/10
Douglas County Special Olympics
4/29/10
Social Service League
4/12/10
Penn House
3/15/10
Douglas County Senior Services
2/17/10
Meals on Wheels
1/26/10
Community Living Opportunities
12/11/09
Health Care Access Clinic
11/18/09
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
11/02/09
GaDuGi SafeCenter
10/05/09
Trinity In-Home Care
9/20/09
Family Promise
8/04/09
Centro Hispano
7/17/09
Friends of the Lawrence Public Library
5/15/09
Lawrence Schools Foundation Books for New York School
4/15/09
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment, Pediatrics
2/16/09
ECKAN
12/30/08
Midland Hospice Care
11/19/08
Warm Hearts
11/03/08
Pathways Animal Assisted Therapy
10/16/08
The Ballard Center
9/26/08
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
9/19/08
Lawrence Community Theatre
9/16/08
Headquarters Counseling Center
8/25/08
Heartland Medical Clinic
8/07/08
The Arc of Douglas County
8/06/08
Altrusa International, Inc.
7/25/08
Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance
7/2/08
Lawrence Community Nursery School
6/20/08
Douglas County Hospice Care
6/10/08
Meals on Wheels
5/21/08
KVC Behavioral Health Care
5/17/08
Douglas County Special Olympics
5/5/08
Lawrence Humane Society
4/12/08
Douglas County AIDS Project
4/3/08
Lawrence Humane Society
4/1/08
Lawrence Parents as Teachers
3/25/08
Douglas County Senior Services
3/15/08
Safe Kids of Douglas County
3/1/08
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County
1/29/08
Lawrence Community Shelter
1/29/08
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
1/28/08
Douglas County Dental Clinic
1/21/08
Warm Hearts
11/21/07
Health Care Access
11/15/07
Lawrence Art Center Preschool
11/15/07
Social Service League
10/29/07
Cottonwood, Inc.
10/17/07
Penn House
9/28/07
Lawrence Humane Society
9/19/07
Midland Hospice Care
9/11/07
Women’s Transitional Care Services
9/4/07
Jubilee Cafe
8/6/07
Lawrence Schools Foundation Music Education
7/18/07
Big Brothers Big Sisters
7/07/07
Black Jack Battlefield Trust
5/31/07
Friends of the Kaw
5/30/07
Douglas County Visiting Nurses
5/23/07
Community Living Opportunities
4/27/07
The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence
4/6/07
Douglas County AIDS Project
3/6/07
GaDuGi SafeCenter
2/8/07
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
1/24/07
Pelathe Community Resource Center
12/15/06
Jubilee Cafe
12/8/06
First Step House
11/15/06
ECKAN
11/3/06
Friends of the Library
10/25/06
Independence, Inc.
10/2/06
Douglas County Dental Clinic
9/12/06
Community Mercantile Education Foundation
8/10/06
Meals on Wheels
7/26/06
Health Care Access Clinic
7/5/06
Pathways Animal Assisted Therapy
6/13/06
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (LINK)
4/27/06
Douglas County 4-H Ambassadors
4/3/06
Lawrence Humane Society
2/23/06
Kansas Advocates for Better Care
1/18/06
Douglas County Hospice Care
1/18/06
Lawrence Community Shelter
11/18/05
The Strategic Learning Center
11/11/05
The Ballard Center
10/19/05
Cottonwood Inc.
09/28/05
Headquarters Counseling Center
09/07/05
Women’s Transitional Care Services
08/12/05
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association