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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