Glen Innes Leos have been hard at work collecting aluminium can ring-pulls in recent weeks and have inspired a number of businesses to come on board and support the efforts, including the local Peppermints on Grey Street.
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The junior Lions club members, aged between 12 and 18 years, have been collecting the can caps by the kilogram and collecting a federal subsidised recycling reimbursement which they plan to donate to the Lions Spinal Cord Fellowship.
Leo club coordinator Carolyn McClelland has been assisting the students in their fundraising venture and has called on the community to come on board and help out.
“We would appreciate any donated from the Glen Innes community and surrounds,” Carolyn said.
All funds will be donated to the spinal cord injury research organisation StepAhead Australia, with the federal government committing to match every $1 Lions donation with a $3 bonus, Carolyn said.
The Lions Spinal Cord Fellowship was developed in partnership with StepAhead and aims to develop effective treatments and cures for spinal injuries causing paralysis and loss of function.
The local Leo club has around 14 members, all attending school and working to collect as many ring pulls as possible and gaining the support of business houses.
Businesses and community members wishing to contribute to the collection can deposit ring pulls to the Peppermints Café, adjacent to Bi Lo on Grey Street.
The Glen Innes Leo club was established in 1986 and has been a youth-oriented sub-branch of the Glen Innes Lions since for almost 30 years.
