Saving pop tabs from aluminum cans is an easy and environmentally friendly way of supporting the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House. You can store them in containers to be transported to the House and they don’t take up alot of room. This program began in Minneapolis where the community collected One Million (1,000,000) pop tabs. It has since spread to Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the country! Last year the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House collected over $17,000.00!

What do they do with the pop tabs?

The pop tabs are turned in for their recycling value after being collected by student groups, auxiliaries, service clubs (like the Fraternal Order of Eagles) and children and their families. Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California operates both the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House which is a “home away from home” for families of seriously ill and injured children who are being treated at Sacramento-area hospitals ad Camp Ronald McDonald at Eagle Lake, a camp for children with disabilities and/or disadvantages. The proceeds collected from recycling the pop tabs go into the Adopt-A-Family fund to help subsidize the cost of families staying at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House.

What does it take to collect pop tabs?

If you drink Soda and want to help children, it is pretty easy to collect pop tabs. Please recycle your entire aluminum can, but save the pop tab for Ronald McDonald House. A simple sandwich bag on the side of your regridgerator is enough to get you and your faily started. As your bag fills, you can turn them in at the House. For larger groups, use containers with wide mouths such as oatmeal boxex, paper milk cartons or coffee cans.

From the Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California Website

Pop Tabs

The Pop Tab Program began when a community in Minneapolis collected one million pop tabs to recycle as a fundraiser and the trend has since spread to hundreds of Ronald McDonald Houses across the country.

A pop tab is the small metal tab on the top of aluminum beverage cans. The Sacramento Ronald McDonald House collects these pop tabs to recycle and puts these proceeds towards the Adopt-A-Family Program. This fund helps subsidize the cost of families staying at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House.

The House receives thousands of pop tabs each year collected by families, church groups, service clubs, auxiliaries, and student organizations.

Saving pop tabs from aluminum cans is an easy and environmentally-friendly way of supporting the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House. A simple plastic bag on the side of your refrigerator is an easy way to get started. As your bag fills, you can drop them off or mail them to the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House. For larger groups, use containers with wide mouths such as oatmeal boxes, paper milk cartons and coffee cans. You can event print out our label and attach it to the side of your container with clear tape.

Sacramento Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Label

While we do not have the storage space to collect and recycle the entire aluminum can, we do also encourage supporters to cash in their own cans and send a check with the donation to the address listed below.

For more information contact Dawn Brown at 916.734.4230. Pop Tabs do not need to be counted and can be mailed or dropped off at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House located at 2555 49th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817.

You can visit the Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California website at www.rmhcnc.org.

Billie Trujillo 1921 – 2009 Resident of Alameda Billie Trujillo passed peacefully in Alameda with his family on July 10, 2009. He was born in Tioga, Colorado on October 27, 1921 and is survived by his wife Wanda Trujillo, his sons William and Emmett Trujillo, His Granddaughter, Adriana Riveria, His Great Granddaughters, Elisia, Delilah and Ashley, His Great Grandsons David and Anthony, and his Great Great Grandson Adrian born on the morning of his passing. He was also survived by one brother Paul Trujillo residing in Oregon and one sister Viola who resides in Nebraska. Billie has long been a pillar of the communityand his loyalty for family extended far beyond just his primary family. Billie was part of the community family to which he belonged. He was a US Army WWII Veteran and a Veteran of Foreign Wars. He was a Past President of the Alameda Eagles and Past President of the California Eagles, Past Exalted Ruler of Alameda Lodge No. 1015 B.P.O. Elks. He was an Alameda Housing Commissioner, Member of the Historic Alameda High School Foundation, Alameda Navy League and a member of Sigma. Billie was an active member of the Teamsters union for over 30 years and he was also active in the early organization of the Lettuce Pickers Union with Cesar Chavez. Billie’s service to his community and our nation ran over 50 years. He was a co-founder and former Grand Marshal of the Alameda Fourth of July Parade and Past Man of the Year in Alameda, Billie was known as a humble man always willing to say yes whenever he was called upon. Billie your kind nature and humble manner will be missed by countless hundreds of lives which you have touched with your warmth and generosity. Recitation of the Holy Rosary Tuesday July 14, 2009 6:30 PM at St Albert the Great Catholic Church, 1022 Holly Street, Alameda to be followed by the Mass of Christian Burial. Harry W. Greer, Funeral Director CA Lic No. FDR 745. Interment with Military Honors, Wednesday July 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 581 Midway Rd. Dixon CA. For further information please call: Santos-Robinson Mortuary 510-483-0123 Lic FD-81 San Leandro, CA

We are on the difficult road to recovery and everyone’s help will be needed in this coming year. The majority of our members have stopped coming to meetings and participating in Auxiliary Activities. When I look at the meeting attendance and participation as it is today from what it was ten years ago when I was president I could easily become disheartened by what I see. Instead, I will stay optimistic that the members want this auxiliary to survive during these difficult times. You can send your suggestions to me at the hall and I will have each one read at the auxiliary meetings. Please feel free to send me any personal notes.

I was looking forward to having our Auxiliary Grandmother be with me this year and lending her years of experience and her shoulders when needed during this year. I miss you Ann ………. .

Fraternally,
Annette Siller
Madam President

I would like to thank everyone who attended the 2009-2010 Joint Installation of Officers and the Aerie 104th Anniversary gathering on May 30th. It looked like everyone enjoyed themselves and the food catered by Nina Walsh Catering. In addition I would like to congratulate our Jr. Past President, Ken Erdahl for his term as Worthy President and congratulations to all new officers. I am looking forward to this challenge I have placed upon myself and I hope to perform the best I can for all members. I have been working on putting together committees so that we can put them down on the calendar as quickly as possible so everyone is aware of upcoming charity functions. Also this year I really would like to see “new” volunteers for functions that we have going on at the club and to see more members at Aerie meetings. If you do not attend then your voice cannot be heard. In closing, let us remember why we joined the Alameda Eagles and again our motto is People Helping People.

Fraternally,

Cynthia Garibaldi

Worthy President

BARBECUE

on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM. There will be a $5.00 Minimum Donation to go to Alzheimer’s Charity in Memory of ANNA BELL.

The menu includes:

• Tri-tip
•  Brisket
• Bratwurst
• Linguica

Come and join the fun!

Title:

“Everybody loves a parade, and Alameda’s annual Mayor’s Fourth of July extravaganza — always on July 4, no matter what the day, natch — attracts some 20,000 spectators, or roughly one-third of the city’s population. Everyone and then some are there to wave flags and witness color guards, marching bands, baton twirlers, classic cars, horses, politicians, veterans, and floats, floats, floats. The parade route is longer than three miles, allowing the city to claim it as the longest parade procession ever, which no one bothers to challenge. Families and friends lucky enough to live on the parade route host barbecues as the spectacle winds past, while others from Alameda and throughout the Bay Area contentedly nab spots along coveted stretches of Park Street, Grand, Central and Otis for optimal viewing. This event epitomizes Americana at its finest and is the best hometown parade going in the East Bay, no question. Makes you proud to be an American.”
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-07-04

This year’s parade:

THEME:   Celebrate Independence and the 4th of July

SCHEDULE:

All activities occur on Friday, July 4th, 2008. 

Alameda Race:                      Starts at 9:45AM

Parade:                                   Starts at 10AM

Jumpin’ & Jivin’ Jubilee:       Starts noon and runs until 4:00pm

Background information:

The Alameda 4th of July Parade is the second longest Independence Day parade in the nation. With over 170 floats that travel a three mile route, the parade has become the central activity of the Bay Area’s Fourth of July weekend.

The parade boasts the longest route in the United States, drawing over 20,000 spectators from the region. Parade entries cross the full spectrum of Bay Area residents includes:

• Equestrians
• Dance troops
• Floats and antique cars
• A large variety of bands

The Parade Committee, as a 501c3 organization, donates to the high school and middle school bands that participate in the parade. This year the Parade Committee is looking to donate a total of $10,000 to school music programs. Sponsor participation helps assure that the costs of the parade are covered and that donations can be made to the schools’ music programs.

Many community members host front yard barbeques where their friends and family come together to watch the Parade. It is a tradition for many families to return to the same spot along the Parade route to celebrate the Fourth of July year after year.

The Mayor’s 4th of July Parade was voted the “Best Hometown Celebration” for 2007 and “Best Hometown Parade” for 2008 by the East Bay Express. They proclaimed the parade “…a bit of Kansas right here in the East Bay.”