The Woodward News

Local News

September 29, 2012

Woodward Student Council holding pop tab fundraiser

Chris Cooper Woodward News

Woodward, Okla. — The Woodward High School Student Council is collecting tabs from soda cans as part of a competition for their upcoming district meeting in Canton.

Whichever high school collects the most tabs will win an undisclosed prize.

"In addition to helping Woodward High School's student council win a prize, the tabs will also be donated to the Ronald McDonald House to raise funds to help keep families of hospitalized children together by providing them with a place to stay while the child undergoes treatment," said Shelley Cook, student council sponsor.

To learn more about Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and ways to support it, such as through pop tab collections, visit the organization's website at http://rmhc.org.  

According to the website, the pop tabs are weighed to determine how much money the Ronald McDonald House will receive.

"After the tabs are collected, the local RMHC Chapter brings the collection to local recycling centers, where they are weighed to determine their value (values can vary significantly).  The recycling center then sends the local RMHC Chapter a check for the total value," the website states.

There are 2 Ronald McDonald Houses in Oklahoma, one is located in Oklahoma City and the other is located in Tulsa.

Cook urges the community to help out in the student council's pop tab collection as a way to both support the students and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

"The best way to help out would be to bring your pop tabs to the High School in a bag and drop them off at the front office," she said. "If that wouldn't work we could also have a member of student council come and pick up the tabs."

Donations will be accepted up until Oct. 8, which is the day before the district meeting.  For any inquiries regarding how to help the student council out with their pop tab drive, people can contact Shelley Cook at 334-3338.

Text Only
Local News
  • Busy holiday at Crystal Beach Park

    Local and area families are invited to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Crystal Beach Park.

    May 24, 2013

  • Area lakes, parks expect large crowds for weekend

    The recent cloudy and rainy weather in the northwestern part of the state may have some wondering when summer will ever come, but it has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of state park and lake goers this holiday weekend.

    May 24, 2013

  • More state residents expected on the roads

    A week ago, Amber Boelman of Woodward didn't have any Memorial Day travel plans. But now she does.

    May 24, 2013

  • More than just a car show

    This weekend's Woodward Car Show is not just a car show.
    That's because the event also includes a cruise in, burnout contest, poker run, poker walk, kids games, silent auction, and prize drawings.

    May 23, 2013

  • Additional ways to assist tornado victims

    Several organizations across Northwest Oklahoma continue to collect donations to send to assist the victims and survivors of the tornadic storms that ripped through central Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday.

    May 23, 2013

  • Tornado damage may hit $2 billion

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation.

    May 23, 2013

  • Ways to help tornado victims

    After donations of all kinds came flooding into Woodward a year ago following the April 15 tornado, it seems that local and area organizations are eager to pay it forward and show the same support to our fellow Oklahomans now suffering in Shawnee, Carney, Moore and south Oklahoma City.

    May 22, 2013

  • Area woman injured in wreck

    One-vehicle accident happened east of Mutual on Tuesday morning.

    May 22, 2013

  • Hospital hosting emergency preparedness meeting

    Various healthcare agencies across Northwest Oklahoma will meet in Woodward Thursday for a conference designed to help them advance their emergency preparedness efforts.

    May 22, 2013

  • EMS strike team.jpg Woodward County EMS helping with tornado response

    Woodward County EMS has joined in the response efforts to the devastation following the deadly EF-5 tornado in Central Oklahoma.

    May 21, 2013 1 Photo