Morris youth collecting pop tabs for charity

MORRIS Pop tabs are in high demand in Morris right now, as two area boys set out to make and break records for collecting the highly sought-after tabs for Ronald McDonald House.

Seven-year-old Luchiano Eberhard, son of Jeff and Jamie Eberhard and 6-year-old Dakota Goff, son of Kevin and Kara Goff, are on a mission to raise money to help families who stay at the home while their loved ones are at Advocate Hope Childrens Hospital.

They turn pop tabs into money, Eberhard said.

Once the children collect 1 million pop tabs their name goes on a green leaf that is placed on the wall surrounding a tree, inside the Oak Lawn Ronald McDonald house. The house is designed in the theme of a house in the woods, and it has an accessible treehouse for kids of all ages to enjoy regardless of disability.

Its such a really neat goal, said Kelly Evans, senior house director at the Oak Lawn location. They get excited to get their name on a tree.

Evans has just ordered the leaf with Eberhards name on it for the tree, as he reached 1 million pop tabs, which is equivalent to 761 pounds of the little aluminum tabs.

Goff already is over 2 million and has an orange leaf representing that milestone surrounded by the green leaves of other children.

Goff was the first to hit 1 million at Oak Lawn and has the collection room named for him, Dakotas Pop Tab Closet.

I feel glad to help kids, Goff said.

There is a bit of irony involved in the fact that neither Eberhard or Goff drink much pop and have to resort to getting tabs off of other items in their house and from people in the community.

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