An interesting look at doing good for others

Last week, both my children came home from school with a flier asking them to participate in a fundraiser. To help the Ronald McDonald House, they were asked to collect aluminum pull-tab rings found on soda pop cans. However, in our house we don't drink soda (I quit years ago) ... so even though it was a worthwhile cause, I told them that this was one fundraiser we wouldn't be able to participate in.

Yesterday (seven days later) any child who collected any tabs was asked to turn them in. Can I just tell you that just about every child brought in tabs and not just one or two ... they brought in ziplock bags filled to the brim. All I could think about while looking at each child was "Is that how much soda you drank last week?"

Ironically, it seems that to complete this 'do good' task, children felt inclined to drink a lot of soda. Or, who knows, possibly this is how much soda they consume regularly. Either way, someone was consuming it ... I guess even with all the facts, people aren't quite ready to stay away from sugar (or sugar substitutes).

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