First National Bank & Trust’s Fun Committee has partnered with Stacey Lantagne of Crafters on Central to be a drop off site for aluminum tabs. Members of the First National Bank & Trust Fun Committee from left are Jake Hogberg, Cristina Whitaker, Jean O’Dette, Diane Blaskowski and Joe Linn.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Have you been saving the aluminum tabs from your pop/beer cans? If not, start saving them because First National Bank & Trust’s Fun Committee has teamed up with Stacey Lantagne from Crafters on Central to be an ongoing public drop-off site at each of their locations.

After personally experiencing the hospitality provided to her family, Lantagne’s mission has been to give back to the Ronald McDonald House by holding benefits, collecting Wish List Items and aluminum can tabs for the Milwaukee location. Her next visit is planned this month. You can find more information on the RMHC’s Wish List and upcoming activities in her newsletter found on the Crafters On Central website www.craftersoncentral.com or their Facebook page.

When a child faces a serious medical crisis, families are confronted an impossible choice: Stay by their child’s bedside or return home to work, care for siblings and maintain some semblance of normal life. The Ronald McDonald House, a non-profit organization, provides a full scope of services to families including navigating their child’s medical treatment, and providing housing, transportation, meals, education, and psychosocial support at no cost to the families.

A recent study in the Journal of Community Health revealed that Ronald McDonald House provides about 87% of all temporary housing for families with hospitalized children in the U.S. There are nearly 400 houses and 300 hospital-based family rooms worldwide.

No amount is too big or too small and every bit is very much appreciated.

The RMHC has raised more than $4 million in the last 50 years by recycling the aluminum tabs. These funds are used to offset operational expenses so every family can have a free home away from home while their children receive critical medical care.

41 Lumber has donated the bright green collection containers in the bank’s lobbies.

The public is welcome to drop off donations during regular banking hours. Locations include the Iron Mountain downtown main office and south branch near Home Depot; Kingsford Branch on Carpenter Avenue; and the Menominee, Iron River and Marquette offices.