Pop Tab Pandemonium at Ronald McDonald House KC!

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Kenton Brothers believes in supporting our community.  One of the ways in which we support Kansas City is through one of our favorite charities, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City.  As you may know, Kenton Brothers collects old keys to donate to Ronald McDonald House.  The keys are sold as scrap metal.  What you may not know is that you can collect scrap metal for Ronald McDonald House KC every day, even if you don’t have old keys!

Collecting pop tabs, the tabs that assist you in opening a can of soda, beer, water, juice, etc., and returning them to the Ronald McDonald House allows RMHCKC collect thousands of dollars each year in scarp metal money.  Consider a collection box for your house, church, school, community center, or, if you have a soda addiction like KB salesman Steve Scharff, your desk! Email Alan Lubert at Ronald McDonald House if you need collection boxes.  Or you can pick them up this Saturday at RMHCKC’s Pop Tab Pandemonium Event!

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Kenton Brothers Unlock Hope Program and WaterOne of Lenexa joined forces to help Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City

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left to right: Mandy Cawby, Mike Armstrong, Sean McGraw, & Paul Dunham from WaterOne; Alan Lubert from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, Gina Stuelke of Kenton Brothers, and Tami Greenberg of RMHC KC

WaterOne Makes “Key” Donation To Ronald McDonald House

Kansas City, MO – WaterOne today confirmed a unique donation of $1,068.96 to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City (RMHC-KC) using scrap metal as its currency. WaterOne is upgrading metal locks and keys at its facilities with the help of contractor Kenton Brothers. The old keys and locks from the project added up to 816 lbs. of brass, which Kenton Brothers recommended donating to RMHC-KC through its Unlock Hope program.

“Kenton Brothers introduced the idea of a donation to Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City,” said Sean McGraw, Safety & Security Manager for WaterOne. “They could have kept the scrap for their profit margin, but they saw an opportunity to serve a greater good and get WaterOne involved.”

RMHC-KC keeps families close to their sick children and provides a place of respite, taking care of the family’s basic needs with warm meals, laundry facilities, a rejuvenating shower and comfortable beds at little or no cost to the families.

“This donation will cover 14 nights for a family,” said Alan Lubert, Community Relations Manager for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City. “We rely on support and contributions like this gift from WaterOne thanks to Kenton Brothers’ Unlock Hope partnership.”

WaterOne is an independent non-profit water utility serving the Johnson County, Kansas area. Kenton Brothers is a Kansas City-based security integrator, offering commercial grade security products and customer security solutions since 1897.

To learn more about Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City services or make a personal donation, visit www.rmhckc.org.

For more information on the Unlock Hope program, please click here to download our information sheet.