Cans for Japan - fundraising for UCity international student travel

05/27/2025

Hi everyone! This will be our last post before the trip! We have recycled another $267.50 bringing the total to $6,340 and leave Friday for Japan!! We appreciate everyone’s help and can’t wait to share pictures once back! Thank you again, recycling will resume once we return! 🇯🇵 💚♻️

05/15/2025

We are so lucky! Lexine Pranschke is an amazing person! How thoughtful is this card?!?! As much as you support us, I hope you know we are behind you too! 🥰 Thank you my friend!

04/26/2025

Friends and community. KayBella did it, and surpassed her goal of paying for her $5300 trip to Japan! With our recycling, she has raised another $977.90 since last posting, for a total of $6,072!!!!!! Everyone has been so thoughtful and intentional about reaching out when there is the chance to recycle and we appreciate that! We had a family donate copper gutters that were in a garage, taking up space, and that earned over $200!!! Do not put metal in your trash! Please recycle by any means necessary. Tagging some extremely wonderful friends we have met along the way, I’m sure I’m missing some but we love and thank you. This would not be possible without you. Pennies make dollars and we are here for it! Cross family will continue recycling and leave for our trip May 30th!! Stand by on a partnership to come!

April Sitter DaviLexine PranschkeeTricia Jostlein, Chris Tighe, Rachel and Josh, Mrs. Cu***ng, Kim Clarkson FeldVanessa Krampe so many more! ♻️💚♻️

03/08/2025

Happy Saturday!! KayBella has recycled another $224.52! Bringing her total to $5,093.52! Holy smokes!! We are nearing our travel date of 5/30 and can not wait! Be on the lookout for our “Cans for Japan” recycling receptacle at Christ the King fish fry’s thanks to Tricia Jostlein 💚 Our family greatly appreciates all the community support and innovative ideas to get others more aware about recycling!! Cans for Japan! Recycling for student international travel

01/17/2025

Hi Everyone! We are still collecting! (Even with the lack of posting, we have been busy!) In the last month we have recycled $143.07 worth of metal, bringing the new total raised to $4,869! Thank you all so much! Some big updates!! We have a little over 4 months till our trip, KayBella has gotten her passport, and we put in the request to extend our trip and travel to Thailand for 10 days after the Japan tour! We will be meeting dad and brother there and are so excited to also share this first international trip with them being included! I hope everyone had the best holiday season, and definitely a great start to the new year. We are ready to get to work and recycle till our trip comes, leaving May 30th! (Potentially continuing to recycle afterwards, if we can find a program to donate to- thinking something with Brittany Woods middle school) Some have requested itinerary information, so attaching that here! We are beyond excited and so blessed to have your support! I continue to hope this serves you as well, having an outlet to recycle and avoid the landfill! Much love to all 🥰
Cans for Japan! Recycling for student international travel

12/06/2024

Hi Community! I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving, and enjoyed time with their families! I know we did! Another $267.13 added to the kitty, KayBella is up to $4,726.13 ❤️❤️ We will have a big drop off this weekend too since everyone was so thoughtful in allowing us to recycle your broken Christmas lights! Thank you for all the drop offs, every bit counts! Here are a couple of photos of Bella at her winter middle school concert 🥰 Everyone played so beautifully! It was AWESOME to see the band play! Great concert!!

11/08/2024

Huge shout out to Magic Mini Golf ! KayBella choose our recycling partner to host her birthday party and it was PERFECT! Thank you Kevin!

11/08/2024

Team! We have recycled another $345.04 since last posting! We have raised $4,459 so far! Thank you ALL so much for your help, KayBella had this idea and never in a million years would we think it would work! Go KayBella!!!! ❤️

09/27/2024

This last week has been busy! KayBella recycled another $242.98 worth of metal, bringing her total up to $4,114!! She is in the 4 thousands!! 😮 We had our first in person Japan meeting to meet the others going on the trip, or at least half of them (from UCity)! Kay is VERY excited! The first thing we need to work on asap is getting KayBella’s passport! Ek! June 2025 will be here before we know it! ❤️ Also!! It’s KayBella’s 12th birthday today! Wishing my sweet girl a very happy birthday! 😘

09/17/2024

New supporter alert! Big Muddy Adventures reached out and asked if we would help recycle their cans!!! Of course we said yes, and the more I read about their business and contributions to outdoor education, we can’t wait to book a paddle!! A large portion of our 100lbs recycled this past week was a huge thank you to them! 💛🖤 How amazing is our St. Louis community?! Recycling knowledge goes hand and hand with respect of our environment and learning about our natural resources! Thank you for thinking of us. 🥰

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09/17/2024

We have raised another $363.51!! Total is up to $3,871 ❤️ wow wow wow! Thank you as always, for all you do!

We had been accumulating our copper and finally dropped off. We learned the difference between #1 and #2 copper and are grateful Missouri Water didn’t mind leaving their left overs from our lead pipe replacement! You should request them to do the same ❤️❤️

08/25/2024

Hi everyone! Thank you for your continued support! Since last posting, with the help of your donations, KayBella has raised another $275.20 and we are now up to $3,507! KayBella started middle school this past Monday! She is loving Brittany Woods 💛🖤 and we have 9 months till her trip to Japan! One huge shout out this week goes to her dear friend Gigi! Gigi’s mom Laura has been recycling with her dad since little and continued saving cans for recycling into adulthood, doing an annual drop off which would then take her family (large family!) out for burgers. This year, the family decided to donate their cans to KayBella to put towards her trip! Net weight of the cans was 148 pounds or $66.60. It was A LOT of cans. We are so grateful for the help of our friends and community!