Pop tops for Ronald McDonald House

Kindergarteners from TGU-Granville Elementary collected 598,897 pop tops to donate to Ronald McDonald House. Back row, from left to right, are Larry Lundy, McKie Anderson, Roman Lilliquiest, Cheyenne Radecki and Dawson Deaver. Front row, from left to right, are Cody Eberle, Lee Asmundson and Hunter Taddy. The children received free Happy Meals at McDonald’s on Wednesday and got to play in the play area.

Teacher Nancy Krumwiede said she’s been having children in her classes collect the pop tops for 19 years. This year was special because the kids knew about a child who had stayed at Ronald McDonald House in the Twin Cities. Lee Asmundson’s cousin Wade Asmundson stayed there several times during his cancer treatment, so the students collected the pop tops in Wade’s honor.