Pick Up The Tab will not be continuing into 2026
Have Tabs to donate? Bring them to the Elora Legion!
Do you know it takes about 2.4 million tabs to purchase a wheelchair? Imagine if we all picked up a tab, or two or more and put our collections together? We’re asking everyone to bring in their tab collections to the Sleeman Pick Up The Tab Guelph Storm game so that we can help the Elora Legion raise money for wheelchairs, walkers and assistive devices across Canada.
To up the game, we partnered with Sleeman Breweries and Guelph Storm to put on an exciting contest! Folks were encouraged to enter the contest by dropping off their tabs on February 22 and 23 and whoever brought in the most would win. Tabs will also be collected during the March 7 game so we encourage you to bring whatever you have.
Last year an incredible total of 626.61 lbs. of tabs were collected, and so far this year we are over 2,000 lbs already from the contest alone! AMAZING!
“When is a can tab more than just a can tab?
When it contributes to 487 walkers & 3,248 wheelchairs – that’s a lot of wheels!
The Guelph Community Foundation loves to support this collaborative community project with the Elora Legion, Sleeman Breweries, Guelph Storm, fans and local schools. Started 31 years ago by people with a deep sense of service, it continues today through the involvement of people like Sue Keuhl of Sleeman Breweries, Matt Newby of Guelph Storm, Teddy England and Don Cubbidge of the Elora Legion.” – Carly O’Brien, Chair of the Guelph Community Foundation’s Board of Directors
Pick Up The Tab Contest Results
GRAND PRIZE: Jace and Ruby Weber (11 and 8 years old) with 806 lbs of tabs!
$2,000 donation to a registered non-profit Charity of their choice: The charity chosen was their school, St. Teresa of Calcutta, to help build a new playground.
- 4 Seats in the Sleeman Box at the Guelph Storm March 7th game.
- 1 delegate to do the puck drop at the Guelph Storm March 7th game.
RUNNER UP: Returning champion, Tessa Curtis with 245.5 lbs of tabs!
$1,000 donation to a registered non-profit Charity of their choice: The charity chosen was their school, the Westwood Public School
- 4 Seats in the Sleeman Box at the Guelph Storm March 7th game.
- 1 delegate to do the puck drop at the Guelph Storm March 7th game.
Grant Prize winner, Jace, is actually a Guinness record holder for collecting tabs! Ready their story here: Record-setting pop tab collection for Ontario boy and Mildmay boy earns Guinness World Record
All tabs submitted will go toward Tabs 4 Wheelchairs, Elora Legion Branch 229 to raise funds for wheelchairs, walkers and other assistive devices nationally in Canada. All tabs submitted for the contests become the property of the Elora Legion Branch 229 and will not be returned. Prize money will be administered and granted by The Guelph Community Foundation.