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Siblings collect 1 million soda tabs to help brother with leukemia

By Bob D'Angelo
Jan 27, 2017
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The siblings of 4-year-old Jacob Matthaei, knowing that their brother was battling cancer, decided to collect tabs and take them to the Ronald McDonald House. The charity takes the tabs to recycling plants, and it uses the money it receives to help families like Matthaei's.

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