It is always fun to design a logo for children. When the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South FLorida asked us to design a logo for the TABathon we loved the idea.

The Ronald McDonald House of South Florida combines ongoing needs to generate funds with virtues of conservation by recycling the pop tabs of aluminum cans.

The TABathon is a competition where elementary schools collect pop tabs and the winner gets a party for the students, and recognition for the school.

We decided to play with the idea of the Comedy and Tragedy Masks but using the actual pop tabs. Creating a character and humanizing a logo always gets more attention and makes the logo more memorable for children and adults.

The TABathon started in 2007 and has been very successful. This year we are looking to top $10,000 which is equivalent to nearly 22 million pop-tabs.

• In 2008-2009 School year, the participating schools collected over 2 million tabs.

• Total weight is over 2,174 pounds.

• The Ronald McDonald Houses of South Florida will receive between 35¢ to 65¢ per pound on aluminum tabs (1,200 pop tabs make a pound) delivered to our recycling partners.

Anybody can help the house by collecting pop tabs, to find more information please visit the house website www.RMHCSouthflorida.org