Ain't Too Proud to Beg!

Okay,
So after my first attempt at asking people for their recyclables, I had two people let me come get them. My dad, and Chris's aunt.  Kind of sad really. So realizing that I might have to resort to extreme measures, begging and bribery came into the picture.  Hey, I ain't too proud to beg!  See what I did there?
So after the begging and bribery attempts, I very quickly got 4 more offers.  Plus, I had some offers from Toronto, Newfoundland and Ottawa.  So I'm planning a trip to go out east to pick up their cans!  Okay, no...I'm not going to do that.  But still, more people who were willing :) Who knew that begging would work so well?  If I knew that this tactic was so useful, I definitely would have found a use for it before now, believe me!
Results from the bottle depot were miraculous!  Even the employees kept thanking me for such a huge order.  We ended up coming out of there with $78!  How often do you come out of the bottle depot with $78?  Like never.  Miracle:)
So with the infamous $8.65 that started us out, the $78 from Friday, $14.10 from an earlier bottle depot visit in the week, plus an anonymous $10 donation from a family member with a strange bottle fetish, we're up to $110.75!  So excited you guys.  Even such a small amount can make a difference for these people.
So what's next?  I will continue to beg for more recyclables. I really want this to be an on-going thing.  The recycling, not necessarily the begging ;)  I've also posted new Africa pictures in my Etsy store, so go check those out.  I'm in the process of making greeting cards with my photos on them to sell at local businesses, and I have a few other ideas in the works.  If anyone else has other ideas on how to raise more money, let me know. 
My sister also wants me to start posting stories from Africa, so get ready for that.
A huge thank-you for everyone that helped out this week, either with their recyclables, or just their encouragement.  I really appreciate it.
And since I started out with the legendary lyrics of the Temptations, I might as well end with them...

If I have to sleep on your doorstep
All night and day just to keep you from recycling those cans
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
Because I want to keep your refundable cans.

I think those are the words anyways.  Who knew the Temptations were such weird can stalkers?