About

Meet Benjamin, a delightful little boy who is funny, energetic, and kind-hearted. At the tender age of 4, he discovered his passion for metal detecting. It all began when he stumbled upon a ring in a nearby park without even using his metal detector. From that moment on, Benjamin became a dedicated detectorist and was always eager to show off his latest finds to his friends.

As Benjamin grew older, so did his heart. He was inspired by his older sister, who had started her own small bracelet business called Inspired by Elizabeth to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital. Seeing the impact that his sister had made, Benjamin was determined to follow in her footsteps and do something for charity.

One day, while camping at Rock Garden Campground, Benjamin learned that the office was collecting pop tabs for someone in need of a wheelchair. This sparked a fire in Benjamin’s heart, and he knew that this was what he wanted to do. He made it his mission to collect as many pop tabs as possible to donate to Rock Garden for the little boy in need.

At only 6 years old, Benjamin was on a quest to collect as many pop tabs as he could. He approached every camper he could find, asking for their pop tabs, and soon he had a large ziplock bag full of them. From then on, he was hooked.

Benjamin’s current goal is to fill his giant plastic pop bottle with as many tabs as possible. He is doing remarkably well, even visiting local businesses like Romeo Bros Barbers & Hairstyling to collect their pop tabs from recycling.

As detectorists, we often collect many pop tabs and simply dispose of them in the recycling or garbage. However, if you want to support this young boy’s dream, feel free to drop off your pop tabs for him to collect.

Benjamin is a go-getter with a big heart, and he is an inspiration to us all. Let us all learn from his kindness and dedication to making a difference in the world.

If you would like to help

You can drop off your pop tabs to

306 Melrose Ave West

Winnipeg, MB

R2C 1N8

Instructions:

• Place your pop tabs on the steps.
• Include your First Name on the bag.
• This will allow us to Thank you on our site.

Thank you from Little Digger (Benjamin) for your support!

Did you know… 

Tabs can be coloured and come from pop cans, fruit cans, pet food cans, beer cans, etc.

A total of 52 specialized wheelchairs have been presented in the last 24 years.

There are approximately 1,500 tabs in a pound.

To purchase a $6,000 wheelchair, it takes approximately 14 million tabs which equals to about 9,500 lbs.

To purchase a $10,000 wheelchair, it takes approximately 24 million tabs which equals to about 16,000 lbs.

                      -Steinbach Online

We would like to introduce you to Kyrie the young girl that we are saving all the tabs for 🙂

2024 Wheelchair Ceremony and Presentation

Romeo Bros Barbers & Hairstyle

Rock Garden Campers

Gord and Chrissy

Windy Digger

Josie and John

Martha and Mike

Jazzmin

Lesley and Charlie

Deborah and Randy

Claire

Alexandra

Daniel

Julianne

Stephanie and Kyle

If we missed anyone we are sorry! Just let us know and we would gladly add your name here. 🙂

We are so grateful to all of you and without your generosity the goal of a million tabs collected is in sight. LETS GO!!!