I am a big supporter of my local schools. My son is in 1st grade at a public elementary school and my daughter attends a church preschool. In these tough economic times, education budget cuts are affecting schools across the nation. Programs that directly benefit students are being dropped due to lack of funding.
I urge you to consider these (or other) programs. It only takes a few seconds to clip a Box Top or register your loyalty card. If you don’t have children or your children don’t attend a school that participates in the program, consider donating to another school in your area. Coupon shoppers are a valuable asset to schools because we purchase countless items cheap or free, and we never forget to scan our loyalty cards!
I wanted to mention a couple national programs plus a few programs at my local grocery stores:
Box Tops for Education is a General Mills program that gives $0.10 to a participating school for every Box Top redeemed. I know it doesn’t sound like a lot, but my mother-in-laws school earned $1,323.00 in 2009! You can also participate in store promotions to earn Box Tops Certificates. Approximately 2 weeks ago, I ended up with 5 certificates worth 50 Box Tops each. I earned an extra $25 for my school! A few participating products include: Nature Valley, Cascadian Farms, Betty Crocker, and Kleenex.
Labels for Education is a Campbells’ program that allows you to earn points for your school through specially marked proof of purchase labels from Campbell’s family brands. Points range from 1-10 points depending on the product. Campbell’s Soup carries a 1 point value label, Campbell’s Select Soup has a 5 point label and Pop Secret Popcorn labels are worth 10 points. Did you get free Pepperidge Farm lately? There is a 1 point label on the side!
Healthy Kids Bloom is sponsored by Bloom Grocery Stores. Shoppers can earn points by using their Breeze Card. Bloom is committing $300,000 for education this year. I know they are also a continuous sponsor of Moneyboy’s school.
Great suggestions. With budget cuts, every little bit helps!
Thanks for the roundup of school programs! I knew about a couple of them but not all of them. Schools are certainly in need of every penny.
I had never heard of the labels for education! thanks for the tips!
Glad it helped! I wasn't sure if everyone already knew of these programs.
you are so right and those boxtops add up super quickly