Box Tops For Education

Many of you may be familiar with the Box Tops for Education fundraiser that our middle school has just kicked off.  For those who are not, let me give you a brief description.  This fundraiser is unique in that we aren't asking you to purchase anything, donate money, or volunteer your time.  All you need to do is look for a small "Box Tops for Education" coupon on boxes of many products that you probably already use on a regular basis.  Simply cut the coupons out of the box and send them in to school with your child.  For each coupon that is collected, the middle school will receive the amount of money indicated on the coupon.  While 5, 10, or 20 cents at a time may not seem like much, when you consider the collective action of 415 students and their families it is plain to see the tremendous potential this program can deliver. 

You might be asking yourself what the proceeds will be used for.  At this time, our plan is to use money from the boxtops fundraiser to enhance our library collection.  Specifically, our middle school literature and non-fiction collections are in need of an upgrade to best prepare our students for the new Common Core State Standards and to maintain works that our students are interested in reading.  All money from this program will go back into providing these types of resources for our students.

What do you need to do?

• View the list of participating products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx
• Clip the coupons from the boxes and packaging of any products you use, or have your child do so. 
• Send the coupons into school with your child each week.  Ask your child to give these to his or her first period teacher.

It really is that simple.  We appreciate any and all support with this project.  If you have any questions, please contact our librarian, Mrs. Criste, at jcriste@cencam.org .