Fall BoxTops Competition

Hoooray for BoxTops!!! We will be having our BoxTops competition again this year. The class that contributes the most BoxTops will receive a Cereal Party. So it is time to go through your kitchen pantry, call your Grandma and lovely Aunts, gather up all the BoxTops from your and their kitchen and give them all to your teacher. Check all the soups, cereal boxes, chips bags, granola bars wrappers, printer paper or label sticker case, and even cleaning supplies (because you never know where they hide) for those valuable little BoxTops mark. It is free money for our school. We earned over $900 from BoxTops collection last year. This year we are aiming a little higher….our goal is $1000. WE CAN DO IT!!!

The deadline for turning them in is Friday, October 20th. Each teacher will need a parent or guardian to sort and count the BoxTops for the classroom before they are being submitted. Please contact your teacher if you are able to help. Look for BoxTops collection sheet that has been sent home with your kid, or send them in ziplock bag as is. (Tips: leftover FrostKing double sided tape is my best-friend when it comes to BoxTops collection sheet…simply stick a little tape to each box and peel off the other side as you find and cut more BoxTops)

Looking to help more without spending extra money? You can earn more BoxTops for our school by downloading the BoxTops Bonus App. Have the app with you when you shop, browse to see which items are offering bonus BoxTops, and if it happens to be the items you need anyway, simply submit the receipt of your purchase via the app, and voila….extra money for our school. We accumulate $57 in Bonus BoxTops last year from some families using the app. Think we can beat that number this year????

Earn Bonus Box Tops with Lysol

Use the Box Tops mobile app to earn 100 Bonus Box Tops ($10 for our school), when you purchase 5 Box Tops for Education Lysol products* in a single transaction AND be automatically entered for a chance to win an additional 500 Bonus Box Tops ($50 for your school). Simply scan your receipt using the Box Tops App by 12/31/2017.

10000 Bonus BoxTops Sweepstakes
Enter now and you could win 10000 Bonus BoxTops for our school!

Poppin’ for Box Tops

It’s that time of the year….Box Top time! This weekend, go through your pantry and clip off all the Box Tops you can find. Check the expiration date on the bottom of the Box Top to make sure it hasn’t expired, and if not, send them in with your child marked with his or her teacher’s name. The classroom with the most Box Tops will win a popcorn party!

And, what’s better, really than crunchy, warm, slightly salty and delicious popcorn?

Nothing that I can think of, except maybe the satisfied grin on your kid’s face when they realize that they helped their class win.  

If you want to go the extra mile for your child, consider downloading the Box Top App  on your phone and try it out when you grocery shop tomorrow (yea, it’s free). Here are the details, from the Box Tops 4 Education Website:

  1. Browse and select offers within the App; then purchase those participating products at any store.
  2. Upload your receipt using the App.
  3. We’ll confirm your purchase via e-mail and credit your school’s account for any offers you selected and qualified for.

You can view the credits you’ve earned for your school on the “My Activity” tab in the App or by visiting “My School Earnings” at www.boxtops4education.com/earnings

We came up with this simple How It Works guide to show you how it’s done. You can also skip right to the photo-taking tips.

Note: You must be – or become – a member of Box Tops for Education to use the Box Tops Bonus App, so that we know which participating school to award the Bonus Box Tops to. Simply register in the Box Tops Bonus App or visit www.boxtops4education.com to become a member.

New to the Box Tops for Education Program? Learn all about it at www.BTFE.com

Real People Love Donuts

Actual Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

We spent about 5 minutes after dinner tonight filming (on my phone) my little first grader as she chirped on and on about how delicious Krispy Kreme Doughnuts are.

After reviewing the video, and laughing a good bit at her crazy hair, weird outfit, and spaghetti-sauce mustache, we emailed it out to friends and family with this simple message:

“We’re selling Krispy Kreme Gift Certificates. $8 for one dozen original glazed donuts, redeemable at your leisure and all proceeds go to support Walt Disney Dolphins!  Email me or text me how many certificates you want.”

Actual Child Eating Actual Krispy Kreme Doughnut

By nine o’clock I had three orders from doting aunts and uncles!

My hunch is that the video was what sold it, or perhaps my pithy email, or maybe it’s because donuts are just really delicious and $8 for a dozen is a great deal.

Don’t forget to get your video out to friends and family, and get your order into Walt Disney PTO by February 13th.

This leads me to another tasty tidbit. Donuts with Dad, our annual event honoring the great work that Dads do every day, has been tentatively scheduled for February 22nd and 23rd, so we hope all dads can sneak away to enjoy a little treat with their kids this February. Here’s to making some sweet memories! 🙂