Helping NC schools

With the recent Education Budget cuts, I've been trying to think of ways we can all help... even those of you without children. Here are a few things I came up with (please add to this list!) 

1. Link your GROCERY CARD to a local school in your area. I'd love for you to link your Ingles Cards to William W. Estes if you do not have children and would like to help my child's school. 

 Ingles ID: 10798

 HT Vic card ID: 4020

2. Link your TARGET RED Card to a local school ( 1% of your purchases will go to that school)

 Target Red Card Id: 79552


3. Collect BOX TOPS for EDUCATION (schools receive 10 cents for every box top turned in.) If you do not have a child in school, collect these and pass them along to your neighbor who does. Mail them to me and I'll pay you for the postage! I keep a plastic baggie on my fridge and I slip my box tops in the bag. These can be collected ALL YEAR by you. I have a baggie full from this summer.

4. When you purchase your student's supplies or make a donation to the local Tools For Schools, think about supplies a teacher may also need (sticky notes, craft supplies, reward stickers, bulletin board kits, Dixie cups, holiday items, straws, Popsicle sticks, box of snacks.. ie: goldfish and granola bars (probably not best for the big donation sites, but perfect to add to your k-4 kids bag), Clorox wipes, tissue, dry erase markers, play doh, etc.

5. Maybe add a small Wal-Mart or Target gift Card to your child's supply bag for the teachers to use towards larger wish list items.

Box Tops and linking your cards cost you nothing and can help tremendously if we all participate!

Also...

-Some schools collect Campbell Soup labels, check into this for your schools!

-Order Scholastic Books online when teachers send home order forms. Teachers earn a $3 credit for each online order.

-Support a teacher and their Grant by visiting http://www.donorschoose.org/