Welcome to the Cambridge Elementary Box Tops for Education web site.  Here, you will find the latest on how our school is doing, links to helpful information about the program itself, and wonderful offers from the Box Tops for Education program web site.  This program is one of the easiest, fun, and rewarding fundraisers your Cambridge Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized. 

 

We are hoping you will help our school get as close to the $60,000 maximum award level as possible available through the Box Tops program! Click below for any area in which you would like to learn more information.  And remember to clip those Box Tops and get them in!

 

·         What is the Box Tops for Education Program and how does it benefit my school?

·         How do you collect and submit the Box Tops?

·         What are some of the participating Box Tops products?

·         Deadlines and prizes

·         Winners from the November 2005 award ceremony

·         So, how is our school doing?

·         How can I support the Cambridge Elementary Box Tops for Education program?

·         Cambridge Elementary Box Tops for Education Program Points of Contact

 

 

 

 

What is the Box Tops for Education Program and how does it benefit my school?

 

Erica Becvar and Rachel Gurwitz are our Cambridge Elementary Box Tops Coordinators.  You’ll see their names and contact info on all Cambridge Box Tops materials.  The Box Tops for Education Program web site is www.boxtops4education.com. The Box Tops fund-raising program offers some great opportunities for our school.  We hope to help our school get as close to the $60,000 available from the Box Tops program as possible!  You can help reach for this goal in several ways:

 

·         Join the Box Tops for Education Booster Clubsm at www.boxtops4education.com. Benefits include seeing Box Tops earnings, chances to win Bonus Box Tops, money-saving coupons, shopping online and earning cash for your school, and staying up-to-date with Box Tops newsletters.  We get 5 extra points for each person who joins!

·         Shop your favorite online stores at the Box Tops Marketplace. Up to 8% of each qualifying purchase is donated to Cambridge. 

·         Earn a full 1% on every purchase for Cambridge with the Box Tops Visa® card. Apply today at http://www.boxtops4education.com or call 1-800-650-0235.

But the most exciting, rewarding, and engaging Box Tops program is Clipping the Box Tops.  Cambridge can win $20,000 from this program alone.  Clip Box Tops from hundreds of participating products. Box Tops are worth 10¢ each when we redeem them from the Box Tops program. 

 

To encourage students and staff to participate in the Box Tops program, we have set up deadlines with prizes to recognize and reward students and staff for collecting Box Tops. We had our first award ceremony at the November 2005 Celebration of Learning event.  Our second award ceremony will be at the April 2006 Celebration of Learning event.  See below for more details on dates and rewards.

 

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Text Box: Directions for Collecting and Submitting Box Tops 1. Cut out Box Tops (make sure they haven’t expired and the date is visible). 2. Count the Box Tops. 3. Put the Box Tops in an envelope or a Ziploc bag. 4. Label with the child’s name, teacher’s name, grade, and number of Box Tops. Or, if you are a staff member, label with “Staff Contest,” staff member’s name, and number of Box Tops. 5. Put the Ziploc bags and envelopes in the Box Tops collection box near the Nurse’s office. You can submit them all year and we’ll add them up! NOTE: Box Tops not in bags or envelopes and not properly labeled will not be entered into the contests. Loose Box Tops will, however, be counted and submitted towards the school’s Box Tops income and overall goal for the year. How do you collect and submit the Box Tops?

Cut out the Box Tops.  Make sure they haven’t expired and the date is visible. Count the Box Tops.  Put the Box Tops in an envelope or a Ziploc bag and label with the child’s name, teacher’s name, grade, and number of Box Tops.  Or, if you are a Cambridge staff member, label the envelope or Ziploc bag with “Staff Contest,” staff member’s name, and number of Box Tops.

Put the Ziploc bags and envelopes in the Box Tops collection box near Nurse’s office. You can submit them all year, and we’ll add them up!

NOTE:  Box Tops not in bags or envelopes and not properly labeled will not be entered into the contests. Loose Box Tops will, however, be counted and submitted towards the school’s Box Tops income and overall goal for the year.  Please do not include Betty Crocker points.

 

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What are some of the participating Box Tops products?

 

Earn cash for our school every time you purchase groceries.  Clip Box Tops from hundreds of your favorite products found at your local grocery store.  Each coupon is worth 10¢ when we redeem them for our school.  Example products include the following:

 

General Mills cereals

Pillsbury

Betty Crocker

Yoplait

Nature Valley

Cascadian Farms

Old El Paso

Ziploc

Gold Medal flour

Totino’s pizza

Pop Secret

Fruit snacks

Chex Mix

Bugles

Gardetto’s

“Helper” meals

Fruit shapes

And more…

Kleenex

 

 

 Visit www.boxtops4education.com for a current list as new products are added.

 

Text Box: Deadlines for prizes and award dates 24 Mar 06 – 2nd Deadline for submitting Box Tops • See directions for collection and submittal 27 Apr 06 – Announcement of overall year winners • Student with most Box Tops gets to put a pie in the face of Mr Mac, plus gets a basket overflowing with Box Tops goodies! • Top student with most Box Tops from each grade gets bag of Box Tops goodies! • Overall winning class gets Double Dave’s pizza party! 17 May 06 – Last deadline for overall school goal tally 19 May 06 – Overall school goal • If we collect 100,000 Box Tops (or $10,000) for the school year, Ms. Bashara will kiss a mule on this day! 25 May 06 – Last day to get Box Tops in before the summer <Back to the top of the page>

 

Deadlines and prizes

 

The deadline for submitting Box Tops for the first award ceremony was 14 October 2005.  On 22 November 2005 at the Celebration of Learning, we announced the first winners.  See below for the winners from the November 2006 award ceremony.

 

The next deadline for getting in Box Tops is 24 March 2006.  The winners will be announced at the Celebration of Learning on 27 April 2006.  The winning categories will be same as those in November 2005.  However, the student who collects the most Box Tops for the year gets to put a pie in the face of Mr. Mac. 

 

But here is the ultimate goal.  If the school collects 100,000 Box Tops (or $10,000) by the 19 May 2006, Mrs. Bashara will kiss a mule!  The deadline for getting Box Tops in to count for the overall school year goal is 17 May 2006.  The last day to get Box Tops in before the summer break is 25 May 2006.

 

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Winners from the November 2005 award ceremony

 

On 22 November 2005 at the Celebration of Learning, we announced the winners from the first Box Tops contest.  The student who collected the most Box Tops received a basket full of Box Tops products and a backpack with goodies from Chick-fil-A!  The class who collected the most Box Tops got a Double Dave’s pizza party!  And the Cambridge staff member who collected the most Box Tops got a Chick-fil-A goodie bag.  We also recognized the student from each grade who collected the most Box Tops with a bag full of Box Top goodies.  Here are the winners in those categories from the first Box Tops contest:

 

·         Top student from each grade

-             5th grade (Reese):  Mark J.       

-             4th grade (McPherson): Seung H.

-             3rd grade (Amsel): Caleb J.

-             2nd grade (Coleman):  Jack C.

·         Top student for the school

-          1st grade (Stavinoha): Samuel B. (471 Box Tops)

·         Top class:  1st grade (Stavinoha): 563 Box Tops

·         Top staff member:  5th grade teacher:  Ms Haushill (178 Box Tops)

 

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So, how is our school doing?

 

As of 3 January 2006, we have collected 8,400 Box Tops.  That may sound like a lot, and everyone has been working hard.  However, that is only $840 worth of Box Tops towards our goal of $10,000 (or 100,000 Box Tops).   If everyone brings in at least 7 Box Tops a week, we can make our goal!

 

For up-to-date stats, check out the poster next to the Box Tops collection box near the Nurse’s office.  The poster shows how we are doing in reaching the overall school goal, how each class is doing, and how many Box Tops each grade has collected. 

 

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How can I support the Cambridge Elementary Box Tops for Education program?

 

·         Get the word out

·         Collect Box Tops

·         Get your friends, family, even restaurants to collect the Box Tops

·         Join the Box Tops Booster Club

·         Shop online through the Box Tops Marketplace web site

·         Check out the Box Tops Visa Card

·         And visit the Box Tops for Education web site for coupons, program news, and more!

 

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Cambridge Elementary Box Tops for Education Program Points of Contact

 

Your support is greatly appreciated.  There are two Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) members who are supporting this fund-raising program:

 

  • Erica Becvar (210-930-9202)
  • Rachel Gurwitz (210-828-3377)

 

The Box Tops for Education Program web site is www.boxtops4education.com.

 

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