Now that school’s back in session, the focus has shifted to helping our schools raise money to afford new supplies, equipment and programs to provide better education for our kids! This year, Avery Dennison has partnered with Box Tops for Education, and Avery school supplies now include coupons to clip and turn in to your school to be redeemed for cash.
Avery Dennison sent me this great gift basket of products so I can share my thoughts on them, plus I get to give the same basket away to one of my readers! I wish I could say I’m an organized person, but I subscribe more to the organized chaos theory. However, products like these inspire me to file things away in a more orderly manner. I enjoyed sorting and filing and labeling my papers with Avery’s easy-to-use systems. Now if only I could keep them that way!
And who could resist the handy tote it was all packaged in? I have baskets and totes like these all over the house to corral all of our stuff. We have far more “stuff” than we actually need, but that’s a project best tackled when I give these crutches the boot. Anyone want to help?
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a back-to-school prize package (worth over $50!) full of Avery Dennison school and office supplies, including: Hi-Liters, labels, GlueStics, binders, dividers, sheet protectors, Marks-a-Lot permanent markers, and t-shirt transfers!
To enter, share your favorite way to get involved at your kids’ schools! Do you volunteer in the classroom? Coordinate the bookfair? Help with fundraising?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me how you are involved at your kids’ schools. What is your favorite volunteer activity?
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!
4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
(1) Avery Dennison School and Office Supply Package, as described above
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on 9/22. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Valerie
I am a forum member.
Valerie
Due to work I am not able to volunteer in the classroom so I provide snacks and baked goods for school activities.
Danetta
I volunteer as a room parent and volunteer to help at all the class parties (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s, etc) and activities (Field Day, book fairs, etc)
Danetta
https://goyay.blogspot.com/ – I have your badge on my blog
Danetta
I have joined the forums.
Danetta
I subscribe via RSS reader
Elizabeth
I try to be as involved as I can, since my son is in preschool. I volunteer to wash sheets/blankets and heave donated his extra blankets to the school.
denise
I like to volunteer in the library.
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Elizabeth
I have subscribed!
denise
I subscribe.
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denise
I am Wiscmom on the forum.
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jessica
I am a subscriber.
jessica
I support all my son’s school functions!
jessica
I am a member of the forums.
Mary Durbin
My son is in the 1st grade and my daughter is in her first year of preschool. I volunteer three days a week on the playground and lunchtime supervising the kids during recess and lunch time. However I think the best time is when I volunteer to be a class mom and actually get to see my children in action during school hours. It is a proud moment, if you haven’t experienced it yet I advise you to try once its the greatest.
Stephanie Gerding
I subscribe to your feed and LOVE it! Thanks!
Mama Bear
Mine aren’t in school yet but I plan on volunteering as much as possible for field trips and whatever else I can help with.
Mama Bear
I’m a forum member.
Mama Bear
I’m a subscriber too.
Stephanie
I was a room mom at my son’s preschool last year. I helped out at parties and went on their feild trip to the Pumpkin Patch! It was great fun!
colleen
My favorite volunteer activity with my daughter’s school is definitely the christmas shop. the pta volunteers help the children pick out gifts for their family members.
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peggyellen
I love office supplies
kristen
I try to volunteer in the classroom and go on field trips when I am able. I have a first grader — but also have a 3 year old and 1 year old at home. Last year, I was able to get involved and took pictures whenever I was at school – evening events, field trips, etc. At the end of the year, I made a DVD slideshow of pictures for all of my son’s classmates.
Mel Mal
I enjoy helping with field trips.
Beth
My oldest just started kindergarten, so I’m just getting into the school volunteering fun. Yesterday I went and helped the little kindies make globes using balloons, blue glue and newspaper. It was messy but so fun! :) Thanks for the great giveaway!
Beth
You are on my blogroll! Great giveaway!
Angela
I am a subscriber.
Angela
I am a forum member too.
Angela
I am a teacher and love it when parents volunteer in the classroom!
Brandie
We homeschool so we get involved by doing it all! :)
We are also active in our community by volunteering at our local library and donating as we are able as well — including donating Box Tops for Education to various communities services or schools.