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!
Deni
I collect box tops for the local elementary school, even though my kids are now in middle school. It gives us a chance to go back and visit.
I also am a volunteer officer for a school board committee that oversees the facilities management of that school. I’ve also been active in the reading program as a volunteer.
Deni
I have your RSS feed going to MyYahoo! page.
lisa
I have 3 kids ranging in age from 13 to 18. I have voluneered and served on the executive boards of all my childrens school PTAs since my oldest was in kindergarten. It has given me years of precious memories of time spent with and for my children! I also was a room mom for all of them when they were small and that experience is also precious to me!!
lisa
I already subscribe by email
lisa
I am a member of the forum
S. Davis
I am 1 of 2 boxtops coordinators at our school.
My favorite activity was the 3rd grade field trip to a local minor-league baseball game.
S. Davis
I am a subscriber. Thank you!
Jennifer Nick
Hi! I love to help out with bake sales or plant sales. Thanks!
Jennifer Nick
I’m already subscribed. Thanks!
Bridget
I subscribe!
Bridget
My children aren’t in school yet, but I like to take snacks and cradty projects for them to share at daycare!
Jenn
I love to help out in the classroom during special holiday events, and I also help at home with material preparation since it is hard to help out as often as I would like in the classroom with my hands full at home with a 20 month old as well. I also send in various items that I have acquired through fantastic deals. Thanks for offering this great giveaway!
Tamara B.
I am so involved at my kids’ schools by helping with holiday parties,fund raisers,chours,track,chess club and the Spring Carnival. My favorite thing I love to do is the holiday parties and the Spring Carnival.
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com
Tamara B.
I am a subscriber by email
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com
Jennifer Laxson
I help out with parties and am on the PTA.
Jennifer Laxson
I subscribe via e-amil
Christie
I am the classroom mom for my son’s class, so I organize all the parties and keep the other parent’s informed of what going on in the class. I also make a class website each year that has class photos, homework helpers, class calendars, and much more. Lastly, I am the yearbook rep for the whole school, so that in itself keeps me busy and volunteering from October until March.
Wendy
Already receive e-mails.
Wendy
Already joined the forums.
Wendy
Love being the Mystery reader at my son’s school. The teacher gives them clues as to who is coming and they have to guess who it might be. Then the mystery reader comes into the classroom to read the class a book.
Lisa
My favorite way to get involved is with fundraising!
Laura
I love to volunteer in the classroom!
Laura
I’m a member of the forums!
Laura
I’m a subscriber!
Linda
I volunteer to help with the lunch hours at my child’s school. I also coordinate the Box Tops program. This is a wonderful basket I’d love to win!!
Linda
I am already a registered user at Deal Seeking Mom Forums! What a great place!
Linda
Love, love, love getting all your emails – a subscriber to your feed I am! I am amazed at what you find. I may have to consider the cost of printing all the coupons I print!!
Kristen
I subscribe to your forums
Kristen
I subscribe to your email feeds and love it, i learn so much and have saved so much since starting it a few months ago! Thank you for all you do!
Kristen
I am the new box tops coordinator for my daughters elementary school as well as being a member of the PTA and already in several committees. I have no where to put all the stuff I have to stay organized and this would be awesome!