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Tips For Collecting Box Tops for Education #foodlionboxtops

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Food Lion® via Burst Media. The opinions and text are mine.

When my oldest daughter started kindergarten more than a dozen years ago, I became aware of Box Tops for Education. As a young mother with a bunch of little ones at home, I often felt like there wasn’t much I could do to support my kids’ school, but I could collect Box Tops.

Box Tops for Education

When we first began collecting Box Tops for Education, I was shocked at how many items we already had on our shelves and throughout our house that had Box Tops on them. Since that first year, and for the past 13+ years, our house has been a pretty dedicated collection site. Everyone has their eyes open for a Box Top on a label or box…and we won’t let any of them slip through the cracks and end up in the recycle bin. Ten cents may not seem like a lot, but it adds up FAST.

Tips for collecting Box Tops for Education

Tips for Collecting Box Tops for Education for Your School

  • Have a designated collection spot at home. Whether it’s a drawer or a ziploc baggie or a dedicated Box Tops piggy bank, make it easy for family members to clip and drop.
  • Get the whole family involved. Make sure that everyone knows to check boxes for Box Tops before tossing them in the recycle bin. Remember that Box Tops are not only found on food items.
  • Buy more Box Tops for Education items when you shop!
  • Involve friends and extended family, too! Grandma loves to collect Box Tops for us, and we gather all of her Box Tops whenever we visit her. She’ll even pack them in her suitcase when she comes to visit. It’s easy to ask friends and neighbors to keep their eyes open for you, as well. Since it doesn’t cost them any money (and hardly any time) most people are more than happy to contribute to your collection!
  • Leave a jar or bag to collect Box Tops at work…same idea as above!
  • Before you head out to shop, check the Box Tops for Education site for stores near you that are running promotions for Bonus Box Tops (see below for the latest Bonus Box Tops opportunity starting tomorrow (1/7/15) at Food Lion®!).
  • Check the Box Tops for Education site for coupons for participating products to save when you go shopping.
  • Participate in challenges and contests. Our elementary school sends home monthly collection sheets with space to tape or glue 10 Box Tops for Education. Each sheet is worth $1.00 for the school…AND an entry into a drawing. My kids have won the drawings a few times and come home ecstatic.

What are your tips for collecting (or remembering to turn in) your Box Tops for Education?

Get 20 Bonus Box Tops for Education at Food Lion®

Get 20 Bonus Box Tops ($2.00 value to BTFE eligible school) when you buy ANY 5 participating General Mills® products in a single shopping visit at Food Lion® using your personal MVP card between 1/7/15 and 1/13/15 AND be automatically entered for a chance to win 100,000 Bonus Box Tops ($10,000 value to BTFE eligible school).

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About Box Tops for Education:

  • Box Tops for Education is one of America’s largest school earnings loyalty programs.
  • Over 80,000 k-8 schools participate.
  • Schools can use Box Tops cash to buy whatever they need.
  • You can send Box Tops to school anytime.
  • Each Box Top is worth 10¢ for your school.
  • Box Tops earnings are sent out to schools twice a year, in December and in April.

how box tops works

$50 Food Lion® gift card giveaway

Who doesn’t appreciate a free grocery trip? I know I do! Enter to win a $50 Food Lion® gift card by commenting on this blog post and letting me know your best tips for collecting Box Tops for your school. Maybe your school or your family does something really unique to motivate everyone to get involved. If you’re new to Box Tops, feel free to let me know what your favorite Box Tops for Education participating product is.

Enter on the giveaway form below for multiple chances to win! This giveaway will end midnight January 20, 2015, after which a winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. Good luck!

 

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Food Lion® via Burst Media. The opinions and text are mine.

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About Lolli

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)