has agreed to be a collection hub (we'll negotiate a benefit for bringing in 100+ :)
Showing posts with label Box Top Kid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Box Top Kid. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Three More Companies Show Support For The Box Top Kids
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Why Go Through All This Effort?
Hmmm, I'm still asking myself this, especially when there is a debate over colors for blogs and the wording of posts, but these debates help them learn essential problem solving skills.
1). The Box Top Kids will learn that you can be a four year old and make an impact on your community.
- It empowers a child when they know that they make a difference. The kids are learning that they can help their schools obtain more supplies than budgeted.
2). They learn what a school budget looks; where the money comes from and how the funds are allocated.
3). They learn how to gain community support for a program. In doing so, they are gaining the respect of many business owners and managers, who in turn teach them about their trades and engage them in business conversations.
4). They have learned about buying supplies from merchants and how to gather and REUSE materials, which would have been RECYCLED.
5). They learn to count money and that Alaska is one of the 50 states and we can use an Alaska quarter anywhere in the United States. Jack was concerned when he did not think the change he was given was American currency.
6). They are learning about branding. "Mom, it is not the Box Top Kid, it is the Box Top Kids".
This project has ignited conversations we have about community, goal setting, government, budgets, branding, marketing, recycling, reusing, money.
I'm tired, but having such conversations encourages me to help them reach their goals.
When I put them to bed at night and they ask if one of my friends mailed in her box tops, it makes me smile. They're set on reaching their goals and I have to help them.
Failure is NOT an option.
~ It is my hope that other parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, friends, merchants, restaurant owners, dentists (everyone) may see what we are doing and realize how easy it is to make a positive impact on children. Isn't it time that we all start acting like a community again?
Lets educate the whole child, not just send them to school to learn. Nurture them emotionally, physically, spiritually, holistically.
When children feel connected to the community they are less likely to be criminals and more likely to be positive roll models. Is this someone elses problem or do you want to do something about it?
Box Top Kid ---> Box Top Kids
I was not sure if my Julian, Jack's younger brother would be interested in helping us with the box top for education program.
I debated whether to promote him as the box top kid, or them as the box top kids.
Jack said that he needs Julian to help him. Julian is not as shy and very outgoing. "I need Julian with me mom".
How did Julian feel about this? He was delighted to know that his older brother, who often acts like a typical older brother 'needed' him.
He said he would help without any hesitation.
~ Thus, The Box Top Kids partnership was established.
- Mom
I debated whether to promote him as the box top kid, or them as the box top kids.
Jack said that he needs Julian to help him. Julian is not as shy and very outgoing. "I need Julian with me mom".
How did Julian feel about this? He was delighted to know that his older brother, who often acts like a typical older brother 'needed' him.
He said he would help without any hesitation.
~ Thus, The Box Top Kids partnership was established.
- Mom
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Box Top Kid Works To Collect 1,000 Box Tops For Education
Last year our school collected about 4,050 box tops for education.
This year, their goal is to collect 4,080.
We think we can collect 1,000 with the help of family, friends, local businesses and the Internet.
There is a lot to do:
1). This week we made sweatshirt uniforms, that we can wear when we go ask store managers if they will put our collection box on their counters.
We went to Kmart. They said that they did not have any solid colored sweatshirts, but after a lot of looking we found some.
2). We ironed on our new patches after designing them and printing them out on our printer.
This did not work out very well, as our sweatshirts were dark blue and gray. Although the Avery iron on package did not say that the material had to be white, all of their pictures were of iron ons, with white material.
Now our new sweatshirts look terrible and we will have to find a way to fix them.
3). We wrapped boxes in white wrapping paper, put a slit on the top and brought them with us, in case we found places that would let us put our boxes on their counters.
Our first location is Sunny Cleaners 12335-A Georgia Avenue / Glenmont Shopping Center.
WFT Engineering
Kids Village
Kevin Thompson @ University of Maryland
Katrina Snellgrove @ Pennsylvania College of Technology
also agreed to put our collection boxes on their counters.
Please consider collecting box tops for us and help us reach 1,000 or MORE!
Please tell us what you think boxtopkid@gmail.com
This year, their goal is to collect 4,080.
We think we can collect 1,000 with the help of family, friends, local businesses and the Internet.
There is a lot to do:
1). This week we made sweatshirt uniforms, that we can wear when we go ask store managers if they will put our collection box on their counters.
We went to Kmart. They said that they did not have any solid colored sweatshirts, but after a lot of looking we found some.
2). We ironed on our new patches after designing them and printing them out on our printer.
This did not work out very well, as our sweatshirts were dark blue and gray. Although the Avery iron on package did not say that the material had to be white, all of their pictures were of iron ons, with white material.
Now our new sweatshirts look terrible and we will have to find a way to fix them.
3). We wrapped boxes in white wrapping paper, put a slit on the top and brought them with us, in case we found places that would let us put our boxes on their counters.
Our first location is Sunny Cleaners 12335-A Georgia Avenue / Glenmont Shopping Center.
WFT Engineering
Kids Village
Kevin Thompson @ University of Maryland
Katrina Snellgrove @ Pennsylvania College of Technology
also agreed to put our collection boxes on their counters.
Please consider collecting box tops for us and help us reach 1,000 or MORE!
Please tell us what you think boxtopkid@gmail.com
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