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It’s Easy To Earn Cash For Your Child’s School With Box Tops at Costco!

August 13, 2018 By Desiree Eaglin Leave a Comment

I receive monetary compensation from General Mills in exchange of my endorsement of Box Tops For Education.

Stock Up and Earn! box tops at costco

Whether we’re ready to admit it or not, summer break is coming to a fast close. Before we know it parents just like us across the nation will be hard pressed to stock up on back to school supplies before we send our youngsters back to school. However, I know that even despite my best efforts to stock up all summer long, I’ll still be in a rush to grab school and lunch supplies in time. Whenever I’m in need of a good cupboard refill (and let’s be honest-that’s almost always with 4 hungry kids to feed) I head into Costco to load up without breaking the bank.
But did you know that Box Tops are available on tons of participating products at Costco? That’s right – you can load up and look for Box Tops on hundreds of participating products to earn cash for your school right at Costco. Each clip is worth 10¢ for your school!

It All Began 22 Years Ago

The Box Tops for Education program began in 1997. General Mills wanted to create a program to help support education and benefit America’s schools and so, Box Tops for Education was born. It was a very successful program, right from the start. By 1998, more than 30,000 schools were clipping Box Tops and earning cash to buy the things they needed: books, computers, playground equipment and more.

Clipping Box Tops and Having Fun!

We are fortunate that our kids elementary school takes collecting Box Tops very seriously. They have created contests where the classroom in each grade level that is able to collect the most Box Tops wins a popsicle party! All of the kids in the school participate and our school was able to earn over fourteen hundred dollars in the last school year, crazy right? You can check out your school’s Box Top collecting progress too at Box Tops for Education. My good friend has volunteered to be our school’s Box Top collector and she has done an amazing job at keeping the kids excited to participate, the teachers invested and the administration motivated. I am so proud of her and her hard work! My kids have each won a popsicle party for having the classroom with the most Box Tops and that has motivated them to help clip them at home.

How To Help Earn Money For Your School

Box Tops for Education supports schools by offering an easy way to earn cash for necessary items. When you shop at Costco and clip Box Tops products throughout the year, you’re helping your school have the necessary tools to inspire young minds. I have participated in clipping box tops for my children’s elementary school every year. I found that clipping them immediately and storing them in a special spot makes collecting them for their school easier. My good friend is the box top coordinator and our elementary school earned just over $1400 in box tops last year! I have learned from her to pay close attention to expiration dates and to clip the box tops carefully.

BUY

Head into your local Costco and purchase participating box tops products. 

CLIP

Cut each box top from each package.

SEND

Send your box tops to school with your child.

EARN

Earn cash for your school to buy what it needs most. 

Inspire Imagination Contest at Costco

Kickoff back-to-school with the Box Tops Inspire Imagination Contest at Costco! Stock up on your favorite General Mills products and clip some Box Tops for your local school. Then enter to win by sharing a story about why you clip and you can earn a 100 Bonus Box Tops for your school! It’s that easy!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. GAME OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND D.C. WHO ARE 18+ WHO ARE MEMBERS OF BOXTOPS4EDUCATION.COM AND HAVE DESIGNATED A SCHOOL TO SUPPORT AT TIME OF ENTRY. MEMBERSHIP TO BOXTOPS4EDUCATION.COM IS FREE AND AVAILABLE AT BOXTOPS4EDUCATION.COM. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Online instant win game starts 7/16/18 at 12:00 a.m. ET & ends 9/10/18 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, visit www.CostcoBTFE.com. Sponsor: General Mills Sales, Inc., One General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426. box tops at costco