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3/1/2017

Fundraising Ideas - Box Tops for Education

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Question: Are homeschool families or co-ops eligible to participate in the Box Tops for Education program? 

The Official Rules state:

The Box Tops for Education program is also open to Internal Revenue Service recognized 501(c)(3) home school associations in the United States, organized and operated primarily for educational purposes and containing a class of 15 or more students in one or more grades from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Homeschool families are not eligible to clip/earn BTFE funds unless they participate in a qualified 501(c)(3) home school association as described above. If your cooperative is a 501(c)(3), you absolutely should pursue membership in the BTFE program.

The BTFE program can only accept a request to participate in Box Tops for Education from a School Administrator. The School Administrator should call customer service at 1-888-799-2444 and ask for information on joining the program.

If your co-op enrolls in the program, you are asked to identify a Coordinator who will submit the Box Tops two times a year (usually March 1 and November 1). Often co-ops will ask parents to take on a volunteer role during the year as part of the cooperative effort. This is an excellent job for a volunteer.

Our co-op has written up a handy reminder for your families when it gets near the time to submit Box Tops. It includes some tips on maximizing the money your co-op can make.


BOX TOPS SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: 
  • This spring (fall), the Box Top submission deadline is March (November) 1, 2017. All Box Tops must be turned in to the BTFE Coordinator on February (October) 15.
  • Check the expiration dates on your Box Tops. If they expire BEFORE March (November) 1, 2017 DO NOT turn them in. Expired Box Tops do not count. The program does check!
  • Cut Box Tops down to size and peel the Box Top paper from any cardboard or heavy plastic packaging. This cuts down on weight which reduces our shipping cost. The Co-op general fund will cover the cost of shipping.
  • After you have done this, CAREFULLY COUNT your Box Tops and separate them into groups of 50. Place 50 Box Tops in a plastic snack size or regular size sandwich bag. Label (permanent marker) each bag with your name and the number of Box Tops in the bag.
  • If you have BONUS Box Tops, do NOT count them towards the total 50 in a bag. BONUS Box Tops must be placed together in a separate bag.
  • If you have an odd number of Box Tops that don't reach 50, hold on to them until our next collection date. 
  • Keep your Box Top bags until you are ready to turn them ALL in on the co-op's submission deadline.
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Our co-op applies BTFE money toward books or co-op/class supplies each year. We do not return cash to the family as it is a program made available and managed by the co-op, so the funds raised are targeted to co-op operations.

Blessings,
Jenn 

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Andrea link
5/17/2019 12:56:29 pm

First time to your blog and just wanted to say hello.

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Jenn
5/21/2019 07:16:00 pm

Thanks Andrea, hope you found it useful!

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    About Jenn...

    I live with my husband and three children in the beautiful bluegrass region of Kentucky.  I am passionate about my faith, home educating my children, and seeing as much of God’s creation as possible!  I grew up in a home that encouraged self-education, so Charlotte Mason’s philosophy was a natural fit for our family. After moving to Kentucky and struggling to find an established CM community, I decided to host information sessions on Mason’s philosophy of education. Those sessions led to a book study, which led to a summer cottage school, which led to the 2012 establishment of Overstone School, a Charlotte Mason cooperative school.  Today, there are over 300 CM home educators and many support groups and book studies in the Bluegrass region, connected through the Bluegrass CM Community Facebook page.

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    • Contact CMIC
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    • Add/Edit Your Retreat/Conference
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    • Hosting Information Sessions
    • Starting a Book Study
    • Starting a Home Based Community
    • Charlotte Mason Cottage School >
      • Beginning a Cottage School
      • Sample Course of Study
      • Sample Schedule
      • Cottage School Resources
    • Educational Cooperative >
      • CM Community Examples >
        • Considering Lilies (NC)
        • Great River Learning (OH)
        • Overstone School (KY)
        • Truth, Beauty, Goodness Community (MN)
      • Co-op Class Examples >
        • Classes - Ex. 1
        • Classes - Ex. 2
      • Co-op Schedule Examples >
        • Schedule - Ex. 1
        • Schedule - Ex. 2
      • Co-op Operations >
        • Sample Member Application
        • Sample Parent Handbook
  • Co-op Resources
    • Picture Studies >
      • Picture Study Tutorial
      • John James Audubon
      • Michelangelo Buanarroti
      • Mary Cassatt
      • Paul Cezanne
      • Edgar Degas
      • Albrecht Durer
      • M. C. Escher
      • Edward Hicks
      • Winslow Homer
      • Gilbert Stuart
      • Vincent van Gogh
      • Benjamin West
    • Composer Studies >
      • Composer Study Tutorial
      • Louis Armstrong
      • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
      • George Frideric Handel
      • Henry Purcell
      • John Williams
    • Hymn and Song Studies >
      • Studying Hymns and Songs
      • Hymns
      • Patriotic Songs
      • Folk Songs
      • Traditional Children's Songs
    • Poetry Studies >
      • Studying Poetry
      • Walter de la Mare
      • Emily Dickinson
      • Robert Frost
      • AA Milne
      • James Whitcomb Riley
      • Christina Rossetti
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Nature Study >
      • Nature Study Tutorial
    • Co-Op Supplies