Lions to Start Collecting Box Tops and Labels for Dogwood Elementary

After the meeting on Wednesday, 3/13, we compiled a short list of simple things we can do to support Dogwood Elementary and their efforts to provide the best education possible to some of our highest-need community children.  We are going to organize the collection of Box Tops and Soup Labels as described below.  Also, below is a list of links to local grocery retailers that you should register your discount/club card to for earning points and money to support the school just by shopping where you already shop.  This should be relatively painless.  Questions, contact RestonLionsClub@gmail.com .
In addition, we are encouraging friends and family to collect Box Tops for Education (a Program run by General Mills).  Attached is a list of common products that contain Box tops, along with a link to the list of products that contain Labels for Education.  Essentially, you save the Box Top part of the packaging of an item (Cheerios Breakfast Cereal, for example).  Each Box Top is worth 10 cents when returned by the school.  Idea:  We collect the Box Tops for the school and they get money towards classroom materials etc.  It's a great program.  This won't cost anything but a few seconds before you recycle the box/Can etc.  Full Participating Product List

Labels for Education is a program run by Campbell's Soup although many other products have been added that are not just Soup.  Same premise for collecting them, just a different program and products.
More information on the Box Tops for Education program at http://www.boxtops4education.com/learn/WhyJoin.aspx
More information on Labels for Education at http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Earn-points/Participating-Products

Fundraising Opportunities - Grocery Store Programs

If you haven't already done so, a great source for fundraising for Dogwood Elementary would be to register your Target, Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter cards, or Target credit cards so that a portion is donated to our school. You can designate/re-designate your cards following the instructions at the links below:

Giant Food - www.giantfood.com/aplus
Dogwood's School ID is 01982 at Giant

Safeway - https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp
Dogwood's Group ID is 6496030 at Safeway

Harris Teeter - http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/tie.aspx
Dogwood's Code is 5303 at Harris Teeter

Target Credit Cards - www.target.com.
Dogwood's Group ID is 103606 at Target