Money to Schools, Easy as 1, 2, 3!

School parent organizations are seeking your support.

White Salmon schools utilize various programs to raise money that are simple to join and do not cost any money. When you shop at Thriftway, Safeway, Amazon.com, Target or others, these companies will donate a portion of the sale back to the schools FREE!

Many of these programs allow you to support more than one organization by checking the appropriate boxes during sign-up. Substantial donations will come from these companies with increased food and gift shopping for the upcoming holidays. All you need to do is sign up.

When you shop with local retailers you are also doing the same thing. They support our schools year round.

Thriftway Bucks. A percentage of your purchase goes to Project Graduation. They are also available for sale every day at Collage of the Gorge.

www.escrip.com (Columbia, Whitson). Register your SAFEWAY card number (Call 877-SAFEWAY if you’ve misplaced your card). You can also shop through the online mall.

www.schoolpop.com (Henkle) links you to 100’s of your favorite online stores. Just sign up online, choose the school(s) you want to sponsor, and then when you want to shop online just go to http://www.schoolpop.com/ first and link to your store.

www.boxtops4education.com (Project Open Door, Whitson) Cut out and bring in to your school(s) box tops/labels from grocery item packaging or shop online at the website.

Target (Columbia) Sign up and a percentage of sales goes to the school.

www.amazon.com (Whitson) To insure Whitson receives a portion of your Amazon purchases, go to Amazon by clicking on this link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/whitselemepar-20
After the page opens, bookmark the site as your amazon site for easy access. You can also place the link with the amazon logo on your desktop (Win - right-click > Create shortcut). There will be no changes to how your view or use Amazon.

Campbell’s Labels (Whitson). Cut out labels from food packaging and drop off at the school.

Remember, the businesses don’t give money out unless you sign up. There is no cost or junk mail associated with this process. If you sign yourself up online, remember to click the box to “opt out of e-notices”.

Contacts:

Whitson Elementary School WhitsonPTO@gorge.net or 509-493-2086

Henkle Middle School HenklePTO@yahoo.com or 509-493-4013

Columbia High School Ronda.Hardisty@esd.112.wednet.edu

Project Graduation crewroberts@embarqmail.com or 509-493-3381

Courtesy of The Enterprise (published Nov. 15, 2007)