All of our local schools participate in the Box Tops for Education program, as most around the country do. I always make sure to clip the box tops and place them in a container that I keep on my kitchen counter especially for them and then drop them off at the school on a regular basis. People would be amazed at the difference that the box tops can make in a school if we all worked together and turned in those box tops. With the start of school either already here or quickly approaching now is the perfect time to start saving those box tops.

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While you´re out and about gathering up all of those much needed back-to-school supplies, be sure to stop at your local Kroger Family of Stores (which includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s Food & Pharmacy) to take advantage of their “Add Up the Savings” Event and stock up on your favorite General Mills & Kimberly Clark brands From August 8 through August 21, when you buy 8 participating items from any Kroger store, you´ll receive $4 off of your purchase. Some of the great participating brands include: Cheerios, Yoplait Yogurt, Pillsbury Cookies & Biscuits, Kleenex, Huggies, Betty Crocker Brownies, Cottonelle, and Lucky Charms.

In addition to these great savings, be sure to take advantage of the special Bonus Box Tops Offers and get a jumpstart on helping the participating school of your choice this year. It’s a win-win situation for all involved!

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All you have to do, if you haven´t already, is register at www.RewardYourSchool.com. Once you register, you will automatically receive 5 Bonus Box Tops just for signing up! You will also receive custom offers for Bonus Box Tops for purchasing participating products.

These great offers are:

* Buy any 4 Box Tops products and get 10 Bonus Box Tops

* Buy any 8 Box Tops products and get 25 Bonus Box Tops

The offers you select will then load onto your Kroger Shopper Card to be redeemed once you purchase the items. It´s extra easy because there´s no clipping! Just remember to scan your Kroger Shopper Card and the Bonus Box Tops will automatically go straight the participating school of your choice.

Kroger, General Mills and Kimberly Clark have teemed up with My Blog Spark to provide one lucky reader with a $25 Kroger Family of Stores gift card that you can use to purchase your favorite participating items to get started on adding up the savings.

To ENTER:

Leave a comment stating at least one one of the eight participating items you would purchase to receive $4 off during the `Add up the Savings Event´ at the Kroger Family of Stores.

All entries must be received by August 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM.

Open to residents of the US only, all entries must have a valid US mailing address.

Winner will be selected via random drawing and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail or another winner will be selected.


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Blog about this contest with a link back to here (leave link where the post can be found).

Subscribe to The Post-It Place (either by a reader or request in your comment to be added to the e-mail list for contests and giveaways).

Follow me – Its_Jyl or Jillybean01 (or both, just leave in separate comments) on Twitter and Tweet this contest making sure to use the @Its_Jyl or @Jillybean01 (leave ID in a comment and I will follow you back).

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(Please note that the Kroger Family of Stores gift card, information, and giveaway were all provided by The Kroger Family of Stores, General Mills, and Kimberly Clark through MyBlogSpark. All opinions supplied are those of my own and were in no way influenced by any outside source.)

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It’s that time of year. The outfit has to be just right. The hair has to be perfect. The shoes have to  be comfortable. And the supplies, the supplies have to be just right for each one’s personality and that’s where Studio C comes in!

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The Studio C Collections at Carolina Pad make choosing the perfect school supplies and accessories for your child fun and easy. With a large choice through their different collections of products, they offer something for everyone who need the perfect back-to-school supplies.  Their Studio C collections are available in stores nationwide just in time for back-to-school shopping. Their products can be purchased at Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, Office Max, Michaels, CVS and more! These collections include:

Hot Chocolate

Techno

Royal Twist

Zensational

Sasquatch

Dreamsicle

My kids LOVE all of the Studio C collections offered by Carolina Pad! One of my personal favorites is the Zensational collection. But then I am always partial to the Hot Chocolate collection and the Simply Chic collections. Once you see all of the different collections and all that each collection has to offer you will understand why it is hard to just pick one. Matching binders, notebooks, composition books, pens, pencils, journals, folders, dividers just to name a fee of the products available.Erin is loving their new Peace line (her name means peace). You will have to visit their website to get a peek! (www.carolinapad.com)

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In the picture above you see:

1-subject notebook

2-pkt folder

1” Binder

Composition book

Ideal Book

Journal

Thanks to Studio C by Carolina Pad one of you will receive a set of all the products mentioned above!

To Enter:

Simply leave a comment stating what your biggest back-to-school challenge is.

This giveaway is open only to residents of the United States and Canada. Individuals who have won a prize package from Carolina Pad in the last 90 days are not eligible. All entries must be received by August 12th at 11:59 PM.

Want extra entries?

Visit  the Carolina Pad Facebook Page and become a fan.

And you can also visit the NEW Studio C by Carolina Pad Facebook Page and become a fan

Follow Carolina Pad on Twitter (@carolinapad).

Studio C by Carolina Pad provided me with a sampling of products to help facilitate this review and giveaway. All opinions stated are those of my own and are in no way influenced by the receipt of said products. I do just really love Carolina Pad products.

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It is more important now than ever before to get a good education and grades play the biggest factor in determining your chances of getting into a good college or getting a good job. Erin secured a job this summer because of how hard she worked during the school year at college, keeping her grades up and being determined to be the best that she can be. Part of the application process for her job was to send in a copy of her college transcripts and that was a big factor in who they chose for the positions that they had available. We thought that she was going to need some Online Tutor help for one of her classes, but in the end she pulled it off.  Did you know that you can get Free Online Tutoring? You can! So if you or one of your children needs a little help in one of their classes you should definitely look into it.

This year I know that I am going to have to get some Math help for Tate. He is at that age where it just keeps getting harder and harder…and Algebra is the worst for me. A Math Tutor may be the way for us to go. He has expressed an interest in going back to public schools but I am just not ready to take that step. Homeschooling vs. Public Schooling is a very controversial topic and is a very personal decision for every family, the reason we made that decision is very different from others and the reason it works for us is also very different. But this year, we are going to have to have some help like a Math Problem Solver.

I have talked to many other families that homeschool and many of them have stated that they use some sort of Online Math Tutor. Apparently it is the subject that most people need help with. If you are looking for a tutor service for yourself or your child you will want to choose a tutor service that provides high-quality one-on-one service. One that supplements education for all grade levels,  from K-12 to college students, that way you have your bases covered for years to come. You also want it to be affordable and available for when you or your child NEEDS it, not during a pre-scheduled time that may not be convenient for you.  Choosing Math Tutors Online is becoming a much more common practice these days. The curriculum for students is getting harder and more complex and if you are anything like me…most of it you have never even seen before, much less able to provide help with.

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Do you remember being a kid and getting so excited to go to the Middle School just so you could have a locker? I always loved lockers. Yes, that may be weird but it is true. Several years ago I bought an old school locker at a garage sale for Tate’s room. Apparently he didn’t foster the same love for lockers that I did because one day I went in and all the screws had been removed and it was lying in pieces. Of course that was the way most things with screws were with him. Everything got dismantled with no discrimination involved.

The best lockers were the Gym Lockers. They were the biggest ones for some reason. I wish I could find a set of those lockers for sale. They would make a great storage unit in our game room.

But these….

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Ohhh, a beautiful Wood Locker. These I would love to have as you come in the door for everyone to pile their crap precious possessions in. Instead of everything landing on the floor and table. Yep, I love lockers. Now you know my secret.

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