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Fundraising With General Mills Box Tops For Education

This simple idea has become a successful fundraising idea for more than 60,000 enrolled K-8 schools nationwide. Working together, parents, kids and schools have earned over $50 million in donations from General Mills, Inc. 

(Based on payments to schools since 1996.)  It's an easy way to support your school. 


 

1. Collect Box Tops - Clip and save box top logos from more than 330 participating General Mills products. See site for a full list.

2. Send your Box Tops to School - Turn in box tops to your local K-8 school. Your school will collect submitted box tops and send them to General Mills.

3. Your School Gets a Check - Each box top redeemed is worth 10 cents and each enrolled school can earn up to $10,000 per year.


We have included a number of do-it-yourself fundraising ideas in this section such as General Mills Box Tops For Education that offer a break from traditional product sales.  They were developed by groups just like yours in an attempt have a little fun with their fundraiser. Some of them are tried and true while others show a lot of creativity ... and even wackiness in some cases.  All of them are obviously not appropriate for every group, but sometimes, with only a little modification, your might find some fund raising ideas that are perfect for your group. If you have an idea for a do-it-yourself fund raiser you are willing to share with others, please send it to us via email at . Include anything and everything you would want to know if you were hearing the idea for the first time.


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