All Plastic Shopping Bags
Desert Sage and Wal-Mart are teaming up once again! The Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge is an educational program that teaches elementary school students in the Western U.S. and Arkansas about the importance of fun and recycling while earning money for their schools! Participating schools earn $5.00 for every 60-gallon collection bag they fill with plastic shopping and grocery bags. Schools are grouped into regions. The ten schools in each region to bring in the most collection bags win additional rewards: 1st Place: $3,000 PLUS an entertaining school-wide assembly 2nd Place: $2,000 3rd Place: $1,000 4th - 10th Places: $250 each You can recycle plastic shopping and grocery bags of any color and type except black, as long as they are clean and dry. Last year Avondale Elementary earned 3rd place in the region by turning in 289 sixty gallon bags. They earned over $2500.00 last year. Our school earned $120.00 last year!
(Money collected will help support DSE general fund)
Paper Recycling
Our school has been recycling paper products within our school for several years. We have switched recycling companies. Pueblo Disposal has provided us the collection containers and service however was going to begin to charge us a fee. We are now recycling with the Pueblo Al Kaly Shrine. Our school will not earn any money but our children will learn more about a sense of responsibility to our planet.
Cereal/Snack Box Tops
The Box Tops for Education program allows you to earn cash for Desert Sage every time you buy groceries. Just look for the Box Tops for Education logo on many of your favorite products and clip away. The Clip program has three easy steps:
Clip Box Top Coupons from Participating Products – Save Box Top coupons from hundreds of General Mills products throughout the grocery store. You will find Box Tops on many of your favorite brands that you use everyday. Send Your Box Top Coupons to School – Turn in your Box Top coupons in the “Box Tops for Education” box. They will then be submitted to General Mills. General Mills will send Desert Sage a check worth .10 cents for each Box Top Coupon redeemed. We have a detailed list at drop off site by office.
(Money collected will help support 5th Grade Activities) |
  Our school is collecting cell phones of any kind. We do not need accessories, information booklet, or box. We are also collecting all ink cartridges from personal printers to business printers. Please just place your used cell phones or ink cartridges in our collection box. We earned just over $200.00 last school year!
 Every time you or your family attends our monthly skate parties (paid admission) Skate America will give back $100 to our school. Skating is a great place for children to socialize in a positive way as well as learn coordination skills. It’s a great way for children and teachers to have fun together while earning money for their school.
Admission- $5.00 (Still cheaper than a movie and better for you!)
Skate Dates: September 25th, October 30th, November 27th, January 29th, February 26th, March 18th, and April 29th. Last year Desert Sage earned just under $350.00!
(Money collected will help support DSE general fund)
Safeway 10% Back to School Program
Did you know that Safeway has a program that provides money to registered schools? Our school is registered. All you have to do is shop, collect your reward certificate that comes in addition with your receipt, and send it with your child to school. The certificate has a school bus on it and displays how much you have contributed to our school. Make sure to get it in before the deadline printed on the certificate. Last year our school earned $90.00. (Money collected will help support DSE general fund)
Loaf-N-Jug Milk Caps
We are again participating in an easy fundraiser. Loaf 'N Jug is sponsoring "Cash For Schools". All you do is collect Loaf 'N Jug milk caps and their bread bag decals from the specially marked mild, bread, and buns and bring them into the school. Each cap and decal is worth 10 cents for Desert Sage Elementary School. This is an easy way to support the students. The end of last year we had collected just over 600 caps/decals! Got Milk? If not Go get it at Loaf ‘N Jug!!!
(Money collected will help support DSE Audio\Visual Club) |
