Teachers are heroes! Did you know that? Think about it, we rely on them to shape the minds that will dictate our future. But we aren’t giving them the supplies tht they need to do their job successfully. As a result they are personally supplementing their school supply needs. Did you know teachers spend an average of $1200 of their own money on classroom supplies each year? That?s $4 billion annually! That?s why OfficeMax joined with Adopt-A-Classroom to create ?A Day Made Better??a national cause event founded to erase teacher-funded classrooms. This year, ?A Day Made Better? will take place on October 6 where 1,000 teachers will be surprised in their classrooms each with $1,000 worth of essential supplies from OfficeMax. That?s more than one million dollars donated to help teachers! Principals at needy schools nominated the teachers for demonstrating dedication, innovation, and passion.
To pay-it-forward, OfficeMax and Mom It Forward have teamed up to create awareness about the issue of teacher-funded classrooms and to give you the opportunity to get involved and help a teacher in your community on behalf of the ?A Day Made Better.? Together they created a team of moms across the country to help get the word out to you. MAX moms are some of the most reliable Mommy blogger communicators out there. TOGETHER we are blazing across the social media airways to light a fire of chage and eradicate teacher funded classrooms.
As Chicago’s only MAX Mom I am doing my part hosting a very special event on Wednesday Septemeber 30th. It’s called Taking The Stage for Teachers. It will be held at Sopranos in Lakeview from 6-9pm. The point of the evening is to use your voice for education in fun and creative ways, such as singing Karaoke, filming video testimonials and answering trivia questions. By participating you earn tickets towards phenomaonal prizes that you can share with the teacher or school of your choice!
Don’t live in Chicago, don’t worry. I have another AWESOME way for you to make a difference in a deserving teacher’s life. Simply nominate a teacher of your choice to win a $100 Office Max giftcard giveaway by following the entry requirements. All you have to do is tell us how your favorite teacher is taking it to the MAX for education and you could win the giftcard for them. It’s easy! Check out the prize criteria!
Prize Criteria
One exceptional teacher will receive a ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR gift card to OfficeMax. This can go a long way when it comes to classroom supplies! This is a giveaway that is meant to be given away. What does that mean? You get to nominate a teacher by sharing why this person is exceptional and deserving of this giveaway. The best part, every story told helps raise awareness in an effort to erase teacher-funded classrooms. The winning teacher will be chosen based on the following criteria, so be sure to tell us why your teacher is most deserving:
Dedication: does everything in his/her power to deliver the best possible education for his/her students.
Innovation: thinks outside the box and engages his/her students through creative learning activities & programs.
Passion: expresses a genuine passion for education and shares this enthusiasm in the classroom.
Need: demonstrates a need for essential classroom supplies.
Entry Requirements
To enter your teacher, you are required to do two things.
(Note: post a separate comment for each entry.)
1. NOMINATE THEM BY LEAVING A COMMENT ABOUT A TEACHER YOU FEEL WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT FROM A $100 GIFT CARD FROM OFFICE MAX AND WHY THEY SHOULD WIN.
2. POST THESE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK AND/OR TWITTER.
(Note: Be sure to leave comments here with links to your messages.)
Teachers spend avg $1200 of own $$ on school supplies annually! Help erase teacher-funded classrooms. http://bit.ly/3VUNvC PLS RT #omx
Nominate a teacher 2 win $100 in OfficeMax classroom supplies. Enter here: http://www.detroitmommies.com/?p=1775 PLS RT #omx
Join the ?A Day Made Better? movement to end teacher-funded classrooms at http://bit.ly/UJ3LF #omx
More than 30 sites are participating in this campaign between now and Sunday, October 4. Visit http://momitforward.com for a list of all the giveaways! You may enter a different teacher on every site, but you may only win once!
Thanks so much for helping pay-it-forward to teachers in your community! Please join us on Tuesdays, September 29 from 9 to 11 pm ET for Girls Night Out (#gno) on Twitter if you?d like to meet the team behind the cause: @officemax, @adaymadebetter and @Adopt_Classroom. Hope to see you there!
Fine Print
Entries are due Sunday, October 4 by midnight PDT. No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected by me based on the entry that in my opinion meets the above criteria. OfficeMax, Adopt-A-Classroom and Mom It Forward play no part in choosing the winner of this giveaway. OfficeMax, Adopt-A-Classroom, and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to enter. In a spirit of fairness, my family members are also ineligible. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. The winner will be notified and have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the email. If no response is received within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the U.S. 18 years and older.
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