There is nothing more frustrating in the technical world than a down website. The same day I posted the Blog about Terracycle, the website crashed. I will update the Blog as soon as it is up again (consistently) but it's frustrating for me to have one of my favorite sites crash JUST WHEN I'VE SENT STUFF IN FOR WHITNEY. We have patiently been waiting to see how much our latest donation will yield so I like to visit the site A LOT to check. It's like I have reached the end of the internet and have to go back and start over again to find any joy in the internet again. (Does it sound like I am a 5 year old pouting yet?)
To date, garbage that could not be recycled and would have ended up in the landfill like toothbrushes, candy wrappers, chip wrappers and used pens have earned $10.30 just by sending it to TerraCycle. This is free money from the garbage can to use on whatever the school needs. I'm looking forward to updating our Terracycle totals when the website comes back.
On another note, if you're obsessively watching the Box Tops for Education site (okay, maybe that's just me) you might have noticed we BLEW away previous years totals in just the FIRST half of the 2010-2011 collection period! This is fantastic and it is thanks to all of you who have turned in Box Tops or have used the Box Tops For Education website to shop your favorite internet retailers.
I urge you all to go to the site, sign up to watch our progress and see what other earning opportunities might be out there.
Remember February 25 is the last day to bring in Box Tops to your student's teacher for the school contest! Box Tops For Education (BTFE) has added new sponsors and that means you will find new products with the Box Tops on them. Each Box Top earns Whitney $.10 cents. It does not sound like much, but in December they sent us a check for $779.00. THIS is what we can do as a team for our kids!
-Whitney Parent
Nikki Rutledge
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