Back to School season is upon us. Many of us will shop for those school supplies at Office Depot. And after you hear the heart behind this brand, you will want to do so even more!
Everyone knows Office Depot. But many don’t know they have a charitable giving arm- the Office Depot Foundation.
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Functioning on the mission “Listen. Learn. Care.”, the Foundation focuses on…
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▪ Helping children succeed in school and in life.
▪ Enabling non-profit organizations to become more efficient and effective.
▪ Assisting people and businesses in preparing for disasters, as well as recovering and rebuilding afterwards.
▪ Strengthening local communities through grants, product donations and volunteerism.
▪ Encouraging community development through entrepreneurship and economic innovation.
With the new school year kicking off in a month’s time, the National Backpack Program will enter its 12th year of existence.
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National Backpack Program 2012 Overview:
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This year the Program will donate 400,000 newly designed, sackpacks to non profit organizations and schools around the US and internationally.
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Each sackpack will include a zippered pouch with a few school supplies like a pencil, pen, 6″ ruler, eraser and crayons.
The sackpacks are made from the same material as backpacks, are water-resistant and lined to protect the contents within.
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These compact yet roomy sackpacks come with gender neutral designs and color combinations. And are most appropriate for children from K-5th Grade.
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We were sent three sackpacks and the design we loved the most was this Global Peace design.
Now isn’t this cute?
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All three sackpacks will be donated to our local home for abused children.
All summer we’ve been collecting school supplies for their Back to School Drive and the stash has been growing. I can’t wait to see how much we will be able to give in , at the end of next month, thanks to all the amazing sponsors and the awesome school supply deals out there.
(And yes I promise a photograph before we hand it all over. You remember how awesome the Giving Christmas Away campaign was, right?)
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On a fun note…
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The Office Depot Foundation came up with these fun facts about the sackpacks being donated-
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Now, how cool is that?
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* Note: The sackpacks are not available for resale at any Office Depot location. They have been designed specifically for the National Backpack Program *
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Win it:
Three readers will win a randomly chosen Office Depot Foundation Sackpack, complete with the mini pouch of school supplies.
* We’d love if you could donate the sackpack to a child/Organization’s Back to School Drive in need of the same*
Here’s what you need to do enter the Giveaway…
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We shop all the sales (like when the crayons are 10 cents) and then donate them to schools.
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I save box tops & give them to the library. I also give books year round. Our library is also for the local schools. One library is all we have.
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We live a couple of towns away from a school district in need. We all donate used cell phones because there is a program to cash them in. With all the coupons, our community buys extra school supplies and donates them locally. It makes a big difference.
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Our community is doing a drive for school supplies and we’ve donated a bunch of things. Winning this bag would go straight to the drop off box for some kid in need.
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I play roller derby. At our bout this Saturday we donate a percentage our profits to project fresh start and also collect items to fill back packs!
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We talk to the teacher and ask what is needed for the classroom. Usually it is pencils and tissues.
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I always buy extra school supplies to send to school with my son for other kids that might need them also and we usually buy paper towels and tissue for the classroom
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As a teacher I always make sure that I buy a lot of extra pencils, paper, crayons and other school supplies as I know that a lot of my students just cannot afford them. As a mom, I always send extra of the above with my children so they can give them to their teachers to give to other students.
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