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Ridge View Community School Fundraiser
Monday, December 19, 2011
Here is an easy way to contribute money to the Ridge View Community School without putting out anymore cash. The following items are purchases you make every week in the grocery store. All you have to do is send the wrappers to school with your child.
  • Juice Pouches —— Capri Sun, Honest Kids, Kool-Aid 2’
  • Lunchable Containers —— 2’
  • Cookie Wrappers —— Nabisco and Keebler (only the package wrapper) 2’
  • Candy Wrappers — Skittles, Starburst, Twix, M&M's, Snickers, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch 2’
  • Energy Bar Wrappers —— Cliff, Odwalla (any that have a foil lining) 2’
  • Chip Bags —— Lays, Fritos, Doritos, Sun, Cheetos 2’
  • Yogurt Cups —— Any stackable yogurt containers (please make sure they are clean) 3’
  • Starbucks Coffee Bags— 2’
  • Ziploc Boxes 2’
  • Colgate —— EMPTY tubes and boxes 2’
  • Kashi Boxes— 2’
  • Nabisco Chips —— Ritz, Wheat Thins 2’
As you can see there are many ways to help your school just by recycling empty packaging. Terracycle up-cycles these containers into tote bags among other products. These recycled end products can be found at www.terracycle.net as well as at some local big box retailers.

Tyson labels are collected all year long. They are worth 24’ each. We need the whole bag top or box end. These are found in the freezer section.

Fast Fixins have a rectangle gold emblem on the bag that says "HOME TEAM SCHOOL REWARDS". These are worth 30’ each. These are found in the freezer section.

Campbell's labels are still being collected. We have 'banked' these labels the last couple of years instead of redeeming them because of the new community school. The labels (upc's) to collect are Cambell's, Prego, Pace, Swanson, Pepperidge Farms, and V8.

I do have a couple of suggestions for those who save juice pouches. Please don't put any other labels in with the pouches. They tend to get wet and sticky and sometimes I have to throw them away because they are ruined. Please don't save the pouches for weeks at a time. They get moldy and are harder to clean. Another help would be to not cut off too much of the top part of the pouch. Just above the straw hole is fine. Also, please try opening the energy bars along the seams. I don't think tearing the packages apart is the right way to earn rewards money. I have sent in four boxes of juice pouches and one box of yogurt containers this school year.

Thank you for saving for your child's education!
Jeff Crowell, Coordinator

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