Providing programs and support to our school is the fundamental goal of our PTSA, and fundraising is a key component of how we are able to do this. Without this fundraising, Stillwater PTSA could not provide the enrichment programs and supplemental funding for programs for our children that cannot be paid for by the school district or that are not covered by state funding.
As you are probably aware, Stillwater PTSA holds an annual Fall Fundraiser and a Spring Walk-A-Thon. These are sales or donation collection based fundraising, but not all fundraising has to be about “writing a check”.
There are many things that we do in our everyday life that can earn money for our PTSA. Our kids eat cereal almost every day. Have you ever looked at the top of the box? Is there a Box Top for Education certificate? Simply through the due diligence of cutting off and saving that Box Top, we are now 10 cents closer to reaching our goals. We have over 350 families at Stillwater. If each family were to cut off one Box Top each week, we would collect $35 a week from only one Box Top saved. Now imagine how much money PTSA could earn with every Box Top you find!!!!!!
Here you'll find a list of small things that can help support Stillwater PTSA and the programs we fund throughout the year. Please look over them and see how you can contribute without “writing a check”. Ask your family members and friends to save those Box Tops or Campbell soup UPC’s, to register their shopping cards and even to save those empty ink cartridges or cell phones.
If you have any questions about fundraising at Stillwater, please contact Marsha Staley at marshastaley@hotmail.com or at (425) 788-7556/(425) 577-0908.
Box Tops for Education Find Box Tops on hundreds of products. Clip the Box Tops, and send them to school. Throughout the school year, watch for contests to see who can bring in the most Box Tops and help us earn free money for our school! Our school receives 10 cents for each Box Top turned in. So watch for those Box Tops and start clipping! Or if you shop online, check out the Box Tops Marketplace (www.boxtops4education.com). Merchants donate a percentage to our PTSA. For more information or to see a list of participating products, check out www.boxtops4education.com. 
eScrip No Clipping Required! Go to www.escrip.com and register your Safeway Club Card and participating products will contribute a percentage to our school each time you shop. Register your debit and credit cards and shop at the online mall, and each merchant will contribute a percentage of the sale to our school. Our Group ID number is 8567094.
Albertsons
Albertsons is proud to offer the Community Partners program, giving back to our youth, one shopping cart at a time! Shoppers can earn money for school just by using their registered Preferred Savings Card. Visit www.albertsons.com click on "In the Community" on the bottom of the page and then click on the "Community Partners" logo.
Microsoft Time Matching Program for Stillwater Volunteers
Microsoft will pay Stillwater for the hours their employees volunteer at our school. Here's how to do it: go to http:\\give and look for "Time Matching Program". You will need to establish a log if you haven't already done so. Next, "Add Opportunity" and use the search tool to find Stillwater. Stillwater Elementary PTA Carnation is listed there. Once our school is added to your page, you can add your hours. To submit these hours, you must have accumulated at least 10 hours.
Campbells Labels for Education
You no longer need to save the entire soup label. Just clip and save the UPC codes and lids from participating products, including Campbells soup, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers and Swanson Broth products. Save the UPC codes and lids, and turn them into our school! For more information and a list of all participating products, check out www.labelsforeducation.com. (Please note: front labels are NO LONGER accepted for submission.)
Campbell's E-LABELS For Education
No more clipping! Register your QFC or Fred Meyer card (only one card can be registered at this time) and every time you purchase a Campbell's, Pepperridge Farm or Swanson products, a point will be automatically deposited into our account. But still clip that UPC, that earns us DOUBLE CREDIT! www.elabelsforeducation.com In the frozen foods section at the grocery store, look for Tyson products with the Project A plus logo. Clip these labels, and send them in to school. Each label is worth 24 cents! For more information and a list of participating products, check out www.tyson.com/projectaplus/.
Recycle Cell Phones and Ink Cartridges
Please send in your old cell phones and ink cartridges! We can earn up to $12 for laser printer ink cartridges, up to $4 for ink jet printer cartridges and up to $20 for cell phones! Use the small postage paid mailing bags in the school office to send in your items. We cannot accept toner bottles, Epson ink tanks or re-manufactured laser and fax cartridges. If you or your business would like more information please contact Marsha Staley.
Juice Pouch Recycling
Recycle more trash for cash! We receive 2 cents for each juice pouch we recycle. (No juice boxes.) A special juice pouch recycle container is located in the lunchroom. Remind your kids to recycle their juice pouch after they eat their lunch. You can also save them at home or at scout meetings. Just cut the top of the juice pouch off and rinse out. Send them in your kids’ lunchbox to be recycled or drop them off to the lunchroom container anytime. For more information on the Juice Pouch Brigade, go to www.terracycle.net. Teaching our kids to recycle one step at a time! Since April 14th, we have recycled over 3,000 juice pouches!!!!
Use this search engine to perform your internet searches. Powered by Microsoft Live Search and supported by Scholastic. (Need to have a Live ID.) Do you like to play games online? Go to club.live.com and earn game tickets which can be donated to Stillwater Elementary. Microsoft will give Stillwater Elementary a penny for each. For each game ticket you donate, Stillwater Elementary gets a penny. Every penny counts!!
Good Search
Do you like to “Google”?? Go to www.goodsearch.com and search the internet instead. Type in “Stillwater PTSA” in the “enter charity here” box and our school will appear. For every search you do, the school earns a penny. If each family at Stillwater searched the internet once a day for a week, we’ll have earned over $25 in ONE week for ONE search a day. If you like to shop on the internet, check out GoodShop. Click on the vendor through the GoodShop site and a portion of your purchase will be donated to the school. Such vendors include Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Ebay and more. Goodsearch.com is powered by Yahoo!.
Sally Foster
Need more gift wrap, gifts or chocolates? Go to www.sallyfoster.com and start shopping! 50% of each purchase is donated back to Stillwater PTSA. Click on "Give Credit" in the upper right hand corner. Click on the button "Group/Account Number", then "Continue". Enter "292009" for the account number or the school information. Shipping is free for orders over $70. Items will be shipped directly to the Purchaser. (Valid until June 2009)
Company Matching
Many employers are very generous and match your cash donations that are made to the PTSA. Check with your employer's donation policy on the guidelines of giving. Most employers require a minimum donation of $25 to match.
DIRECTV
DIRECTV is giving back to schools. DIRECTV will contribute $50 for every existing customer that extends DIRECTV service for 12 months and $100 for every new customer who activates service. Call this special phone number, 1-888-388-4724, mention our school code ____________ (coming soon) and a DIRECTV representative will assist you. Visit www.directv4schools.com for more information.
Washington Mutual
Attention Washington Mutual account holders! The next time you are at the bank, make sure your bank debit card is registered in the WaMoola for Schools program. A cash rebate will be given back for each purchase made. There is no charge or fee for this program so register now! Visit www.wamoolaforschools.com for more information!