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Back to school shopping time is about to begin! While checking off that classroom supply list, and updating your child’s wardrobe styles, make sure to head over to the Walmart food aisle too!
Team USA sponsors Coca-Cola®, Kellogg’s®, HERSHEY’S, and ©/® The J.M. Smucker company have teamed up with Scholastic to create the Walmart exclusive “Start School Like a Champion” program. When you purchase some of your favorite products from brands you love, you can earn up to 90 free books! 1 item = 1 book. Pretty awesome, right?
Here’s just a few of the products you can purchase to earn free books; 40oz JIF, Minute Maid Apple Juice (10-pack juice box), specially marked HERSHEY’S Miniatures or REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, Eggo Waffles 29.6oz, and 21oz Cheez-It snacks. These are all products my family loves to eat!
Earning free books is easy! Here’s how you do it:
Start school like a champion: Earn a free Scholastic book by purchasing any of the over 100 participating products at Walmart between 6/29/16 – 9/30/16 (1 item = 1 book).
1. Buy any participating Coca-Cola, HERSHEY’S, Kellogg’s, or The J.M. Smucker company product at Walmart between 6/29/16 and 9/30/16. For a full list of participating products, refer to StartSchoolLikeAChampion.com.
2. Join or log in to Kellogg’s Family Rewards.
3. Upload your receipt within 30 days of purchase.
4. Choose or donate your free book.
I snapped a picture of my full receipt and uploaded it via my computer. It was so simple! Within a few short days my receipt was approved and book credits were deposited into the account. (An email notification lets you know when they’re ready to use.)
Because my husband is the Asst Principal of a Title 1 elementary school, we’re always looking for ways to help the students and teachers. That’s why the boys and I chose to donate our 5 book credits to the school! The school information was already in the database, and all we had to do was choose which books we would like to send them. We chose a variety of reading levels from the Scholastic book choices.
The books are mailed directly to the school, so all you have to do is shop, snap a pic, and select the books. See, I told you it was easy!
Reading and education are so important to us. We couldn’t be more thrilled to provide Nate’s school library with brand new books for the upcoming school year.
So what are you waiting for? Head to Walmart for all your back to school needs, and earn free books to keep or donate to a school of your choice! Go for the gold with the Start School Like A Champion Program!
Do your children love to read?
Karen Glatt says
atI buy a lot of these products and I need to put my receipt in and help get free books for kids. I think it is such a good way to get kids to read!
Shop with Me Mama says
atThis is wonderful to know! I buy many of these products already!
Yona Williams says
atI think that is really cool that you can earn free books for your school. I’m all for anything that promotes education and reading.
sippycupmom says
atWhat an awesome program! I love being able to donate books and extra school supplies to those in need.
wyominggirlcoastiewife says
atThis is such a great program! We are all huge bookworms in our family, and love to pay it forward too so this really is the perfect combo! ~ Client
justin tan says
atlove that!! We always buy all these brands for snacks and I love that we get to donate those books!!
Hip Mama's Place (@HipMamasPlace) says
atWhat a great way to be able to give back to your community and to schools that are needy. I’m glad Walmart has this program because we already buy those brands!
Jennifer says
atAbsolutely! 🙂
Denise says
atI’m so glad that my kids love books as much as they do, thanks for the info on this program!!
@SensiblySara says
atI think this is a fantastic program!! I’ll be stocking up on some of these products for sure!
Crystal Bowley Reagan says
atThat’s an awesome way to help out schools! I love knowing how I can make a difference in my community, and being rewarded for things I’m buying anyway couldn’t be easier.
Jennifer says
atYes – so easy! 🙂
Allison says
atWhat an awesome program! So many of these products we already have in our house pretty much all the time anyways – will be looking into this!
Janet W. says
atWhat a great program and nice way to give back just from buying products I’m going to buy anyways!
Tauyanm says
atthis is a good thing! reminds me that school is nearly here would love if i can get this offer in my country too.
Jasmine Espinal says
atLove it! these are products I already buy and love so the fact that its also now a way to give back makes them even better!
Shauna Torres says
atWhat a cool idea. I know our school could use more books. I am totally going to stock up… Thanks for the info
Danielle says
atI’ve never heard of this program, but absolutely love what it’s about. I’ll definitely look for some of the products next time I’m in Walmart.