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A Day Made Better for Another Teacher thanks to OfficeMax #giveaway

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Jennifer here to share with you about an amazing opportunity that I got to be a part of, thanks to OfficeMax. We were provided with the items to giveaway. No other compensation was made. All opinions listed are our own.

This week, I got to do something really cool and amazing. I got to surprise a teacher at our local elementary school with $1,000 worth of school supplies for her classroom.

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It was so cool to partner with a couple of parents to help me get into the school to surprise her. She had no clue we were coming, and the principal even called the local newspaper so that they could record this event as well.

Seeing this teacher’s face when she rounded the corner and I explained why I was there, she was speechless. It was purely a blessing for me to be able to share in this special moment, thanks to companies like OfficeMax.

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Teachers are the backbone of every community and touch each of our lives in many ways. Yet, they are often faced with difficult decisions like purchasing their own supplies to make ends meet in the classroom, which amounts to $1.6 billion1 annually.

Since 2007, OfficeMax has been working to recognize great teachers and help them secure the classroom resources they need through its annual A Day Made Better cause event. This year OfficeMax surprised 1,000 teachers across the country with a total of $1 million in classroom supplies, thanking them for their hard work and dedication in the classroom.

Enter to win

This year, OfficeMax like to give you an exclusive opportunity to make a difference in your community by surprising a deserving teacher on behalf of the A Day Made Better cause. One winner is going to win $100 OfficeMax Gift card so that you too can get in on the fun. I will warn you though — it is totally addicting to give to others and watch their faces light up with glee!

To enter the giveaway, fill out the giveaway tools form below.

 


Comments

  11. I would use it to buy backpacks & fill them with school supplies to donate to the needy kids in my area.

  12. i would buy school supplies for the local elementary school. we are in a very poor area and they could use the supplies.

  30. We literally live on “teacher row”…where almost everyone on our block is a teacher (cept’ me) I’d actually have to start a conversation to see which one needs it the most. One teaches in large city school, another at a Christian preschool, one teaches special education, and two are right in our town elementary schools. Another behind us teaches at our Middle school . All speak of spending out of pocket for extras for the kids. amazing idea!

    Or if they would send the gc in smaller amounts like $25, I could gift to four of them.

  39. I would buy mid year school supplies that my kids, as well as their teacher always needs.

  45. I would buy some much needed office supplies for my home office. The typical desk type stuff like paper clips, pens, pencils, organizers, printer paper, etc.

  50. I would buy a new computer chair with this gift card. I’m using an old wooden kitchen chair that the back came off of. It still works but it’s not so comfortable as I can not lean back.

  51. Spend it in my daughter’s class as I am room mom and could use the help with funds for the class 🙂

  52. I would use this gift card towards a new printer, my house NEEDs one… Having to turn in school work in blue ink instead of black is kind of embarrassing as college students!

  53. i would get a new three hole puncher and a color printer ribbon for my classroom, thank you

  61. I would use some of it for school supplies for me, and then I would buy school supplies to donate with the rest.

  66. I’d get printer paper, markers, and other supplies for making crafts and christmas items.

  79. i would give it to my dad. He does all the photos for the family and prints them for us.

  86. I would stock up on various office and educational supplies for my kids – a new bulletin board for the front hall, markers, LOTS of paper, printer ink… and that should pretty much cover it!

  90. I would use the $100 to buy supplies for some of the children at our church. My daughter is only 1 so she doesn’t need much for school yet, but our church has been very helpful since my husband lost his job. I just want to give back.

  93. If I won I would get the Storage Build 9 Cube Storage Bookcase and probably spend the rest on stickers, glue, and other crafting supplies for the kids 🙂

  110. I would get ink for our printer or maybe a new filing cabinet for our important papers.

  120. I’d buy a new computer chair! Ours broke about a week and a half ago, so we’re using a hard dinner table chair…definitely not the same!

  123. I’d purchase a new mouse, some snacks (sweet and salty), a 2014 calendar and toner for my home printer.

  124. Would love to put it towards something really cool, but will probably go the responsible way and buy printer ink!

  144. I am a teacher, and I do a lot of work on my computer at home. I would use this for printer in and printer paper.

  146. I would get my niece some much needed school supplies and use the rest towards supplies for my home office.

  148. I would buy some ink for my printer so I can print more coupons, then I would donate the rest to some supplies for my nephews.

  149. I would gift this to my daughters kindergarten teacher for classroom supplies.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  155. I’d stock up on school supplies for the rest of the year and get some new toner for our home printer. Thanks!

  156. I would buy extra pens, notebooks, etc for the teachers at the school I live near to give to low-income students.

  157. Well, I’d love to do something extravagant like buy a new computer system,,,

    I’d probably have to use all of it on mostly month retocking the spaples – i.e. printer ink cartidges; Losts pens, papers and other basic supplies that we need very much!

  169. I would love to buy a tablet and the GC would really help with the cost. Thanks for the chance to win!!!

  172. I would definitely buy ink and paper for my new printer. Spent to much on notebook to afford supplies for printer etc.

  177. I’d buy color ink packs for my printer OR splurge and put it towards a kindle fire purchase.

  181. I would get our daughter a new desk chair, a new electric pencil sharpener, and the school supplies we need to replenish throughout the year.

  188. The shopping list consists of ink, paper, ledger books, pens, and a label maker.
    Make my day please

  193. With funding in our schools at an all time low my daughters kindergarten teacher is practically begging for help. I would hand it straight to her.

  204. Office Max isn’t a craft store. I still bet they’d have a lot of things we could use to do the crafts we love to make at my care facility.

  221. i would share it with all 10 nephews and nieces to purchase them each somrthing for the school year

  223. I have a net book that is slower than a snail posse!
    I’d love to throw it out the window.
    So I’d use the gift card to get a new computer,maybe even a tablet.

  232. My daughter is a 1st grade teacher and I would gift it to her. Teachers always need supplies!

  242. I would donate it to the arts program at my kids’ elementary school. The LOVE art and it is the first program to suffer cutbacks.

  247. I would give it to my friend who works at a school. I know teachers often use their own money for supplies.

  251. I would buy some extra supplies for my daugher’s teacher. They had to limit what they could ask for this year so they are doing without a lot of things. Thank you!

  259. My late mother was a teacher and I’d donate this to a local school teacher in her name. I think she’d be pleased!

  264. I would give it as a gift to my soon to be 18 year old daughter who has been spending every spare moment filling out scholorship apps, studying for the SAT, and preparing for applying to colleges.

  268. I’d get organizational things – like colorful folders and storage bins! Gotta straighten up around here!

  269. I would love to make up a Christmas Basket of supplies for a friend of mine who teaches 2nd grade.

  280. I really need a new wireless printer with all my family now on computers and me having the only wired printer, it get hairy around here!!!

  282. I would buy some ink and paper for my printer. I would buy some supplies for the kids school.

  290. If it’s about the teachers, I’d talk to the principal at the school I work for and see if he knows about a need – which I’m sure there’d be.

  291. With so much uncertainty in our economy and it seeming that needs of children are being put last on the list, I would use the gift card to buy supplies for my grandson’s classroom and things his teacher could use to enhance their learning abilities.

  296. I would love to split the money between my kids classrooms to give back to their teachers

  300. I’d use it to purchase supplies for my two teenage girls to use for college. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  308. Oh I would buy a wireless printer! That would be so nice not having everyone have to go to the printer and plug in to print!

  310. would help an inner city school teacher who is a friend of mine this would help get things otherwise may not be able to get

  315. Well, we just found my son’s elementary school is a Title 1 school in Texas, which means it doesn’t perform well. I’d put the gift card to use towards anything the school needed to try to bring their scores up and do the best for the kids that they can.

  341. I would use it for toner and supplies for my son’s preschool teacher.

    Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

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