Yo Adam - Why are you still awake?  Nice Localism post, by the way. 

Hey Adam I'm clipping box tops for my preschoolers school.  Also, Campbell Soup Labels is a big one for the elementary schools around here.  They are both great ways to earn money for the schools without having to write a check!!  Between my two sons I've done three fundraisers since school started Sept 6th!!!  Great post!

Adam- Why do we need to raise money for the schools? What about all our tax money that they get? This is one of my rant subjects! I am so disgusted at the utter waste in school districts. I guess that is why I home schooled all 6 of my kids. And they still get my tax money for schools! Hey, but for those parents who love to help out at school, this may be a great way to contribute. Katerina

Nice post Adam. It reminds me of the Campbell Soup label drives we used to have in elementary school. Great stuff.

Adam, you make me feel old with this post, because I still remember the smell of those purple mimeographs!  I don't think I've used that word in a generation.  A well-written post about the boxtop program.  Though, I do tend to agree with Katerina -- why are we raising money for the schools and what happens with our tax money?  I can understand wanting to help out for your own child once they are in the public schools, but it would be nice for the school to show some accountability about how they use the money.

Adam, we still do that and the Campbell Soup labels too.

JASON:  I think that we were both up a little too late last night, but insomnia happens I guess.  Thanks for the comment.  I'm glad that you liked this.  My wife actually suggested this topic.  Ah...family blogging....you gotta love it!

SANDY:  They certainly have you guys working already.  So far, we haven't been inundated with fundraisers, but I've already decided that we will help in any way that we can by volunteering, but I will not be hitting up our friends, family and neighbors to buy a roll of wrapping paper for $10.  This is a program that I could get behind because you're not asking people to spend extra money.  They haven't mentioned the Campbell Soup labels to us yet, but I've seen it mentioned a few times here, so I guess that could be coming as well.  Thanks for sharing your story, Sandy, and your comments.

Adam, Imagine if that just might lower our taxes if we helped.  Oh, what am I thinking, this is Long Island :)  I have to go back and check the list but actually wouldn't mind helping some of the harder hit school districts in my area such as Amityville.  It would not take long and be a really simple thing to do as they honestly don't have the facilities we have in so many of our other districts.  Tell your wife I think it's a great idea!

KATERINA:  I can wax on and on about the things that I've already seen with how a school district operates, but I know that it will take time for me to make a difference.  There is an utter waste of taxpayer money going on, and we are paying some of the highest school taxes in the country.  For those like you and Jason that live in an area that has a community of home schoolers, I think that it's a great thing.  Jason has already taught me a lot about what it really is, and it is nothing like the perception that I had before.  In any case, I feel that this is something that I can do that can add to the school district without going out of pocket or even asking others to go out of pocket.  Since the boxtop has a coupon, I just think of it as clipping a coupon, the way that I would do for any other merchant or manufacturer that I patronize.  Please believe me when I tell you that I am on the same page as you.  Maybe we should form an AR group to discuss these issues and work on a solution.  Thanks for your comments, Katerina.

JOE:  Thanks for the compliment.  I don't remember the Campbell's Soup label drives, but I'm sure that we did them too.  I appreciate your comment, Joe.

BRIAN:  Please read my comments to Katerina about accountability.  I agree with both of you.  As far as you feeling old, I say, don't feel old, feel lucky!  Kids today don't get to put their olfactory skills to use in the schools, so we must train them at home.  Hey, if they're going to hand you work anyway, it might as well be on a ditto that smells good.  Thanks for your comments, Brian.

MISSY:  That seems to be a popular one.  I'm sure that we'll get around to that as well.  We're only a couple of weeks in.  Thanks for your comments.

CAROLE:  You truly are a special person.  Instead of being one of the one's complaining about our high taxes, and we've spoken about how high yours are, you still want to pitch in and help even though your kids are out of school and you're still paying the taxes for it.  Good for you Carole.  Hopefully, there are some karma points for you, because you've certainly been hit in the wrong direction with everything that's going on with your home.  Thanks for your comments, Carole.

Adam: Our kids have graduated, but I still save them for our local elementary school. It's still a compulsion;-)

ROBERTA:  It's nice to see people continuing to care about their schools even after they aren't using them anymore.  Thanks for your comments.