Many of the teachers who have taught my kids are also my neighbors and friends. I see how dedicated teachers are to inspiring our kids. So much of the resources a teacher uses to teach his/her class are purchased with their own money. Can you imagine working at McDonald’s and they ask you to buy your own spatula and cheese? I know what I’d tell them if they asked me that!

That is why, once again, I am joining the Max Moms for teachers program to help create awareness and give back to teachers. The Max Moms are working in collaboration with the national “A Day Made Better” cause founded by OfficeMax and nonprofit Adopt-A-Classroom to help erase teacher-funded classrooms. Annually in October, they host a national event that recognizes and rewards over 1000 teachers with a total of $1 million in school supplies to help alleviate the financial burden and thank them for their hard work.

Nominate A Teacher

There are deserving teachers everywhere and you are going to help me find them by nominating your favorite teacher to receive a $100 gift card for school supplies donated by OfficeMax. I will take nominations until Monday, October 11 at 11:00 am ET. A winner will be picked randomly and you will have 24 hours after you are notified to contact me or I will pick another winner.

Entry Requirements

1) For a chance to enter and win, please post a comment below that describe why the teacher you’d like to nominate is 1) Passionate; 2) Dedicated and 3) Innovative.

2) As an additional entry, you can visit the Welcome tab on OfficeMax’s Facebook page and post a comment here telling us what you think of their Facebook donation campaign benefiting Adopt-A-Classroom.

Other Max Moms blogs where you can nominate your teacher:

• Rachel Ferrucci
• Happily Blended
• Momcentric
• Seven Clown Circus
• Naturally Educational
• Saving Cents with Sense

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Terms & Disclosure: No purchase necessary to be eligible for a chance to enter or win. The winner will be selected randomly through http://random.org. The gift card was provided by OfficeMax as part of its cause for teachers. The views written here are my opinion. I received no money for this post. I did receive a t-shirt, pens and 3 rubber band balls to help spread the word.

A Day Made Better 2010 – Nominate a Teacher to Win $100 From OfficeMax originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

October 1, 2009

zpizza in South Riding

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Details – http://adaymadebettervirginia.eventbrite.com/
(directions, etc., registration not necessary)

Bring a school supply donation.

Nominate a teacher to win all the donated supplies + a $75 gift card to Office Max.

We will have door prizes donated by Office Max.

Now, the Why!

Education Facts

• Fifty percent of teachers leave the profession within the first five years;
• Each time a teacher leaves the education system, the cost is approximately $11,500 to recruit, hire, and provide orientation and professional development for the replacement.
• Teachers cite a lack of support as the top reason for leaving the education profession.
• Education is one of the “top ten most important problems” facing the United States (Gallup Poll, 2007)

What is “A Day Made Better?”

“A Day Made Better” is a national cause founded by OfficeMax and nonprofit organization, Adopt-A-Classroom, to lead the fight to end teacher-funded classrooms.

Why is OfficeMax doing this?

“A Day Made Better” was founded in response to the fact that teachers are now spending on average $1200 out-of-pocket for necessary classroom supplies – collectively nearly $4 billion annually – to offset budget shortfalls, according to a 2005 survey by the National Education Association. Striving to erase teacher-funded classrooms, OfficeMax and Adopt-A-Classroom are working together to create awareness and generate widespread support for teachers nationwide.

How can I help locally?

Attend the “A Day Made Better” charity event in South Riding on Oct 1, 2009. Bring along a school supply donation to add to the Office Max Box. Nominate an outstanding teacher in your area. We will be giving ONE nominated teacher all the supplies plus a $75 gift card to Office Max. While you are at zpizza, pick up dinner for your family and meet some of your neighbors. You get a night off from cooking and help a good cause all at once. (List of possible items for donation.)

If you are not able to attend, you may make a cash donation on the chip-in widget right here.

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Is there anything else I can do to help?

To show support for “A Day Made Better,” the public is invited to do the following:

• Join the Facebook Cause page at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/116541
• Follow the cause on Twitter at http://twitter.com/adaymadebetter
• Learn more about the cause at www.ADayMadeBetter.com
• Adopt a local teacher through www.AdoptAClassroom.org
• Purchase an oversized paperclip magnet at OfficeMax stores, which benefits the OfficeMax Charitable Foundation’s program supporting K-12 public school teachers.

Make Today a Better Day for a Teacher in Northern Virginia originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Did you know teachers spend an average of $1200 of their own money on classroom supplies each year? That’s $4 billion annually! That’s why OfficeMax joined with Adopt-A-Classroom to create “A Day Made Better,” a national cause event founded to erase teacher-funded classrooms. This year, “A Day Made Better” will take place on October 6 where 1,000 teachers will be surprised in their classrooms each with $1,000 worth of essential supplies from OfficeMax. That’s more than one million dollars donated to help teachers! Principals at needy schools nominated the teachers for demonstrating dedication, innovation, and passion.

To pay-it-forward, OfficeMax and Mom It Forward have teamed up to create awareness about the issue of teacher-funded classrooms and to give you the opportunity to get involved and help a teacher in your community on behalf of the “A Day Made Better.” Here’s how:

Simply nominate a teacher of your choice to win this giveaway by following the entry requirements. Be sure to check out the prize and criteria!

Prize

One exceptional teacher will receive a ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR gift card to OfficeMax. This can go a long way when it comes to classroom supplies!

Criteria

This is a giveaway that is meant to be given away. What does that mean? You get to nominate a teacher by sharing why this person is exceptional and deserving of this giveaway. The bestpart, every story told helps raise awareness in an effort to erase teacher-funded classrooms. The winning teacher will be chosen based on the following criteria, so be sure to tell us why your teacher is most deserving:

• Dedication: does everything in his/her power to deliver the best possible education for his/her students.
• Innovation: thinks outside the box and engages his/her students through creative learning activities & programs.
• Passion: expresses a genuine passion for education and shares this enthusiasm in the classroom.
• Need: demonstrates a need for essential classroom supplies.

Entry Requirements

To enter your teacher, you are required to do two things.

Write about your nominated teacher in the comments section of this post.

2. Post these messages on Facebook and/or Twitter.

• Teachers spend avg $1200 of own $$ on school supplies annually! Help erase teacher-funded classrooms. http://bit.ly/3VUNvC PLS RT #omx
• Nominate a teacher 2 win $100 in OfficeMax classroom supplies. Enter here: http://bit.ly/2QnZTH PLS RT #omx
• Join the “A Day Made Better” movement to end teacher-funded classrooms at http://bit.ly/UJ3LF #omx

More than 30 sites are participating in this campaign between now and Sunday, October 4. Visit http://momitforward.com for a list of all the giveaways! You may enter a different teacher on every site, but you may only win once!

Thanks so much for helping pay-it-forward to teachers in your community! Please join us on Tuesday, September 29 from 9 to 11 pm ET for Girls Night Out (#gno) on Twitter if you’d like to meet the team behind the cause: @officemax, @adaymadebetter and @Adopt_Classroom. Hope to see you there!

Fine Print

A Day Made Better for One Lucky Teacher Who Wins a $100 OfficeMax Gift Card originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.