It’s a perfect way for grandparents and community members to support their favorite school. It’s free to you and you can help your school get its share of $700,000 that Food City will be giving away this year.
We issued checks recently for last year’s School Bucks promotion. Bearden Elementary School got $825. They had good participation. Just link your Food City ValuCard to your favorite school and earn points when you shop.
Susan Dunlap
Susan Dunlap is the principal at Bearden Elementary. She says an effective partnership between home and school ensures success for all. And she notes Bearden Elementary has been recognized as a school of excellence since 1938.
“Numerous opportunities are available for parents to actively participate in the educational program at Bearden Elementary.”
Another way to help Bearden Elementary or your child’s school is to participate in the Coupon Book sale coming Sept. 9-29. Bearden’s goal is to sell 2,500 books at $10 each. “Proceeds will fund technology upgrades, student incentives, instructional materials, staff professional development and facility improvements. We appreciate your support of our school.”
Each school year, Food City’s School Bucks program provides $700,000 in contributions to more than a thousand participating area schools.
The 2021-2022 School Bucks program will begin Sept. 1, 2021, and continue through May 10, 2022. For every $1 you spend using your Food City ValuCard, you will receive 1 School Buck point. To have your points credited to the school of your choice, simply visit foodcity.com/schoobucks to link your Food City ValuCard to your preferred school. School allocations are based upon the percentage of customer purchases assigned to each school and schools can monitor their progress online.
Since the program’s inception, Food City has awarded over $20 million in educational equipment and tools to participating schools.
The Food City School Bucks coordinator is Lisa Johnson at 1-800-232-0174.
Betsi James is special events manager for Food City’s Knoxville and Chattanooga divisions.