Green Giant Fresh, the only produce brand featuring Box Tops for Education, contributes every day to K-8 schools across America through its participation in the Box Tops For Education program. The company passed the million-dollar milestone in 2014 and currently is at a total contribution of over $1.3 million.

“We started the program in produce because we wanted to make a difference where it really matters -- with our kids’ educations and their futures,” Jamie Strachan, chief executive officer of Green Giant Fresh, based in Salinas, CA, said in a press release. “We know how much this money is needed to supplement classroom budgets, so we began offering products that feature a 10 cent Box Tops clip that is redeemable by their local schools.”

According to the press release, many teachers spend their own money out of pocket for supplies to help make the classroom experience better for their students. Not only are our nation’s teachers underpaid for the essential role they play in the development of our children -- and the value they bring to their communities -- but spending their own hard-earned money to enhance their already significant contribution is the very definition of above and beyond.

This school earnings loyalty program afforded through the Box Tops for Education program is one of America’s largest, contributing 10 cents for every Box Tops clip submitted to participating K-8 schools nationwide.

There are over 80,000 schools participating in this program and they can use the money earned from Box Tops to buy whatever they need for their classrooms and schools. That kind of flexibility helps schools use donated monies in the best possible way to meet their unique needs.

“We use our Box Top money for assemblies,” Toro Park School (Salinas) Principal Carissa E. said in the press release. “Last year we had an assembly on wild life conservation and another that promoted technology and music. The Box Tops program helps us to bring the curriculum to life by providing the funds to pay for these assemblies.”

Janine F., a Box Tops mom from Summit Road Elementary School in Reynoldsburg, OH, added that the school was able to get a “much needed brand new kiln” for its art classes, replacing a 30-year old one.

At Soaring Heights Academy in San Antonio, a Box Tops coordinator rallies everyone in her community to clip Box Tops for a new playground at their school.

Participating Teachers and Principals have also gotten clever and playful in rallying their students with promises of kissing a pig, singing in the hallways or wearing a hula skirt to help support the program.