4 Easy Ways to Support GRS

Lots of ways you can support Great River School easily All Year Long

1  Save

  • Boxtops from products made by General Mills, Betty Crocker©, Pillsbury©, Ziploc©, Kleenex© and more.
  • Marked Kemps milk caps and Proof of Purchase (POP) symbols from other Kemps products for the Nickels for Schools program.
  • Inkjet cartridges and cell phones. We collect most inkjet and laser cartridges used in today’s market and many of the most popular cell phone brands.  We cannot accept generic or refilled cartridges.   Look for the clear collection boxes just inside the main door in the GRS lobby.  Click here for a list of qualifying cell phones & cartridges.

2   Use

  • Your Target Visa Credit Card or Target Guest Card and donate a percentage to Great River School. Through the Take Charge of Education program, Target will donate an amount equal to 1% of Target Visa and Target Guest Card in-store or website purchases, and 1/2% of Target Visa purchases made elsewhere, to Great River School.  For some schools, that’s over $10,000 a year! Sign up or get more information at http://www.target.com/tcoe or while shopping at your favorite Target store.
  • A Box Tops for Education Visa® card to make purchases (1% of every purchase goes to our school) at the Box Tops Marketplace of over 60 online stores, including JC Penney and Lands’ End. Sign up at http://www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace.
  • OneCause – an online portal that makes money for GRS each time you use it.  Every qualifying purchase and search through OneCause adds up to more contributions. Install the OneCause Tool bar for easy use – http://www.onecause.com.

3   Buy

  • Chinook Books (formerly Blue Sky Guides)- an annual coupon book with resources and over 300 valuable coupons.  The Chinook Book helps save hundreds of dollars while exploring our community and supporting local businesses.  It makes a great gift to friends, family and GRS teachers.  It can save you well over the initial investment.  Each book sells for $20 with $10 going to GRS.
  • Spiritwear – In the fall of each year, GRS spiritwear can be ordered for a modest price.  We offer a variety of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants and other apparel for purchase.  A new T-shirt design will be available in the winter.
  • Plants. In the spring, we offer gift cards from Linder’s in $25, $50 and $100 increments.  A portion of the cost of each card goes to GRS.

4   Give

By giving to the Great River School Annual Fund, at the Great Extravaganza or as a general donation, you will be supporting Great River School.  Please send your donation to Great River School at 1326 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108 or click on the DONATE NOW button to the right of this page  to make a donation online.