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“Fill the Backpack” raises funds for Communities In Schools

Filed Under: Programs by Briana Kerensky — Leave a comment
August 25, 2011

Today’s blog post comes from Kelly Whalen, author of The Centsible Life, a blog designed to help you live the life of your dreams on a budget. You can often find her on Twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.

Kelly Whalen with P&G, John Legend and Dan Cardinali

(L-R) P&G U.S. Marketing Manager Jim Leish,"The Centisble Life" author Kelly Whalen, John Legend, and Communities In Schools President Dan Cardinali

Earlier this summer my business partner, Julie Meyers Pron, and I were introduced to the amazing work Communities In Schools does throughout the country when we attended the GIVE Education press conference hosted by P&G, Communities In Schools, and with Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend. While the event was great (as was John’s singing-you can view the video here), getting the opportunity, with a small group of other bloggers, to have an intimate Q&A with John Legend, as well as P&G U.S. Marketing Manager Jim Leish and Communities In Schools President Dan Cardinali, was truly enlightening and inspiring.

As bloggers one of the great things we can do is bring a voice to causes we truly care about, and with the new school year on the horizon I knew there couldn’t be a better fit than working with Communities In Schools. View full article »

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The more you save the more you give

Filed Under: General, National Office, Pop Culture, Programs by Briana Kerensky — Leave a comment
July 28, 2011
brandSAVER cover

Keep an eye out for your P&G brandSAVER this weekend!

You’re already following us on Facebook and Twitter. You’ve watched the P&G GIVE Education video featuring John Legend to help us get to our goal of raising $10,000, and shared it with all your friends and family. Right?  Of course.

So, what else can you do to help Communities In Schools give kids the chance to succeed in school and achieve in life?

Go shopping.

This Sunday, July 31, all of the coupons you use from Procter & Gamble’s brandSAVER will equal contributions to Communities In Schools. For each coupon you use to purchase products such as Duracell batteries, Febreze fabric and air freshener, Tide laundry detergent and more, Communities In Schools will receive two cents.

Yes, two cents might not seem like a lot. But consider this: it costs Communities In Schools less than $200 per year to support a student and completely change his or her world for the better. Every penny counts, and a couple cents multiplied by millions can add up very quickly to help many more young people. Those contributions translate into resources like food, health care, clothing, academic support and after-school programs, a positive role model and much more.

So keep an eye out for the Sunday paper. If you’re not sure that you will receive a brandSAVER, go here and find out what newspapers in your area contain them. And then starting this Sunday, July 31, go shopping! Your power as a consumer can mean so much to America’s children.

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Watch a video, make a difference

Filed Under: Dropout Epidemic, General, Pop Culture by Briana Kerensky — Leave a comment
July 21, 2011

Give EDUCATION facebook screenshotThere are literally countless ways to make a difference in the life of a student. You can be a mentor or volunteer, make a donation, or even just buy a pack of pencils.

And now, you can change a child’s world for the better just by watching a video.

On Tuesday, Communities In Schools announced the launch of Give EDUCATION, a campaign with Procter & Gamble and Grammy award-winning musician John Legend. Together, we are working to raise awareness of America’s dropout crisis, and raise funds so that Communities In Schools can surround even more children with a community of support.

One way you can help us is by watching this video, starring John Legend and Communities In Schools grads from Newark, N.J., on P&G myGIVE’s Facebook page.  For each person that watches the video, Communities In Schools gets 25 cents.

Tell your friends, tell your family – have everyone you know click on the video! It works once per viewer per day. So if you watch it once a day, you can be a true Communities In Schools hero and help us reach our goal of $10,000!

Head on over to P&G myGIVE’s Facebook page , watch the video, and don’t forget to share it. Communities In Schools can support a student for about $192 per year. Twenty-five cents truly does make a difference.

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If you’re ready, we can shake the world

Filed Under: Dropout Epidemic, General, Pop Culture by Briana Kerensky — 1 Comment
July 19, 2011
John Legend

Musician and humanitarian John Legend

Today’s blog post comes from Communities In Schools’ Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications Mike Bento.

If you hear this message, wherever you stand
I’m calling every woman, calling every man
We’re the generation
We can’t afford to wait
The future started yesterday and we’re already late
John Legend, If You’re Out There

Today Communities In Schools, in partnership with P&G Give EDUCATION and John Legend, is launching a massive campaign asking the American public to get involved in ensuring that more than 1.3 million young people achieve in school and succeed in life.

At noon, in New York City, we announced a groundbreaking partnership to engage the American public in our work, and gave them a simple way to make a contribution through the purchase of more than 30 P&G products featured in the July 31st brandSAVER®, delivered to more than 56 million homes. View full article »

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