What is a Box Tops Coordinator? Like the great American melting pot, Box Tops coordinators come from all walks of life. It might be a stay-at-home Mom who manages to find a babysitter and volunteer. It might be a school teacher, dedicating both classroom hours and time off to students. It may be a member of your community, juggling a full-time job with volunteering, spending evenings and weekends counting Box Tops. One thing is for certain, Box Tops for Education wouldn’t be what it is today without its Box Tops coordinators.

No matter who runs the Box Tops program at your school, each coordinator is a parent, a teacher and a community volunteer.

• A Box Tops coordinator is a parent, secure in the knowledge that a school which has the earnings to buy what it needs provides a promising future for children.
• A Box Tops coordinator is a teacher, instructing students and school supporters about how they can each make a difference through Box Tops.
• A Box Tops coordinator is a community volunteer, offering heart, mind and valuable time to help your school earn the extra cash it needs.

Box Tops coordinators are responsible for keeping everyone at your school informed, generating enthusiasm, and collecting and submitting Box Tops for your school to receive earnings checks.

How can you help your school’s Box Tops coordinator? It’s a big job, and most coordinators will appreciate any assistance that comes their way! Here are few ideas for getting involved.

• Offer to bundle and package Box Tops for submission, or to stage a “bundling” party a week or so before the submission deadline
• Offer to hand out Box Tops informational flyers at school events, or print and send flyers to your school’s mailing list
• Handy with computers? Talk to your coordinator and school’s website administrator about putting Box Tops “wallpaper” or banner ads on your school’s computers
• Ask your employer if you can ask others in your workplace to clip and save Box Tops
• Contact other local office complexes to see if they would place a Box Tops bin on the premises and allow you to promote the Box Tops program to support your school
• Ask local businesses to donate prizes for Box Tops collection contests
• Contact local care centers or assisted-living facilities to see if residents would be willing to clip Box Tops

Box Tops coordinators appreciate any help they can get! To find out who your school’s coordinator is, contact your school administrator.