My oldest daughter is the librarian at Clinton Prairie High School near Frankfort. Due to tight budgets, she is always looking for ways to increase the collection for the students and make the best use of the money available. For the last two years she and Barnes and Noble have worked together to create a Book Fair. Yesterday was the 'shopping day.' At checkout the customer just mentioned that he/she was shopping to benefit Clinton Praire and the total was credited to their tally. Throughout the day various groups from the school performed or helped in some way--such as a band group playing Christmas carols, several students singing, and teachers playing Wii games in the video section of the store. Also several students read stories to children in that section of the store while their parents shopped. Megan was pleased with the total amount sold---nearly $4000 tallied for the school. She will receive a portion of that to use to buy books and other merchandise for the library. It is a good deal for everyone---the school, Barnes and Noble, and the customers who can shop for Christmas gifts and also help the school without giving any extra money.
Online sales are still going on until Dec. 15. Even though I was in the store two different times and checked out twice, I still forgot a couple of things that I really wanted to purchase as gifts, so I may have to do some online shopping soon.
If you would like to participate in the book fair, let me know. I have vouchers and can share the number to submit at checkout if you would like to help out a worthy cause!
I just bought Shel Silverstein for Christmas gifts. I wish I had known before or I would have participated. Is there anyway that if given the receipts that they could use the vouchers and be given credit?
ReplyDeleteWhere did you buy the books and when? If you bought them at the Lafayette store on Saturday, it may be possible to take them to the checkout with the receipt and re-ring, I think. I can check with my daughter. I meant to put something on here earlier, but time got away from me. I had been bombarding the people at the Logansport campus with vouchers for two weeks!
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