CLOSED: Back to School with STAPLES and DoSomething.org {Spotlight & Giveaway}

Back to School season is really more of a marathon than a sprint.  Even if school has already started for you, chances are you’re still collecting items from the teacher’s wish-list, or tracking down supplies you couldn’t find on your first (or second, or third) time out.

I’ve always thought the STAPLES: that was easy tagline was particularly clever, and STAPLES was often a critical Back to School stop when we lived conveniently close to one.

Recently, MomSelect approached me with the opportunity to spotlight the good that STAPLES is doing with the organization DoSomething.org, and to offer a $25 gift card giveaway to my readers.  Given my own positive experiences with the store, I was happy to jump onboard!

DoSomething.org is a site dedicated to “using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline” through a variety of causes and campaigns.  STAPLES and DoSomething.org have combined to run a Do Something 101 School Supply Drive.

The Do Something 101 campaign encourages teens to collect school supplies and drop them off at their nearest Staples® store from July 4 through September 18. Staples is kick-starting the campaign by donating more than $125,000 in school supplies to the cause. Staples customers can also get involved by donating $1 at any Staples store, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting local students in need. All school supplies and donations will be given to educational and not-for-profit organizations that serve disadvantaged youth.

STAPLES has also created a line of Do Something school supply products to support the cause and create more awareness among teens.  We were sent a selection of these products to review, and from the Glam Rocks Collection to the Zip It pencil case and comp books, planners, and notebooks, our kids loved them all.

GIVEAWAY:  To enter to win a $25 gift card from STAPLES, please ANSWER IN A COMMENT TO THIS POST:  which supplies seem to run out the quickest for your child?  What do you have to replenish most often as the school year goes on?

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All entries are due by Thursday, September 2, 11:59PM CST.  US entries only, please.

*Disclosure:  MomSelect and STAPLES sent our family samples from the Do Something product line for review.  They also furnished the $25 gift card for giveaway.  No other compensation was received for this post.

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