Box Tops for Education Recognizes Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald for Her Dedication to Education; Congresswoman Heralded as Box Tops for Education Champion.MINNEAPOLIS -- Box Tops The Box Tops were a Memphis pop music group of the late 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. for Education, General Mills' renowned school fund-raising program, is pleased to announce that Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 – April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of (D-CA) is the recipient of the program's first-ever Box Tops for Education Champion award. The award recognizes Rep. Millender-McDonald for her many years of outstanding advocacy and support of California students and schools. The award was presented during the Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and other minority citizens, such as employment, welfare reform, minority business Foundation's 34th Annual Legislative Conference held in Washington, D.C., from September 8-11, 2004. Through Congresswoman Millender-McDonald's career, which has included work as a teacher and school administrator, she has fought for meaningful education reform and educational excellence in public education. She is a lead co-sponsor of H.R. 236 - The Students Bill of Rights - a bill whose purpose is to further the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 . In addition, Rep. Millender-McDonald received a 100 percent rating from the National Education Association (NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen ) in 2003 for her voting record in support of quality education. "As we celebrate the fact that we have raised more than $100 million and collected more than 1 billion Box Tops coupons though the Box Tops for Education program, it is an honor to recognize Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald for her advocacy and support of the nation's education system," said Brian Peters Brian Peters may mean:
Also in honor of the $100 million and 1 billion Box Tops redeemed milestones, Box Tops for Education has issued a call for enrolled schools to submit photos showing how their school is "a billion times better" thanks to the funds earned through Box Tops for Education. The photos will be compiled into a photo mosaic that will be "revealed" online in February 2005. For more information about the photo mosaic, and the photo entry instructions, please visit www.boxtops4education.com. About Box Tops for Education The Box Tops for Education program started in Congresswoman Millender-McDonald's native state of California in 1996 and has grown in popularity and success each year thereafter, now helping more than 80,000 schools across the country. Box Tops for Education is a school fund-raising program run by General Mills  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . , Inc. Box Tops for Education is open to any accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. public, private or parochial school parochial school (pərō`kēəl), school supported by a religious body. In the United States such schools are maintained by a number of religious groups, including Lutherans, Seventh-day Adventists, Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , containing any class with students from Kindergarten to 8th grade that is organized and primarily operated for education purposes, and to any United States military school, containing any class with students from Kindergarten to 8th grade, worldwide. The Box Tops for Education program provides consumers three ways to earn cash for their school: Clip with the original Box Tops for Education. Save Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating General Mills products from throughout the grocery store and give them to any enrolled K-8 school. Box Tops coupons are each worth 10 cents from General Mills when the school redeems them - up to a maximum of $20,000 per school annually. Shop online at the Box Tops for Education Marketplace. The Box Tops Marketplace, at boxtops4education.com, is a gateway to over 100 quality online stores including Amazon.com, Eddie Bauer.com and OfficeMax.com. Click to any store and up to 8 percent of each qualifying purchase is donated to a designated Box Tops school - up to a maximum of $20,000 per school annually. Charge with the Box Tops for Education Visa card. Use the Box Tops Visa card at more than 20 million locations worldwide and a full 1 percent of every purchase is donated to a designated Box Tops school - up to a maximum of $20,000 per school annually. Call 1-800-227-9605 to apply. There is no annual fee and a low APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate . For information on how to join the Box Tops for Education program, call 1-888-799-2444 or visit www.boxtops4education.com. About General Mills General Mills is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods products. Its global brand portfolio includes Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso Old El Paso is a brand applied to a range of Mexican-style foods, including dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, sauces, condiments, rice and refried beans. Old El Paso products are marketed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of and more. Included in the U.S. portfolio are some of the nation's most popular brands including Cheerios, Wheaties and other Big G cereal brands; Colombo, Yoplait, Totino's and Progresso. General Mills is also a leader in the bakeries and foodservice business as a major supplier of baking and other food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. |
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