The holiday break is over, the kids are back to school, and Kroger is giving back to our schools with their Kroger Return to School program! You can help in 3 ways – shop participating products at Kroger, vote for your child’s school, and link your shopper’s card to an organization. Best of all, it’s so easy for us moms to participate without doing anything different or more than we already do for our families/kids (and we can try out some new recipes while we’re at it)!
As you drive down Beechmont Avenue on the East Side of Cincinnati, you’ll pass three Kroger locations – just one example of how the grocery store is woven into the fabric of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Kroger is one of the oldest parts of our city’s history, first opening in downtown in 1883. Committed to sustainability and social responsibility, Kroger actively invests back into our area by supporting educational programs like Kroger Return to School – an initiative designed to raise funds for local schools through community engagement.
In addition to Kroger’s generous contributions to our community, they offer amazing savings and deals, which keep me coming back every week. This week, I’ll be adding the Kroger Return to School participating products to my shopping list. All you do is buy the items, and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to local schools. You can also link you’re shopper’s card to an organization, and all transactions donate based on the shopping you do every day. Kroger makes giving back easy and fun!
Through this program, Kroger is also offering a chance for four schools in the Cincinnati area to win a $2,500 donation! To vote for your school, all you have to do is go to the microsite, type it in, and submit. Don’t forget to vote multiple times to increase your school’s chance! You can vote one time per day per device.
The partner brands in the Return to School program offer great recipe ideas that are available on the microsite. I tried the Broccoli-Chicken Shells & Cheese from Annie’s, the Apple-Licious Smoothies from Mott’s, and the PB&J Lunch Box Dip from Jif. I even made my daughter’s entire lunch with partner products – a PB&J sandwich made with Jif Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Smucker’s Fruit Spread, Mott’s Applesauce, and Lay’s Chips. It was great trying new recipes while supporting schools in the process!
For more recipe ideas, the full list of participating products, and the form to vote for your child’s school for a chance to win their sweepstakes, visit the Kroger Return to School microsite today.
