March 21, 2013
Do you remember collecting all those stickers from the supermarket to help local schools?
Well, it’s worked …
St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy is celebrating the arrival of an array of new learning supplies thanks to the support of the local community, parents and the Woolworths “Earn & Learn” program.
St Mary’s has been able to purchase many great items including puzzles and board games, painting and classroom supplies, calculators, science and engineering kits, sports equipment and books.
“I am very grateful to Woolworths, our parents, the local community and Parents and Friends Association for providing such wonderful resources for our community,” principal Michael Nayler said.
“They will give our students much-needed additional resources which otherwise would have been beyond our limited budget.”
More than 12,500 schools and early learning centres across Australia will receive new supplies earned through the Woolworths Earn & Learn program.
Schools were able to select the resources they needed most, giving them a major boost at no extra cost.
Between May and August last year, shoppers were encouraged to collect Earn & Learn stickers for schools to redeem against a range of more than 9000 educational resources.
Since the Woolworths Earn & Learn program started, more than $26 million worth of new equipment and resources has been contributed to schools across Australia.
[Photo: St Mary’s Catholic College]
