Del Monte Teacher Monday And Giveaway

     Here's a little bit about Del Monte Fresh Produce, and Teacher Monday:

Del Monte Fresh Produce, North America, Inc. announced today that it is launching a program to help support kindergarten thru 12th grade public school teachers across North and Central America with cash to purchase school supplies and fresh fruit in the “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms” campaign. One hundred prizes totaling $1,000 each will be awarded to teachers who get the most votes in the “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms” online contest at www.fruits.com. 

“Monday’s can be difficult for all of us, but public school teachers face even bigger challenges these days with the largest budget cuts in 30 years expected this academic year,” said Dennis Christou, Vice President, Marketing, North America for Del Monte Fresh Produce. “Larger classrooms and far less supplies are putting enormous pressure on our teachers. The “Teacher Monday” program was designed to take some of the burden off teachers, many who pay for school supplies out of their own pockets. It will also provide teachers with tools and incentives to incorporate healthy eating messages into their curriculums, giving us an opportunity to help school children eat and live healthier,” Christou added.

To be eligible to win, teachers must register for the “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms” online contest at www.fruits.com. After teachers register their name and school, they can get all their fans -- from parents to students, to friends and family -- to vote for them. Ten winners will be selected each Monday for five consecutive weeks in October/November, 2010, for a total of 50 winning teachers North American teachers. Winners are based solely on the number of votes they receive. Winning teachers will receive $750 in cash to purchase school supplies and $250 in Del Monte fresh fruit coupons for classroom snacks and to use in fruit educational activities.

In an effort to support schools in less developed countries where many Del Monte products are grown, and where classrooms are also experiencing economic disadvantages, the “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms” program will link winning U.S. classrooms with a school in Guatemala or Costa Rica. The 50 selected Central American schools will also receive $1,000 each for school supplies.

“By linking U.S. and Central American schools, we want to help further the education of students by introducing them to another culture. Our hope is that sister schools will communicate with each other about fun physical activities and their favorite fruit dishes,” said Christou.

Beginning early Fall, consumers can expect to see “Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms” stickers on Del Monte Fresh Produce such as pineapples, bananas, melons, grapes, tomatoes and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, as well as colorful posters and other materials in produce departments.

Finally, each week of promotion, Del Monte will distribute $25 gift certificate booklets for Del Monte Fresh Produce to consumers in major markets across the U.S. and Canada. Consumers will be notified about the giveaways via Twitter, Facebook, and radio promotions.   

  And now for the fun part, the giveaway details are below.  This would be a great way to get the fruits and vegs, you need for Christmas dinner!  Good luck and have fun!

Giveaway Details:
*Two winners will receive a $25 Del Monte fresh fruit gift certificate
*This giveaway is open to residents of the US only
*This giveaway will end on Nov. 30th
*The winners will be chosen randomly by Random.org
*The winners will have three days to email me back before another winner is chosen
*You must complete the mandatory entry, before completing the extra ones
*Leave an email in the comments so I can contact you, if you win
*Use a separate comment for each entry

Mandatory Entry:  Follow Del Monte Fresh on Twitter

Extra Entries:
*Like Del Monte Fresh on Facebook
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*Follow all the participating blogs on GFC (worth 4 entries)
*Vote for me and Audrey's Picture on Carmen's Cuties (you may need to like her profile page first), make sure you don't like the photo, but that you comment VOTE, underneath it! (worth 2 entries)
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*Enter any of my giveaways, the participating blogs giveaways (you can see the giveaway linky at the bottom) or a giveaway at MI Savings Mama (worth 1 extra entry for each giveaway) be sure to tell whose giveaway you entered, what it was for, and the comment number you was!
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