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Give
'Em Five
 Give
‘Em Five is Price’s Creameries largest community
outreach effort. The program is designed to provide a
source of additional funding to assist community organizations
and schools in planning, developing and implementing innovative
programs and creative opportunities which result in increased
student achievement.
From March of 1999 to March of 2002, Price’s Give
‘Em Five Fund contributed over $1,060,000 to El Paso
and Southern New Mexico community organizations and schools
for a variety of projects, including playground equipment,
reading programs, field trips, library books, computers,
and more.
Give ‘Em Five provides funds for community events
such as Music Under the Stars UTEP, Creative Kids, and
Insights Museum.
Funds
may be used for:
- Equipment (playgrounds, sports, band, etc.)
- Books (other than textbooks)
- Computer software (no hardware)
- Student supplies
- Local field trips
- Educational field trips
- Other needs are considered as well
How Can I Participate?
There are two parts of the Give ‘Em Five Fund. The
First part is the Cap program. Students collect caps.
Schools turn them in to Price’s and a check is written
directly to the school for the total number of caps at
five cents for gallon and half gallon caps and one cent
for Chugs caps. It’s that easy.
The second part of the Give ‘Em Five Fund is even
easier. All you have to do is buy the product and Price’s
does the rest. For example, for every gallon of milk sold,
four points goes into the Give ‘Em Five Fund/ Four
points equals four cents. A half gallon of milk is two
points, equaling two cents.
Every Price’s product from Chugs to Country Charm
cottage cheese is assigned a specific point value, creating
the budget for the Give ‘Em Five grants program,
which awards grants throughout the area.
If you followed the simple formulas for both the Give
‘Em Five Cap program and the Give ‘Em Five Grants
program, you will agree that we could rename the fund,
Give ‘Em Nine, but we won’t.
What
Do the Schools Have to Do?
To help promote the programs, Price’s requests that
your school agrees to incorporate information about the
Give ‘Em Five Fund within the school as well as including
articles and other explanatory pieces in school and district
newsletters. Price's is always available to provide Give
‘Em Five Fund printed materials and deliver them
to your school. Another key element is communication with
school staff, students and parents. Price’s staff
is available to attend staff, PTA and PTO meetings to
help raise awareness. Price’s also works with schools
to provide class incentives such as cookies and milk or
ice cream parties for the classes that collect the most
caps.
Grant Guidelines
A team composed of community members reviews all applications
and uses the following point system to evaluate each application:
- Needs Statement 20 points
- Purpose and Objectives 20 points
- Program Description 20 points
- Student Involvement 20 points
- Creativity 5 points
- Evaluation 10 points
- Format and Cohesiveness 5 points
Deadline for accepting grants is October 15 of each year.
Please mail grant applications to:
Give ‘Em Five Fund
c/o Price’s Creameries
600 North Piedras
El Paso, Texas 79903
For more information, please call 915-565-2711 or 915-565-FIVE
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