The above photos are of 15 months of an entire school collecting them!
Keep in mind that I volunteered for this! Last year I had a wonderful idea to really pitch in and help the new school make money. As I searched for things to do, everything I could find already had somebody doing it. Then the idea came: Cream of Weber milk tops! I get that kind of milk anyway!
You always hear about schools getting like $700 for box tops, so I was really excited--we go thru 3-5 gallons a week, so I thought "The Gordons could do that alone!" Ya right! There was already quite a few milk tops when I began the project 15 months ago. I have been collecting them, and storing them at home for 15 months. Sean had threatened to throw them out several times. I knew that he was serious this last time, so I finally counted them up.
For a grand total of 771 milk tops. After I get my paperwork completed, in a couple months our school should get a check of a grand total of........wait for it...........yes..........$38.00! That is an average of 8.4 cents a day!
Okay, so seriously I am totally happy to do it, and every bit of money is helpful and appreciated, and yes we are doing it for the kids, but it reminds me:
On a shopping trip, Tupperware party, Christmas, buying school stuff, etc., you could totally blow a ton of money without even blinking an eye. If you are trying to save money, by scrimping on groceries, gas, entertainment, hand me downs, etc, IT TAKES FOREVER just to get $30!!!!!
So the next time we are slothful and buy whatever we want, or struggle to save for something special, I hope to remember the MILK TOP story for MYSELF and my family, and really make my choices count!
(Now my subtle tribute to Paul Harvey): So now you know THE REST OF MY STORY...GOODDAY!
