It's easy! Buy qualifying student school supplies at Office Depot Designate a local school to receive 5% of your qualifying purchase Office Depot will tally the qualifying purchases made during the program period Office Depot will award the designated school 5% of the qualifying purchases in credits the school can use for FREE SUPPLIES!* Want to designate a school to receive 5% of your next school supply purchase? Visit your local Office Depot store to find a listing of 5% Back to Schools ID numbers or click here to designate the school of your choice. You will need to know your Office Depot order number. 5% Back to Schools Program - Frequently Asked Questions 5% Back to Schools Program Flyer Click Here to find the store nearest you. For a list of qualifying student school supply items, please visit the Office Depot Store nearest you or contact Customer Service at 1-800-GO-DEPOT.
	Kids In Need Fundation Office Depot is proud to be a national sponsor of the Kids in Need Teacher Grants program. The Kids in Need Teacher Grants program provides K-12 educators with funding to help them realize their dreams of providing innovative learning opportunities for their students. Office Depot helps to engage students in the learning process by supporting our most creative and important educational resource - our nation's teachers. For more information on this program, please visit www.kidsinneed.net Applications are available in all US Office Depot stores and online at www.community.officedepot.com.
	Office Depot has enhanced its National Backpack Program for 2005. This year, we'll donate 300,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to underprivileged children. It's the fifth consecutive year in which Office Depot has taken this step to ensure that children in need have the best opportunity to begin the school year successfully.
	American Library Association Partnership The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest, largest and most influential library association in the world with over 64,000 members, including librarians, library support staff, trustees, publishers and other library advocates. Our Company is very pleased to assist the ALA in its efforts to enhance access to libraries in our communities and to promote literacy in the 21st century. During the Back-to-School season, we will distribute a variety of collateral materials to students, teachers and parents that are designed to encourage the use of libraries and inform the public about the many opportunities that libraries offer. Office Depot is proud to be recognized as a Library Champion by the American Library Association.
	Keep America Beautiful Partnership Keep America Beautiful is the nation's largest community improvement organization dedicated to inspiring environmental stewardship. The 50-year-old organization has a national network of more than 500 local affiliates and 22 statewide programs that reach more than 14,000 communities. Office Depot is working with Keep America Beautiful to create "Earth Day Every Day" educational programs at regular intervals throughout the year. This year, teachers who attend Office Depot's Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts are receiving a Keep America Beautiful Resource Guide on the topic of waste management and recycling, instructions for a classroom activity for making recycled paper and a set of environmental "flashcards" to use with their students in conjunction with the Resource Guide.
*5% Back to Schools Program is available at Office Depot® store locations, by calling 1-800-GO-DEPOT (800-463-3768), and online at www.OfficeDepot.com or in Canada at www.OfficeDepot.ca only. There are four program periods: a) January 1 through March 31; b) April 1 through June 30; c) July 1 through September 30; and d) October 1 through December 31. Five percent of qualifying student school supply purchases (computers, all technology including personal digital assistants [PDA's], all furniture items and furniture accessories, some bulk packaged products, ink and toner cartridges, Gift Cards and purchases made to contract business accounts are not qualifying purchases) made during each program period will be tallied under the name of each school designated by our customers. At the end of each program period, the total credits tallied per school will be offered to that school in the form of an Office Depot® Merchandise Card for its use toward the purchase of any products or services from any Office Depot® store. Office Depot Merchandise Cards can be used at OD stores, as well as online at www.officedepot.com and over the phone at 1-800-GO-DEPOT. Credits are only effective once the offer is accepted. Credits will be issued 60 days after the end of each program period and will be valid for 120 days after the date of issuance. Credits will not be offered to schools with less than $10.00 in tallied credits per program period. See your local Office Depot® store for a list of qualifying products. Office Depot® will honor up to $10 million in total credits to the designated schools that opt to participate. Unaccepted/declined credits immediately expire and are void. Limited to Pre-K-12th grade.