Did you know your online shopping can help maximize your financial support for Pirate PTO? The following affinity programs provide cash and credit back to Pirate PTO.
AmazonSmile
What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Pirate PTO at no cost to you. When you shop through AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same prices, vast selection and convenient shopping as Amazon.com, but AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
You use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. You’ll experience the same products, same prices and same service. Your shopping cart, wish list, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
How to Participate?
- Visit Amazon at http://smile.amazon.com.
- Choose Pirate Parent Teacher Organization.
- Bookmark smile.amazon.com. You’ll earn cash for our school by always starting your shopping trip through the smile.amazon.com link
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
Kroger Community Rewards
What is Kroger Community Rewards? Your regular shopping trips to Kroger can benefit Pirate PTO and our school community by linking your Kroger Shopper’s Card to Pirate PTO.
Kroger will distribute a participating organization's earned rewards to a maximum of $10,000 per quarterly cycle. Kroger limits a participating household's earned rewards to a maximum of $300 per cycle. Earned rewards are distributed as follows:
Cycle 1: August 27 to November 27 | Donations sent by December 27
Cycle 2: November 28 to February 26 | Donations sent by March 26
Cycle 3: February 27 to May 26 | Donations sent by June 26
Cycle 4: May 27 to August 26 | Donations sent by September 26
How to Participate?
- Sign in to your Kroger Digital Account or visit http://www.krogercommunityrewards.com/. Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 1-800-576-4377 to get your Plus Card number.
- Search organizations for “Pirate PTO” here. Or enter our Kroger Organization Number in the "Find an Organization" search box. Kroger Organization Number of 2022-2023 coming soon!
- Select and click “Save.” Your selected organization will also display in the Kroger Community Rewards section of your account. For questions, click here.
- Any Kroger transactions you complete moving forward that contain eligible purchases, using the phone number associated with your Shopper’s Card, will be applied to the program. **Shopper's can earn rewards on almost anything every time they shop; however, the following categories are not eligible for Community Rewards program: Alcohol, Tobacco, Government-Assisted Pharmacy Expenses, Postage Stamps, Any Gift Cards, Bottle Deposits, Lottery and Promotional Tickets, Money Orders, Western Union, Fuel, and Sales Tax.
Office Depot/Office Max Give Back to Schools
What is Give Back to Schools? Simply make a purchase of qualifying school supplies, provide Pomona Elementary's (not Pirate PTO's) ID at checkout either in-store or online, and our school will receive 5% back in credits for FREE supplies! Pomona Elementary can receive up to $3,000 in quarterly credits each school year.
How to Participate?
- Save this is ID# in your phone: 70239134.
- Every time you check out at Office Depot or Office Max, give our school name “Pomona Elementary School” and the School ID #70239134.