Monday, November 24, 2008

THANKSGIVING WAREHOUSE SALE

Just in time for the holidays, take advantage of our Thanksgiving Warehouse Sales Event with savings up to 91% OFF retail prices! We are showing our thanks this holiday by passing these extra savings onto you! But quantities are limited, so shop now and save, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Please note: This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

We're in the money! Grant money, that is.

Discount School Supply has recently developed and implemented a searchable education grant database! We are excited about this new, FREE, valuable service to Discount School Supply customers.

By going to My School Grantsm and searching for a grant, you can find financial support available to you and your early education program! The database even allows you to narrow your search to your specific state and your specific needs.

Discount School Supply has also partnered with School Funding Center to provide customers access to a wealth of grant writing support. Once you’ve identified a grant that fits your needs, you can send an inquiry to School Funding Center. They will evaluate your situation and if it seems like you’ve got a fair chance at winning the grant, School Funding Center can write the grant for you—on contingency! School Funding Center is the only national grant writing company that writes grants for schools on a contingency basis. This inquiry is completely free to you and requires no commitment on your part.

Need advice on finding a grant that’s right for you? School Funding Center Founder Don Peek writes about how to get a school grant on his blog, How to Get a School Grant .

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Your Two Cents or more, win Gift Card from Discount School Supply

To introduce our new reviews and ratings on the Discount School Supply Web site, we asked customers to give us their "Two Cents" at NAEYC. Postcards, complete with two actual pennies, were given to teachers, administrators and early childhood professionals as a take-home reminder to tell us and share with their peers what they like and how they use our school supply products in their classroom.

Excitement was generated for the program by conducting a

"Guess How Many Pennies in the Jar?" contest.

Each day, teachers lined up to make their best guess and enter a drawing for a $100 Discount School Supply gift certificate. Guesses ranged from the low hundreds to more than 200,000, and some teachers even called a friend to help them guess just the right amount.

So, how many pennies were in the jar?
Exactly 3,153
!

Four winners, one for each day of NAEYC, will be notified within the next two weeks.

Save on school supply, last day at NAEYC 2008

As the week draws to a close, our personal service managers, below, are sad to go. As each Discount School Supply bag is filled with classroom essentials, each of us are reminded of the loyal and dedicated early childhood educators who continue to shop with us every year.
We are thankful for those of you who have stopped by our booth to visit, just to let us know that your school district or center is happy with the products and curriculum resources they can't live without, and we were equally delighted to talk to those of you who discovered Discount School Supply for the first time.

Many teachers were excited to learn about our Colorations® line of arts & crafts supplies, such as paint, markers, collage accessories, paper and more -- all at the lowest prices guaranteed. And we saw excitement in the smiles of teachers who took home their own creations at our Make & Take booth. With every Scratch Art® masterpiece made and every Texas Snowflake blotted with Liquid Watercolor, we tip our colorful coffee filter hats to you, teachers and educators, and we look forward to seeing familiar faces and making new friends at next year's NAEYC.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Who Won the 2008 Directors' Choice Awards?

Thursday night at NAEYC 2008 in Dallas was dedicated to presenting the prestigious Directors' Choice awards to winning manufacturers of early childhood products. This event is organized each year by EarlyChildhood NEWS magazine to honor participants and friends of the program, and to officially announce the winners of the Judges' Selection awards. This year 22 winning products in 10 categories were honored with Directors' Choice awards and four products from the this group of winners were awarded the program's highest honor, the Judges' Selection award. Community Playthings, Ozark River, Carl R. Sams II Photography and Gryphon House were all winners of the Judges' Selection awards this year.

New Trikes and Stroller from Angeles

An exciting new addition to the family of durable and beautifully designed trikes from Angeles
has been revealed at NAEYC 2008 in Dallas.

The new CONVERTO BIKE and this LO-BOY TRIKE will be available from Angeles dealers starting January 2009, so please make a note to check with your preferred vendor of Angeles products soon.

























Another exciting product introduced in 2008 and available now from Discount School Supply is this completely new Angeles® SafeStop 4 Passenger Bye-Bye Stroller. Designed for comfort and safety - learn more about all the features and advanced design of this stroller!




And of course there is always the full line of time tested, durable and safe trikes and other quality Angeles products available from Angeles dealers all around the world.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Win with The Wheel of FUN!
























It is good to visit booth #204 at NAEYC in Dallas.

Discount School Supply is spinning The Wheel of Fun several times a day and there are always many lucky winners of several great prizes like shopping sprees, BioColor® kits and much more!

Eco-Healthy Child Care:
Go Green!

Discount School Supply proudly sponsors the NAEYC- featured session "Eco-Healthy Child Care: Go Green!"

Hester Dooley from the Oregon Environmental Council and Jacque Sell from the Children's Creative Learning Centers presented simple and effective techniques to make your Child Care Center as environmentally healthy, safe and green as possible.

Check the list of eco-friendly products currently available from Discount School Supply.

New Discount School Supply Products Unveiled

A special event at NAEYC on Day 2 was the morning VIP session to unveil our NEW Discount School Supply products, including our new Special Needs product assortment. Early childhood teachers were granted early entrance to our booth and were treated to a personal tour of the New Products Showcase as well as breakfast treats before the exhibit doors opened.

Popular new items included the Counting Pop-Up Puppets, Career Costumes for dolls and Portable Light Table.












Counting Pop-Up Puppets













Career Clothing for 16" Multicultural Dolls

What interests early childhood educators the most at NAEYC in Dallas?

November 5, 2008 - Day one

Popular school supply items at the show this year include animal puppets, stamps and the stuffed octopus - all offered at special NAEYC show prices!



Another popular activity at NAEYC is the Discount School Supply BioColor® demonstration with experts teaching dozens of exciting arts & crafts activities with the truly unique BioColor® paint.




And of course everyone is having good time and winning with the Discount School Supply "Wheel of Fun" at the booth #204.


Visit again soon for more news after Day 2 is over.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Discount School Supply
at NAEYC 2008


DiscountSchoolSupply.com is co-sponsoring the early childhood education community gathering in Dallas!

More than 20,000 early childhood professionals from around the world will meet at the NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo to discuss the everyday issues and challenges when working with young children and families.

The NAEYC Conference & Expo is widely recognized as one of the most valuable professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators and early childhood professionals working in programs for young children.

As all teachers know the Discount School Supply Catalog offers the lowest prices guaranteed on a wide variety of teacher supplies and quality products for early childhood educators and parents of young children to support child development.

So, if you are able to attend NAEYC 2008, be sure to visit Discount School Supply on the EXPO floor, Booth # 204, to take advantage of our show specials including Arts & Crafts items, Active Play and Curriculum Resources offered at promotional rates.

If you are not able to attend NAEYC 2008 NAEYC, you can always visit DicountSchoolSupply.com and get on our email list to receive special savings and web exclusive deals. You can also request our latest FREE Discount School Supply Catalog.

Visit our NAEYC blog often for latest news from the EXPO floor!