School the Nation

Communities In Schools teams up with Procter and Gamble and musician John Legend to launch GIVE Education

The Procter & Gamble Company and Communities In Schools are proud to announce the launch of GIVE Education, an inspiring new campaign developed to increase awareness of the student dropout crisis in the U.S. and raise funds to help keep millions of students in school.

Nearly one-third of high school students fail to graduate on time. GIVE Education will raise awareness of and support for Communities In Schools, enabling it to continue channeling much-needed resources to students who are at greatest risk of dropping out.

GIVE Education will enable us to touch even more lives by bringing together the power of P&G's education commitment and reach, Communities In Schools’ innovative programs, and Grammy Award-winning recording artist and philanthropist John Legend's passion for education.

Consumers can take simple steps to help "School the Nation" – the rallying cry behind the campaign – and help keep kids in school through the redemption of GIVE Education brandSAVER® coupons and the use of social media tools designed to support the cause and inspire others to do the same. On Sunday, July 31, the GIVE Education brandSAVER, featuring a note from John Legend, was distributed in newspapers across the country, with discounts for P&G products, including Puffs®, Bounty®, Crest®, Pantene®, Duracell®, Olay® and Tide®. For each GIVE Education brandSAVER coupon redeemed, P&G will donate two cents to Communities In Schools – allowing consumers to give back, while saving money. The P&G uncapped donation will help deliver human, financial and community resources to students and their families, including tutoring, mentoring, individual or family counseling, health services, food bank access, college visits and more. The donation will be based on the number of coupons redeemed beginning July 31 – the more consumers save, the more they give.

"By investing time and resources in our students, we increase the likelihood that they will make positive life choices, succeed academically and finish school prepared to achieve in life," said Communities In Schools President Dan Cardinali. "P&G and the GIVE Education campaign are enabling Communities In Schools to touch and impact even more of our nation's youth, making students' dreams a reality."

Campaign spokesperson John Legend joins the initiative to generate additional awareness of America's dropout crisis and the GIVE Education campaign. With a long track record of philanthropic work and deep commitment to education, Legend will be featured in the campaign's national television spot, as well as in the dedicated GIVE Education brandSAVER coupon booklet and Facebook page.

"By teaming up with P&G and Communities In Schools on the GIVE Education campaign, I can further support a cause of great importance to me – ensuring that all kids receive a quality education, regardless of where they grow up," said Legend. "All students deserve the chance to learn and succeed, but not everyone has the same resources available to do so. My work with GIVE Education will help provide additional resources to Communities In Schools so they can continue to help the students who need it most."

In order to help spread the word about GIVE Education and the availability of coupons that can help others, visit GIVE Education on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pgmygive. You can share content to encourage friends and family to learn more about the dropout crisis, and inspire others to get involved.

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