I’ve always been a fan of Betty Crocker, mainly because she makes me look like a rock star in front of my kids. I can whip up cakes and cookies so fast when they come home from school that they think I have been baking all day. Now I’m a fan of Betty Crocker for another reason, the Betty Crocker Stirring Up Wishes program. I’m participating, and you can, too.

Betty Crocker is helping grant wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. You can help in two ways. First, you can donate $5 on the Stirring Up Wishes website and be able to then download $5 in Betty Crocker Coupons. You can also purchase specially marked Betty Crocker products and 10 cents will be donated for each package purchased. Products include cakes, cookie mixes, muffin mixes, frosting, Bisquick, and more.

Thanks to Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark, I also have a Stirring Up Wishes Prize Pack to give out to one lucky reader. It includes a Betty Crocker mixing spoon, a Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, and a Betty Crocker Brownie Mix. In addition, they will make a $25 d0nation to the Make-A-Wish foundation on your behalf.

To enter:

1) Leave a comment below with your favorite Betty Crocker product (one entry).

2) Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Sign up for our newsletter on the right and leave a comment below (e-mail will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place March 24 at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

Thanks to Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark for this opportunity!

Edited: Congrats to our winner, Pat Verner!

As the co-president of my school’s PTO, I am always looking for new ways that we can raise money without having parents constantly pulling out their wallets. We call it “Painless Ways.” With our school getting less and less tax money, we are trying to be creative to ensure that our teachers still get what they need and our students have the resources they can use. Some of the things that we do include collecting Box Tops, recycling, and “trash for cash” (things like used printer cartridges).

Just this morning I learned that we could get our parents to donate My Coke Rewards points to the school and turn those points into things like balls for the playground and art supplies. I’ve never been one to collect the points because we just don’t drink enough pop in our house to save up. But imagine if everyone in our school was collecting the points and donating them in a huge chunk together?

I called up my PTO co-president and before I could even explain the whole program, she was excited. We went to the website and registered our school. A letter will be sent to our principal in the next 15 days confirming that the school wants to enroll. After that, we will add the link to My Coke Rewards from our PTO website and start publicizing it in our newsletter.

If you volunteer in a school, I really encourage to get creative in finding ways to raise money for your school. It’s not all about selling gift wrap door to door anymore. Engage your school community in fun and easy ways–taking advantage of corporate programs like My Coke Rewards whenever possible. I’m excited to get this up and running for Harrison Parkway Elementary!