Last days to enter the Office Depot School Sweeps

FRAMINGHAM, MA – School supporters only have a few more days to enter the Office Depot Great Tools for Your School Sweeps, a national promotion that will award one lucky school with school supplies, technology, student scholarship money, merchandise cards for teachers and a personal visit by Nascar driver Carl Edwards.

Office Depot's "Great Tools for Your School Sweeps" features an incredible prize package in which one lucky school will be randomly chosen to win over $65,000 worth of new school supplies and technology products. Prizes include supplies from Office Depot; Toshiba computers; Sanford writing instruments; and 3M overhead projectors and LCD projectors. Edwards will personally deliver the prizes to the school in the No. 99 Office Depot race car hauler. Office Depot will also provide $99 Office Depot merchandise cards for the winning school's teachers and a $9,999 student scholarship. Plus, the winning school's name will appear on the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion during one NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Edwards, who is an Ambassador for Youth for National PTA, will also personally speak at the winning school and address the student body about the importance of education in helping kids achieve their dreams.

"Before my racing career took off, I was a substitute teacher and education has always been among the most important things in my life," said Edwards. "It is really awesome to be a part of Office Depot's new 'Great Tools for Your School Sweeps' program where a lucky school is going to win a bunch of great products that can help make a difference in the classroom. I can't wait to drive up to the winning school and deliver all the prizes to the kids and the teachers."

Students, parents, teachers, and consumers are all encouraged to enter the "Great Tools For Your School" and help their local school. The promotion is tied directly to Office Depot's 5 Percent Back to Schools Program that turns customer purchases into credits schools can use for classroom supplies.

To enter a school in the "Great Tools for Your School Sweeps," simply give your school's 5 Percent Back to Schools ID number at checkout when purchasing qualifying school supplies at Office Depot stores, or via phone when ordering at 1-800-GO-DEPOT or shopping online at www.officedepot.com. Once you provide the school's ID number with your purchase, that school is automatically entered into the sweepstakes. Office Depot stores can provide you with the school’s ID number. If a school doesn’t have an ID number, it only takes a few minutes to apply for one. Most public schools and many private schools already have a number assigned to them.

The "Great Tools For Your School Sweeps" ends on September 30, 2006. See sweepstakes official rules for directions on how to enter without purchase.

The 5 Percent Back to School program is an easy way to raise money for your school. All supporters have to do is mention the school at checkout and the school will receive 5redits on qualifying purchases toward school supplies. ID cards and flyers are available for school administrators and PTO’s to distribute.

For more information on the 5% Back to Schools Program and complete sweepstakes rules, visit the "Great Tools for Your School Sweepstakes!" link on officedepot.com, drop in to your local Office Depot, or if you live in MetroWest, call 508-250-8440.

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