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Take Charge of Education Celebrates 10 Years
Oct. 1, 2007
The Target Take Charge of Education school fundraising program awarded more than $13.7 million to schools nationwide in September. Take Charge of Education dollars are donated to schools twice each year, and schools can use the undesignated funds for anything they need from technology to books and school supplies to grants. Since the program's inception in 1997, Target has donated more than $200 million in total to schools across the country.
Under the program, families, teachers and community members designate an eligible K-12 school, and Target donates an amount equal to one percent of their purchases made on their in-store credit card. More than 102,000 schools nationwide are enrolled in the program.
"To listen to a teacher or school administrator talk about ways in which their schools have benefited from Take Charge of Education over the past 10 years inspires and motivates us and our guests to support this program and continue to see its impact grow across the country," said Laysha Ward, Target's vice president of community relations.
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