Famous Footwear has launched a contest on Facebook called “Step It Up For Your School.”
This national contest allows high school students to advocate for their high school and how it can be improved.
Each contestant writes a 250-word essay about what they would do to improve their school.
And then from now till September 24, Famous Footwear Fans can vote each day on their favorite essay and the winner will receive $75,000 to transform their high school and $25,000 to keep for for their own transformation. (Hopefully that is code for college.)
And in order for you to transform your look for back-to-school – Famous Footwear (the back-to-school footwear destination) is giving three Kansas City Mamas readers their own pair of Converse Tennis Shoes.
Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway
(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)
- Leave a comment on this blog post telling me your favorite back-to-school item as a kid. (Ex. New Crayons)
- Additional entry: Become a email subscriber to Kansas City Mamas. (I promise, I won’t spam you.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
- Additional entry: Post the following on Facebook: “Want new Converse Tennis Shoes? Enter to win a $60 @famousfootwear #giveaway from @KCMamaKelly “https://redefinedmom.com/2011/08/back-to-school-giveaway/″ And then leave a comment and let me know.
Contest will be open till end of day on August 21, 2011. Winners will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Good Luck.
Disclosure: Famous Footwear is providing the shoes for the contest, but I have received no additional compensation. The opinions are my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.
Cassidy says
I always got new tennis shoes for the new school year!
Cassidy says
I get your daily emails!
Shannon Price says
I always got a NEW box of 64 crayola crayons, WITH a sharpener on the back of the box! My favorite color is Periwinkle Blue and Burnt Sienna!
Cfosh says
I always loved the new clothes and shoes we got! I bought my son new shoes this year on vacation at Under Armour Outlet and he put them on yesterday for school only to find out we had two right feet! Now I have to ship one back to NH making them not such a bargain after all!! Ugh!!! Live and learn that I should check inside the box myself since obviously they did not!! Still think they should pay the shipping though, not I!! Oh, well!!
Cfosh says
I get your daily emails!
Cfosh says
I also follow you on Facebook!!
Erin says
I always love getting a brand new lunchbox!
Erin says
I’m an email subscriber
tess says
getting a new backpack
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tess says
i get your emails
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Jessica Cardona says
I loved getting a new schoolbox with crayons every yr!
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becca says
I always got a new pencil box. May seem small, but you could hide the fact that not all your supplies were new if you had a cool new box to keep them in!
I also “like” you. 😉
Jessica Cardona says
Email subscriber
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SARAH says
I always got a new backpack. I would always shot it off on my 1st day of school photos!
SARAH says
I also get your daily emails!!!
SARAH says
Posted on my fb wall
Angee says
I loved my new crayons and notebooks!
Angee says
I already subscribe to your emails. 🙂
Stephanie Grant says
My fave back to school item for school was a new hoodie 🙂
Lynn says
My favorite back to school item was my planner!
Tracy C. says
A 64count Crayola box with the sharpener in back. LOVED it!
Tracy C. says
I subscribe to emails!
Heather H. says
I LOVE the smell of new crayons and have fun buying lots of them at this time of year. It was always one of my favorite things as a kid.
Heather H. says
I receive your emails. Thank you.
Heather H. says
I have posted this great giveaway on my FB page.
Bugmagnt says
I love new colored paperclips, folders, binders, cool “boxes”.. perhaps it is the organizer in me or just the high school teacher! 🙂
Bugmagnt says
I subscribe to your emails!
Ann says
My favorite back to school supply as a kid… New folders and binders (yes, I was a bit of a nerd)
Ann says
I subscribe to your emails
Tina M says
new backpack
Tina M says
subscribe via email
stephanie miller says
my fave new item was always a cool new backpack!!
stephanie miller says
email subscriber
stephanie miller says
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Amy F says
I loved to buy fun colored pens to write with. And still have to have my new pens each school year
Amy F says
email subscriber
Mandy Lewandowski says
new crayons with the sharp tips, I still buy several new boxes every year! There is just something about new crayons!
Amanda says
I can’t pick a favorite back-to-school item! I miss shopping for new school supplies, and can’t wait until my little one gets old enough for it (although I don’t look forward to the expense). New folders, reams of paper, pens, backpack, even boxes of Kleenex…I love all of it! :o)
Amanda says
I get your emails.
Angie says
Trapper Keeper!
Heather T. says
My favorite back to school item as a kid was shoes. I loved getting new shoes.
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Heather T. says
I am already an email subscriber.
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Heather T. says
I posted the giveaway on my Facebook.Page
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Kari says
My favorite back to school item as a kid were decorated folders.
susitravl says
I was one of the few kids that looked forward to going back to school, because that meant I got something new! Shoes, crayons, notebooks, pencils – I loved it all.
Ashley H. says
I loved getting new backpacks.
Julie says
My favorite item was new crayons!
Becky Savage says
I liked the new markers, so vivid in colors.
Kelly says
My favorite school supply is the notebooks – I loved to doodle in them and on them.
Kelly says
I am an email subscriber.
Lisa says
I always loved getting a new pair of jeans for back to school even though it was still too hot to wear them.
Lisa says
I subscribe to your emails.
Laurie says
I loved brand new crayons. They look so perfect in a brand new box.
Laurie says
I already subscribe.
Laurie says
I posted the give away on my Facebook page!
Michele says
Back to school was so exciting…I think I loved new notebooks that were still fresh and ready to write in. Sharp pencils and crayons still give a little thrill!
LMarie Banks says
Crisp white tee shirts for the boys.
LMarie Banks says
I subscribe to your daily emails.
Lisa says
I loved new pens. I love to write with a pen that I know won’t run out on me! I subscribed to your email list & posted on my facebook about the shoes giveaway. LOVE IT!
Dawn says
Elmer’s glue…
Dawn says
subscribed
Dawn says
facebooked
sus says
Markers (because I wasn’t allowed to use them at home) 🙂
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email subscriber
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sus says
posted on fb
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imogene davidson says
we can always use new shoes with growing kids and money being tough it would help out alot God Bless : )
Becky says
I loved new crayons!
Jen says
A new Trapper Keeper! 🙂
Jen says
I am an email subscriber, too!
shad bailey says
I loved the folders. I was so excited to get a Michael jacksonThriller folder.
Susan Carlson says
I always think that a new outfit and new shoes make you feel so refreshed for the first day of school. There is something nice about the feel of fresh new clothes and shoe makes your sprit high.
Lisa says
I loved how crisp all of the new folders, paper, backpack, etc were. OR the fashion show we put on with our new school clothes. 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
Lisa says
I subscribe via email.
Tonya says
I always loved getting new shoes!
Tonya says
I get all your emails!
Crystal K. says
I loved all the cool Lisa Frank stuff that was popular when I was in grade school! So colorful and awesome. And I loved getting a new lunchbox each year! New Kids on the Block, The Wizard of Oz, etc.
Crystal K. says
I’m an email subscriber.
Tonya says
Love the smell of newly sharpened pencils… ready for some learnin’
already an email subscriber and just posted to FB
Mandy Lewandowski says
New school clothes!
Mandy Lewandowski says
I am already an email subscriber!
Amanda says
I loved getting a new lunch box when I was a kid!
Amanda says
email subscriber
Hannah says
Getting new shoes!
Hannah says
I subscribe via email
Heather T. says
My favorite back to school item was a new lunch box. We ALWAYS took our lunch and when I was a kid that was the highlight.
Heather T. says
I am already an email subscriber. Thanks!
Monica W. says
Clothes shopping.
Email Subscbriber. Thanks.
Monica W. says
Email subscriber.
kimberly says
Loved to get new clothes..
kimberly says
Posted on facebook!
Lisa says
I loved to get the little oxford shoes, my grandma would take me to buy from the mall, those part white, part black, but then the pink ones came out and even had rubber soles! 🙂
Joanne M says
I looked forward to a new folder – and always wanted a Trapper Keeper. Do they still make those? My kids aren’t old enough yet!!
Joanne M says
I get your emails!