Schools Receive Over $1.5Million from Harris Teeter throughout 2014-2015 School Year
MATTHEWS, NC, 2015-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Harris Teeter announced it is donating $767,913 to schools this month through Together in Education (TIE), Harris Teeter’s fundraising program for schools in its communities. This third and final payment of the current school year brings the total earned by participating schools since August 2014 to over $1.5 million. This payout also pushes the total donated since the program’s inception in 1998 to over $23 million.
Top Earning Schools, Third Payout
| TIE School | Location | Links | Third Payout | Total Earned* |
| Grimsley Senior High Choral Program | Greensboro, N.C. | 3530 | $6,112.49 | $19,314.06 |
| Page High School | Greensboro, N.C. | 2393 | $4,630.78 | $13,828.62 |
| Randolph Elementary School PTA | Arlington, Va. | 1281 | $2,930.47 | $11,258.58 |
| Sgt. Eugene Ashley High NJROTC | Wilmington, N.C. | 1370 | $2,764.81 | $7,869.56 |
| Providence High School PTSO | Charlotte, N.C. | 951 | $2,738.49 | $8,561.85 |
| Creighton’s Corner PTA | Ashburn, Va. | 375 | $2,532.13 | $8,221.39 |
| Hopewell High School JROTC | Huntersville, N.C. | 1106 | $2,368.88 | $7,578.87 |
| Greyfriars Classical Academy | Matthews, N.C. | 1053 | $2,311.72 | $7,210.27 |
| Community School of Davidson | Davidson, N.C. | 624 | $2,205.11 | $6,282.74 |
| Butler High School JROTC | Matthews, N.C. | 845 | $2,181.70 | $6,683.13 |
* Funds earned Aug. 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015
Active participation by both TIE schools and loyal Harris Teeter shoppers is integral to the success of the Together in Education program. Over 3,700 schools will receive a check from Harris Teeter during the third payout. To receive a check in the final payout period, schools must have accrued at least $25 during the Together in Education school year.
The Together in Education school year runs annually from Aug. 1 – May 31. To earn funds for a school, shoppers may re-link their VIC card beginning August 1, 2015 for the 2015-2016 school year.
For more information about Together in Education, please click here.