OGD is adopting a puffin! Find out how you can help!

[Prizm99]

Our OGD community is collecting Puffins boxtops & UPCs to adopt a puffin. Our goal is to collect 250 boxtops/UPCs so that we can adopt and name our own puffin, and have our collective efforts featured on the Barbara's Bakery website. This is a wonderful online community opportunity to give back while enjoying some delicious organic cereals. I hope that you'll all join us.
-- jujubee, OGD Site Admin

Barbara's Bakery - Adopt-A-Puffin

...Adopt-A-Puffin

Barbara's has a direct stake in the natural world and a growing commitment to Puffins. Over the past seven years, Barbara's has regularly contributed to Audubon's Project Puffin conservation efforts, and now through our new program, everyone can contribute to the preservation of the puffins' Maine habitat and help fund ongoing research. In addition to our general support through Project Puffin, we've also adopted a total of 8 puffins. Three puffins were adopted because our customers sent in boxtops that were pooled. We now proudly present Babs, Berry, Chip, Cinnamon, Honey, Peanut, PJ, and Puffy in our new photo album with their backgrounds and information on their unique habits!

Your school, classroom, club or other organization can adopt and name its very own puffin. Just collect 250 box tops or UPC code flaps (found at the base of the box) from any Puffins cereal - Original, Cinnamon, Peanut Butter or Honey Rice and send them to Barbara's Bakery. Through Audubon's program, we will adopt one puffin for one year. We will also post your organization's name, home town -- even a photo if you send us one -- on our website. Individuals can also participate by sending in box tops. We'll pool them until we have enough to adopt a puffin.




Please send your box tops or UPC code flaps to:

• Barbara's Bakery

• 
  Attn: Adopt-A-Puffin
  3900 Cypress Drive
  Petaluma, CA 94954
  

If you have questions about the Adopt-A-Puffin program, please write or send us an e-mail at: info@barbarasbakery.com

[kristen.c]

Joan, I think that is a fabulous idea!

[rmtrivas21]

I'm in! I have a couple of boxes at home right now, so I'll start collecting box top.
How are we going to do this?

[ocean_brez]

I'll start saving my box tops too! :)

[kristen.c]

I think there are a couple ways it could be done. One is we have a post where we can update our running tally and then when we reach the necessary amount (250 I think) we can all mail them to one person to send in.

Or, we can have someone head up the campaign and we mail to that person when we have box tops. It could be Joan, or if she's not interested one of us mods would be willing to take care of it. We could still keep a running tally in a post somewhere so that everyone can see the progress.

Does anyone else have any ideas?

[Prizm99]

I have a few boxes at home right now since they were recently on sale at my local co-op. I'd be happy to organize this if you want me to.

[jujubee]

Joan, this is so cool of you! I have one UPC at home, lol. I'm gonna PM you some ideas either tonight or tomorrow.

Question, what do you think they mean by box top?

[rmtrivas21]

I just assumed that by box top they ment the flap that you open with the logo, but when I get home later, I'm going to check to see what's on it. But I think I'll save the UPC just to be on the safe side.

[rmtrivas21]

Ok, I checked, and there isn't anything special on the top other than the logo. So, I'm just going to cut the UPC.

[kristen.c]

On the site it says:

Please send your box tops or UPC code flaps to:

• Barbara's Bakery
  Attn: Adopt-A-Puffin
  3900 Cypress Drive
  Petaluma, CA 94954
  

So I think if we save UPC codes we should be fine!

[jujubee]

Joan and I are still working out the details on collecting and tallying up UPCs, so keep watching for things to be finilized this week. In the meantime, help us spread the word by linking this thread to your HCW siggy. If you're not sure how to do that, please pm me.

[ocean_brez]

What a great idea. Done deal!

[kristen.c]

I have the link in my siggy at HCW-- I wonder if Deb would be able to hunt down a puffin smiley for us...

[jujubee]

Originally Posted by kristen.c

I have the link in my siggy at HCW-- I wonder if Deb would be able to hunt down a puffin smiley for us...

I've been searching for one, but no luck. I used the penguin. Close enough? I'll pm Deb.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

So what are we going to name the Puffin?

Ill see if I can find a deal on this cereal and try and help. I have never bought it before.

[kristen.c]

Originally Posted by queenofthehivemomof5

So what are we going to name the Puffin?

Ill see if I can find a deal on this cereal and try and help. I have never bought it before.

Be careful...it's addictive!

[txmomof2boys]

My kids love this cereal too. Tho it's hard for us to find where we live.
I have my family in CA bring us a couple boxes when they come to visit.
I have 1 box in our cupboard now. I would be happy to send it in to whoever is collecting them.

[OHeather]

Just wondering if there's an update to this and how close we are. I have been of no help, but I am still curious.

[jujubee]

Originally Posted by OHeather

Just wondering if there's an update to this and how close we are. I have been of no help, but I am still curious.

Heather, I'll be updating the info and establishing some guidelines in the near future. Also, we have a special unveiling to present, so keep watch.

[OHeather]

Great! I can't wait!!

[momof4inmi]

Ok, I know I came into this late...but did you guys ever get enough to adopt the puffin? Oh and a stupid question...what's a puffin?

[IFALLSMICHELLE]

I love this idea. I only have one box at the moment, but I will probably be purchasing more in the next month when I go to Target.

Puffins have a special place in my heart, we went to a puffin colony off the coast of Maine for our honeymoon - so so so cool.