Just in time for the 2011 – 2012 school year, Kleenex brand facial tissues is committing $500,000 to help schools across America keep field trips as a part of the educational curriculum. You can enter the Kleenex brand Back to School sweepstakes at http://www.Facebook.com/Kleenex to help your child's school win a share of the cash to help fund school field trips. The Motherhood and bloggers in Washington D.C. and New York City are taking field trips to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History in honor of the Field Trip initiative. You can show your support on this Circle and the Kleenex Brand Facebook page! The 100 schools with the largest number of registered supporters will be awarded $5,000 each to be used for educational field trips. Spread the word. Rally your friends, family and school community on Facebook and in real life. The more registered supporters your school has, the better chance your school has of being a Top 100 school.

We are back for 2011 and so excited! Throughout this year we're adding a twist to the Rice Krispies® challenges of the past that we think everyone will love. Through the Rice Krispies Making Memories Challenge, we're kicking it up a notch to add to the fun. The Motherhood is working with some of our favorite mom bloggers - who are working in four teams of four across the country - to create new Rice Krispies recipes and event "displays" based on surprise themes. Check back often for details on the mom bloggers’ Rice Krispies Making Memories Challenges!  We will have four of them throughout the year, so the fun never stops!  If you LOVE Rice Krispies® cereal like we do – or have a great memory about Rice Krispies cereal, tip or recipe you want to share – please join the conversation.

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TheMotherhood has partnered with the ONE Campaign to support the amazing advocacy work they do in developing countries, especially their efforts on behalf of mothers and children in Africa.  From July 23-30, 2011, Emily and Cooper will be in Kenya with ONE and 8 other social media moms. Be a part of the journey – sign up here for updates: http://one.org/us/actnow/moms/ and help shine a blazing spotlight on extreme poverty and disease, and in the process make change!  Here's a link to their schedule in Kenya, with daily actions you can take: http://www.themotherhood.com/post/show/id/492228 and here are links to ways you can follow along and see pictures, too: http://www.themotherhood.com/post/show/id/492230