Comments on: Subway Sandwich Contest Excludes Homeschoolers http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:39:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11630 Mary Thu, 29 May 2008 03:37:16 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11630 Why thank you for signing, Leticia! ;) BFF! ;) Andrea, that is GREAT news! I hadn't gotten that alert yet, or if I did, I haven't gotten around to opening it yet! I'm so glad you let us know. Thanks!!! Why thank you for signing, Leticia! ;) BFF! ;)

Andrea, that is GREAT news! I hadn’t gotten that alert yet, or if I did, I haven’t gotten around to opening it yet! I’m so glad you let us know. Thanks!!!

]]> By: Andrea http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11625 Andrea Wed, 28 May 2008 22:13:19 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11625 I just received this e-mail from AFR. Thought you would like to know. Subway apologizes to home schoolers May 28, 2008 Dear Andrea, Your efforts made a difference! Today, Subway apologized for excluding home schoolers from its "Every Sandwich Tells a Story Contest." AFA has verified a newly released apology from Subway by its partnering Scholastic public relations department. The apology reads: Regarding your concerns about the Subway contest that excludes home schools from contest eligibility, Scholastic and Subway apologize to all individuals who have taken offense at this. Our intention was never to make independent schooled children feel discriminated against or excluded from this specific promotion. Throughout the course of the year Scholastic runs a number of contests and sweepstakes that are open to all teachers and students. The eligibility of this contest in particular was solely put in place to award a large group of children with the grand prize of $5,000 worth of athletic equipment. We do however understand how home- schooled children could benefit from this type of prizing and will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure a similar situation does not happen in the future. I want to thank you for taking time to contact Subway. AFA has thanked them on your behalf. Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution? Sincerely, Don Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman American Family Association I just received this e-mail from AFR. Thought you would like to know.

Subway apologizes to home schoolers

May 28, 2008

Dear Andrea,

Your efforts made a difference!

Today, Subway apologized for excluding home schoolers from its “Every Sandwich Tells a Story Contest.” AFA has verified a newly released apology from Subway by its partnering Scholastic public relations department.

The apology reads:

Regarding your concerns about the Subway contest that excludes home schools from contest eligibility, Scholastic and Subway apologize to all individuals who have taken offense at this. Our intention was never to make independent schooled children feel discriminated against or excluded from this specific promotion.

Throughout the course of the year Scholastic runs a number of contests and sweepstakes that are open to all teachers and students. The eligibility of this contest in particular was solely put in place to award a large group of children with the grand prize of $5,000 worth of athletic equipment. We do however understand how home- schooled children could benefit from this type of prizing and will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.

We appreciate your feedback and will make sure a similar situation does not happen in the future.

I want to thank you for taking time to contact Subway. AFA has thanked them on your behalf.

Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution?

Sincerely,

Don

Donald E. Wildmon,
Founder and Chairman
American Family Association

]]> By: Leticia http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11618 Leticia Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:03 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11618 Yes, Mary I did and I also got an e-mail alert from AFR. I am glad you are not going to "lamb" me, hee. (I have never heard that phrase before.) Because I wuv ya, I will sign the petition. <em>Leticia's last blog post..<a href='http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2008/05/startdate-0527081.html'>STARTDATE 052708.1</a></em> Yes, Mary I did and I also got an e-mail alert from AFR. I am glad you are not going to “lamb” me, hee. (I have never heard that phrase before.)

Because I wuv ya, I will sign the petition.

Leticia’s last blog post..STARTDATE 052708.1

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11610 Mary Wed, 28 May 2008 02:44:41 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11610 Leticia, you know I'm not going to lamb you one, don't you? But really, did you read my whole post? They could have easily included homeschooling children by adding a specific clause about how the athletic equipment had to be donated to an organization. Can't you just see the headlines? "Local homeschool child donated $5000 in athletic equipment to local elementary school (or park, etc)". There was no reason for them not to do this. Thanks for signing the petition, Juli. Maybe their next contest will be for homeschoolers only? Lol. Not that that would be fair either! Leticia, you know I’m not going to lamb you one, don’t you? But really, did you read my whole post? They could have easily included homeschooling children by adding a specific clause about how the athletic equipment had to be donated to an organization. Can’t you just see the headlines? “Local homeschool child donated $5000 in athletic equipment to local elementary school (or park, etc)”. There was no reason for them not to do this.

Thanks for signing the petition, Juli. Maybe their next contest will be for homeschoolers only? Lol. Not that that would be fair either!

]]> By: Juli http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11606 Juli Tue, 27 May 2008 22:05:06 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11606 I did sign the petition. It is not right of them to leave the homeschooled children out. I did sign the petition. It is not right of them to leave the homeschooled children out.

]]> By: Leticia http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11605 Leticia Tue, 27 May 2008 21:02:45 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11605 Please don't shoot me or hate me, Mary. I can see why Subway is excluding homeschooled children, because they are giving away $5,000 for athletic equipment. And if homeschooled children won this prize it would only benefit one family, whereas, if a student from a school won it, many children would benefit from the prize. PreK children are in schools now, my sons were in PreK and were already doing school work, they were reading and writing before they even entered kindergarten. Why not let their schools get a chance to win new equipment? I did not sign the petition, because of this reason. <em>Leticia's last blog post..<a href='http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2008/05/startdate-0527081.html'>STARTDATE 052708.1</a></em> Please don’t shoot me or hate me, Mary.

I can see why Subway is excluding homeschooled children, because they are giving away $5,000 for athletic equipment. And if homeschooled children won this prize it would only benefit one family, whereas, if a student from a school won it, many children would benefit from the prize.

PreK children are in schools now, my sons were in PreK and were already doing school work, they were reading and writing before they even entered kindergarten. Why not let their schools get a chance to win new equipment?

I did not sign the petition, because of this reason.

Leticia’s last blog post..STARTDATE 052708.1

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11596 Mary Tue, 27 May 2008 14:39:35 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11596 Thanks, Geri, for signing the petition. And I agree, with school ages starting younger and younger, we SAHM's are fast becoming the minority. It does seem that it's not that popular to want your children home with you. It's sad when school gets out for summer, I wonder how many parents are excited about getting that extra time with their kids? I know in our area, a big concern for working moms is finding a daycare that has openings for their older kids. We really need to be vigilant about protecting our rights to home educate, before they can be stripped away, bit by bit. Jana, you're right. Places like Pizza Hut and Braums have reading programs during the school year (Book-It and Braum's Reading Buddies) and they make it super easy for homeschoolers to participate. I'd much rather send them letters of appreciation and support their businesses than give my money and time to places like Subway. Or Scholastic, for that matter. Andrea, they probably do. This is maybe the tip of the iceberg in the growing battle against home education. With the things going on in CA, I wonder how long the trickle effect will take to touch us here in the mid-west. <em>Mary's last blog post..<a href='http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/'>Subway Sandwich Contest Excludes Homeschoolers</a></em> Thanks, Geri, for signing the petition. And I agree, with school ages starting younger and younger, we SAHM’s are fast becoming the minority. It does seem that it’s not that popular to want your children home with you. It’s sad when school gets out for summer, I wonder how many parents are excited about getting that extra time with their kids? I know in our area, a big concern for working moms is finding a daycare that has openings for their older kids. We really need to be vigilant about protecting our rights to home educate, before they can be stripped away, bit by bit.

Jana, you’re right. Places like Pizza Hut and Braums have reading programs during the school year (Book-It and Braum’s Reading Buddies) and they make it super easy for homeschoolers to participate. I’d much rather send them letters of appreciation and support their businesses than give my money and time to places like Subway. Or Scholastic, for that matter.

Andrea, they probably do. This is maybe the tip of the iceberg in the growing battle against home education. With the things going on in CA, I wonder how long the trickle effect will take to touch us here in the mid-west.

Mary’s last blog post..Subway Sandwich Contest Excludes Homeschoolers

]]> By: Andrea http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11592 Andrea Tue, 27 May 2008 01:15:20 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11592 I have to agree with Jana that Scholastic is as much to blame as Subway. I'm sure scholastic has close connections with the NEA I have to agree with Jana that Scholastic is as much to blame as Subway. I’m sure scholastic has close connections with the NEA

]]> By: Jana http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11588 Jana Mon, 26 May 2008 23:06:21 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11588 You know, this is linked to Scholastic as well and I have had a few run-ins with them where I thought they may it acceptionally hard to work with, as home educators. I will definitely be boycotting Subway. There are a million other places to eat! You know, this is linked to Scholastic as well and I have had a few run-ins with them where I thought they may it acceptionally hard to work with, as home educators. I will definitely be boycotting Subway. There are a million other places to eat!

]]> By: Geri http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/05/26/subway-sandwich-contest-excludes-homeschoolers/#comment-11583 Geri Mon, 26 May 2008 19:53:40 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=754#comment-11583 Wow...I went and signed the petition...that really bothers me about the preK too...everyone I know is asking if I can't wait to send LO off to preschool and when they here that I'm not going to they look at me like I'm crazy. Why are all these people having kids if they are just looking forward to getting them out of the house? Wow…I went and signed the petition…that really bothers me about the preK too…everyone I know is asking if I can’t wait to send LO off to preschool and when they here that I’m not going to they look at me like I’m crazy. Why are all these people having kids if they are just looking forward to getting them out of the house?

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