Together, Staples and Jessica Alba hope to spark the imaginations of the next generation of big thinkers.

Staples plays a proud role in millions of teachers’ and families’ back-to-school shopping rituals providing the expertise they need to kick-start their year of educational discovery. As a busy mom of three, Jessica relies on Staples and its in-store specialists to help find the right tools for her kids’ backpacks and school supplies, and she values the quality time spent with her children during their annual back-to-school shopping trip.

“What I love about Staples is they have incredibly accommodating in-store specialists that helps parents get their kids ready for the school year,” says Jessica. “Back-to-school is a special time for my kids because it signifies a milestone in their lives. It makes it even more meaningful that Staples is partnering with DonorsChoose.org because my children get to experience an important lesson in giving back while we shop for their back to school essentials.”

“Jessica Alba represents the parents who are visiting our stores in search of the supplies their students need to succeed. Her influential voice will propel our charitable efforts and help us create a greater impact in the classroom,” says Steve Matyas, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Retail, Staples. “Teachers play a crucial role in motivating and inspiring the next generation and as the back-to-school specialty store, Staples is committed to supporting teachers and students through DonorsChoose.org and the Staples for Students scholarship sweepstakes.”

“Staples has been a generous and valued partner for five years, and we’re so thankful for the brand’s continued support of our mission, which helps bring learning to life for thousands of teachers and students in classrooms nationwide,” said Charles Best, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DonorsChoose.org. “We also appreciate Jessica Alba’s support, and thank her for calling on the public to help classrooms in need across the country.”

Shoppers who make a purchase of $25 or more can enter the Staples for Studentsscholarship sweepstakes to win one of five education prizes: a $50,000 grand prize scholarship presented by Jessica Alba, or one of four $25,000 first-prize scholarships.

This year, shoppers can donate to classroom projects in their local areas at Staples stores, and Staples will match donations raised during the back-to-school season.

Together, Staples and DonorsChoose.org have funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers and positively affected more than 18 million students across the country.

Parents, students and teachers can visit local Staples stores or Staples.com to support a classroom project or enter to win the scholarship today.

This article originally appeared on Look To The Stars.

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In his latest philanthropic act, the BET Humanitarian Award winner is making strides to help underprivileged students pay for college tuition. Through Williams’ partnership with app developer Scholly, students have quicker and easier access to available scholarship to fund continuing education.

Before pursuing his acting chops, Williams was a teacher, according to his Instagram post explaining his new venture.

The Grey’s Anatomy star will serve on the advisory board for Scholly. Their goal is to help kids “reach their full potential through education.”

On his Instagram, the actor shared, “Good students unable to continue their education simply because of money is a tragic reality that impacts us all.”
“There is no substitute for equal access. There is no substitute for a quality education,” he continued. “Scholly helps us get there, together… I had countless students forced [to] watch their own potential fade into memory simply because they weren’t born into the resources necessary to absorb a higher education.”

After college, I was a teacher and like many hard working teachers across this nation, I had countless students forced watch their own potential fade into memory simply because they weren’t born into the resources necessary to absorb a higher education. Good students unable to continue their education simply because of money is a tragic reality that impacts us all. This is one of many reasons that I was compelled to partner with Scholly, and as long as this problem exists, we will continue to find creative solutions. Our students deserve access to college and to the bright future that awaits them. Please watch. Please share. Link in my bio for full announcement video. Learn More: http://myscholly.com/ #GetScholly @my.scholly

A video posted by Jesse Williams (@ijessewilliams) on Sep 7, 2016 at 6:45am PDT

Scholly, which was featured on Shark Tank, has already provided more than $50 million in scholarships since its 2014 launch.

Photo Credit: Instagram

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