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Nominate Your Child’s Teacher or School Administrative Professional Today at Scholastic.com/clubcontests  

NEW YORK, NY – April 2, 2015 – Scholastic Reading Club and 1-800-Flowers.com are joining together for a special spring campaign to say “thank you” to teachers and school administrative professionals nationwide. In celebration of Administrative Professionals Day on April 22, 2015 and Teacher Appreciation Day on May 5, 2015, 100 teachers and 100 administrative professionals will receive a special surprise delivered by 1-800-Flowers.com. Parents and fellow educators can nominate their top teacher and/or school administrative professional today. Full rules can be found at Scholastic.com/clubcontests.

Administrative Professional Day, Wednesday, April 22:

• Nominate your school’s administrative professional to win a bouquet of flowers from 1-800-Flowers.com at www.scholastic.com/SchoolSecretary by April 10, 2015.
• 100 administrative professionals will be randomly selected as winners of this prize and receive their surprise gift between April 22, 2015 and April 24, 2015.

Teacher Appreciation Day, Tuesday, May 5:

• Nominate your child’s teacher to win a gift of chocolate-covered strawberries from 1-800-Flowers.com at www.scholastic.com/TeacherAppreciation by April 22, 2015.
• 100 teachers will be randomly selected as winners of this prize and receive their surprise gift between May 5, 2015 and  May 7, 2015

“We recognize the hard work and dedication teachers and administrative professionals do every day to make ensure our school communities thrive and succeed,” said Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Reading Club, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company. “Teaming up with 1-800-Flowers.com is just one way we can send a special ‘thank you’ to the people who support our children’s learning and growth.”

“We are delighted to deliver surprising and deserved smiles to teachers and administrative professionals to honor and recognize them,” said Jim McCann, CEO, 1-800-Flowers.com. “We are pleased to team with Scholastic Reading Club for this important initiative.”

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