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Where do school coordinators sign in to enter points now? I can't sign in with my school email on the regular sign in page. There use to be a separate link.
Posted 5 years ago
Surely, they will get this fixed. I have a gazillion coke tops in my classroom to enter.
So do I! My students help enter the codes and are so disappointed not to have a "job" ..they love watching the points add up and talking about how the school should use the points.
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Beverly, In the new MCR for Schools program, there will not be a school coordinator role. This will allow schools without an assigned administrator to receive funds from this program. We want to assure you that all points in these accounts will be transferred to your school's account shortly. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools. For information on how school supporters can donate their points or cash, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
So where do I enter the codes for the gazillion caps the students bring in? If we have a 75 point limit per week, it will take me 10 years to enter all these codes.
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Beverly, at this time, members can only donate entered points and cash to their schools. We are working to make updates to this program so it is easier for schools to have points/codes donated to them.
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Do you recommend that we add these points to our own account and then "donate" them to the school? I must say I think this was a bad idea. As the school coordinator I receive hundreds of caps a week.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Kristy, at this time, if you would like to donate points, you will have to do so through your personal account. We are working to make updates to this program so it is easier for schools to have codes donated to them.
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I assume that you/MCR will send out an email with the update? Like many other coordinators I have what feels like a gazillion caps to enter. Today I'll go through my personal account, but I certainly need a way, like so many others, to enter more than 75 points a week.
Thank you!
Thank you!
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Rachel, all information can pertaining to the MCR for Schools program will be updated at CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ. We also suggested signing up for our E-Newsletter to be the first to know about new promotions and changes.
I am also very frustrated. I have probably over 1,000 codes to enter. After entering just a few, I have reached my limit. I work in a very rural school and many of the parents do not have internet to enter the codes, however, they send in their codes for me, the coordinator, to enter. This is very frustrating!!
I am also very frustrated. I have probably over 1,000 codes to enter. After entering just a few, I have reached my limit. I work in a very rural school and many of the parents do not have internet to enter the codes, however, they send in their codes for me, the coordinator, to enter. This is very frustrating!!
Same here I have a bag full and who knows what is waiting for me at the school to be entered at least they could up the point amounts we can enter per week. Looks like I will be creating new emails and mycokerewards accounts
I was told duplicate accounts and not legitimate ones would violate terms and conditions and be removed
What, Coke does not like being duped? Neither do the coordinators.
I have 10,000 caps to enter and 250 card board sheets to enter! I have 26 accounts of my own and have to create new emails just to do this. How is this fair to schools? I fought hard to keep this program at our school and now they are telling us its not worth the hassle. I don't want to lose this program due to this. Please fix it so that we can enter more points on our own! If not my school is dropping the fundraiser from our school for the upcoming school year.
Watch out... You are breaking the rules...terms and conditions...,one account per individual
The problem with this is parents don't want to take the time to enter codes. They just want to drop them off at the school and let the school enter them. You are cutting us off at our knees. I have thousands of lids sitting at the school unable to be entered. Coke needs to allow for the option of having a school coordinator to also enter codes on behalf of the school as we were previously doing.
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That is what I've been saying Windy since I've joined this forum 2 weeks ago or so. Coke had a brilliant idea to change the points to money so the school's will benefit. Then the higher ups in Coke messed their pants when they heard how may points a school can enter EACH DAY! They crunched the numbers and decided they had to do something (like it would bankrupt them). So they got rid of our jobs as coordinators and have tied our hands. They keep preaching that the schools will make money to help out but if that was the case they would have changed this already. My husband writes programs for a living and I know that it isn't that hard to make a few changes and get the coordinator sight up and running again. They don't want it up and running is the bottom line because they would have to pay out to much money. Like a penny and a half a point (which is a joke in itself) will break them.
Rachel as Shawn said you
are breaking the rules and what you are doing is part of the exact reason Coke
changed their program because many people were violating the rules and they
have been cracking down on this. I have seen on their facebook page where
accounts are being deleted because of multiple email address to the same individual.
Windy, it takes about 5-10 minutes to enter 30 or so caps. Many of us have been successful in getting parent involvement by sending 30 caps home with the child on a Monday and the parents enters them in during the week.
Coke has said many times that donating to the school through personal accounts is only temporary. While I wish the coordinator log in was still there to enter in unlimited points, they are still working on changing the program so I will be patiently waiting to see what is going to be done and until then will be entering points every week for the school.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Rachel, please note that there is a limit of one account per person under all circumstances. Members who have accounts violating this rule will have all associated account terminated. Please delete duplicate accounts to avoid having all accounts blocked from use.
Sandra, you mentioned that we don't want the program "up and running." The new MCR for Schools program is fully functional at this time. Any future changes will be updates to the new program, not fixes. Thank you for your feedback.
Sandra, you mentioned that we don't want the program "up and running." The new MCR for Schools program is fully functional at this time. Any future changes will be updates to the new program, not fixes. Thank you for your feedback.
So will there be a way for points to be entered for the school without being subject to each individual's 75 point weekly limit? Not everyone wants to join MCR but are willing to donate codes to the school.
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Mary, at this moment, members can only donate entered points and cash. We are working to make updates to this program quickly so it is easier for schools to have points/codes donated to them directly.
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So should we throw away all our coke tops the students have brought in or hold on to them to see if there is an updated way to get these points added to our schools?
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Beverly, that is completely up to you, but we wouldn't recommend it.
I wouldn't throw them away if you are unwilling to wait until changes are complete as coke has said using personal accounts is only temporarily then I suggest giving them to a school who is willing to wait.
Oh, I'm willing to wait...if they are going to fix it. I just don't want to be a coke top hoarder, if they are useless to our school.
But there still won't be school coordinators and there will still be a 75 point per week per person limit. That won't change after the "temporary fix."
This is one of Coke's answers
about the school program. My Coke Rewards Hello Thank you for participating in
the MCR for Schools program. We understand your concern and appreciate your
feedback. Our goal is to have more funds than ever available for our
community's schools. We will continue to work to make it easier for the
community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools. The ability to
only donate from a personal account is temporary.
Toby you don't know what is going to happen, no one does therefore you and guess all you want but by the messages they have been posting I believe they understand and they are working on rolling out the new program, this was just the first step and there are more to come. Everyone should do what they can right now to get their school money (which is put codes in as many personal accounts they can with the help of parents and such and donate them to their school).
Amanda, thank you for being a voice of reason in all this! Change is really hard and uncomfortable no matter what it is about. I'll go have a coke float and chillax!
Coke, this is quite a mistake, as most people want to donate their caps, not their time to enter it. That was the whole point of having a coordinator for the school, and to make sure the principal isn't having to manage these points for the school, but the designated coordinator has the role of doing such tasks. I hope you get this fixed, as through coke caps donated to our school is one of the biggest ways we are able to give out prizes to our students for good behavior and being in dress code every day. I hope you get this fixed quick. Thanks a loyal coke drinker and school coordinator.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Brandy, Thank you for participating in the MCR for Schools program. We understand your concern and appreciate your feedback. Being able to only donate points through a personal account is temporary. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes (not points) and cash directly to their schools.
When will you make it easier? It was easy BEFORE you changed it! It is sad that you took something that was great for schools and destroyed it!
I also agree with Brandy's comment on this message. I am the school coordinator and I also looked at the school rewards catalog. I can't find that now. How does a school spend their points? I feel like Coke as alienated the schools. I think Coke has made a mistake and needs to get it fixed quickly. I am also disappointed that no notice was given to the schools. If it doesn't get fixed quickly we may just cash in our points (If i can even figure out how to do that) and drop the program. It shouldn't be this hard and judging from other comments (not just for schools), this new website looks like a disaster.
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Dave, all school coordinators were sent an email stating that the School Rewards Catalog would no longer be available after 1/19. If a school wanted something from the Catalog, it needed to be redeemed before that date. In the new program, all donated points will be converted to cash. Any points remaining in a school coordinator's account will show in the school's Kula account with in the next couple weeks. Money will be paid directly to the school on a quarterly basis. At this time, members can donate existing points, cash or a combination of both. We are working to update the program to include direct code donations without a limit, but wanted to ensure to have the site live ASAP. You can find additional information on CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
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Thanks. This is the best answer I've seen on here regarding what is happening with the coke points. I know our school needs the dollars more than the stuff. Thanks again. Looking forward to when it's all fixed and working. Thanks again.
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Adona, you're welcome. Please let me know if you have any other specific questions we can address for you.
I agree about not having a school coordinator to make entering the codes easier. I never got an email from you guys about this. However I do like the idea of getting a check sent to us. But is the check sent to the school???? How many points equal a dollar? Also what happened to all the points that were in our account????
Also when I find our school all the points aren't there. how long will it take to transfer the points????
all school coordinators received an email prior to the change letting them know that the MCR for Schools' Rewards Catalog would no longer be available as of 1/20/15.
https://donate.mycokerewards.com/help/faq#how-is-the-new-program-different-from-the-old-mcr-for-scho...
they have said can't give a time frame as they are unsure of how long it will take to get everything transferred
they have said can't give a time frame as they are unsure of how long it will take to get everything transferred
How does the cash get sent to the school? Does Coke send a check once a month? When the account gets to a certain money value? Is the money direct deposit? and if so how do I set that up for my school?
B. Smith, Employee
Hi Brian, Funds will be disbursed quarterly within ninety (90) days of the calendar year quarterly end. If the school provides electronic banking information, the funds with be direct deposited as long as there is $10 in the school's account. If banking information is not provided, the school will be sent a physical check to the finance person on file as long as there is $25 in their account. For assistance in setting up electronic information, please contact support@kula.com.
Additional information can be found at CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ
Additional information can be found at CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ
I would also like to add my concerns. I have been the school coordinator for several years now. We have used the points in a variety of ways to reward the kids, or buy things that we would not have had money for otherwise to use in our classrooms. I appreciate that Coke is working to make the program available to the schools without the 75 point limit, but I must also express my disappointment that it changed. First, I am disappointed that there is such a lapse/delay in the ability to enter points directly into a school account. Do we have any idea how long that will take? It would be nice if you could give us an estimate. Second, I am EXTREMELY disappointed that the rewards changed from items to money. I know you think you have given us more flexibility, but in fact, you didn't, you have completely shackled the program, and have completely taken away local control. Why can't we have the freedom to choose if we'd rather receive cash OR items? See, now that is is all cash, the money will get sent to the school and disappear into the General Fund. Sure, it will help our overall funds, but we as teachers, and I on their behalf as the coordinator, will no longer have a say in what we get for the school. And it's a fight toget money for anything these days. At least with the old catalogs we could choose supplies, there was some "local " control by the coordinator. Things were sent to me, and I could use them, distribute them to other teachers, etc. we got what we wanted or needed. Now that won't happen. We have a very strict supplies purchase limit at the beginning of each year. There's no way I can increase my supplies purchase request and say, " oh, Coke is sending money this year,that's why I get to order$50more worth of supplies." So basically you just crippled the program. The coordinator, the teacher, the students no longer get to receive the items they can use... You've put money into the General fund where it gets spent however the administration sees fit... And you've taken our control away. So I guess the bottom line is.... While I continue to appreciate that Coke wants to continue supporting education, I'd like for you to realize, understand, and consider how you've changed your support. You're no longer supporting teachers and classroom and letting us pick what we need for our rooms. You're giving money to the politicians and administrators instead to decide what they want to do with it. There is no coordinator anymore. There is only the administrator.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Sarah, thank you for your feedback. We are not able to speculate about the timing of future updates. We're sorry to hear you are disappointed about funds going directly to the school. It is up to the school to decide where these funds are most needed.
I have a question. Do you know how the points will be converted to cash? (For example a penny a point?)
Also as for the checks that will be issued for the accounts that don't have banking info - we are a school in a large public school district and I have talked to our accounting department. There is NO way they are going to add the district's banking info to the account, because there is always a chance of fraud and them being able to wipe out an account with millions of dollars' nor are they going to open a new account just for this. After talking to Kula they have said we can get a check, but only for 2015. Starting 2016 the will only do electronic payments, so we would have to drop this program.
I wish Coke would have shared a little more information with the school coordinators before actually flipping the switch on this program.
Also as for the checks that will be issued for the accounts that don't have banking info - we are a school in a large public school district and I have talked to our accounting department. There is NO way they are going to add the district's banking info to the account, because there is always a chance of fraud and them being able to wipe out an account with millions of dollars' nor are they going to open a new account just for this. After talking to Kula they have said we can get a check, but only for 2015. Starting 2016 the will only do electronic payments, so we would have to drop this program.
I wish Coke would have shared a little more information with the school coordinators before actually flipping the switch on this program.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Doreen, 1 MCR point will equal $0.015, which is the same conversion rate as all other donations partners such as the USO, Red Cross and St. Jude’s.
I'll be happy to follow up on the electronic banking information concern you have.
I'll be happy to follow up on the electronic banking information concern you have.
Our school sends all reward program income through our school PTA. Can we set up our school to receive funds directly to our PTA? We operate a separate bank account from the school and this allows the Coordinators, teachers & staff the most flexibility in receiving funds & making purchases that are not hampered by the school system. Our PTA is a 501(c)(3) non profit . Can we set up a fund under our PTA name? Or just attach our PTA banking information to the school account?
I realize there are MANY steps to transitioning to a completely new system but it would have been nice to have more than 2 weeks notice.
My suggestion to everyone here is to hang on to your caps (or send them to me!) until the new process is put in place. For now, I have maxed out my 75 points/week limit in one hour. : D
I realize there are MANY steps to transitioning to a completely new system but it would have been nice to have more than 2 weeks notice.
My suggestion to everyone here is to hang on to your caps (or send them to me!) until the new process is put in place. For now, I have maxed out my 75 points/week limit in one hour. : D
B. Smith, Employee
Hi T Seer, it is up to the school's discretion on where the funds are spent. For information on submitting electronic banking information, please contact support@kula.com.
So if the school principal wants the MCR money deposited into PTA finds, can she direct that?
B. Smith, Employee
Hello, For information on submitting electronic banking information, please contact support@kula.com.
As school coordinator for several years, I can attest that our points have come from what I have keyed in, not from any sort of online donation from our parents. It's not they do not support the program, they are tickled to have someone to key the codes in for them. Just as tickled as we are to receive their baggies of caps and case codes. Their precious time is best spent with the children, whether it's helping with homework, reading to them or just sitting down together for a meal. This is why it is so essential to allow for a coordinator with unlimited ability to enter codes. It's all about the kids, right? So please make it more about helping them than the current social media grab that Coke is really pursuing. Don't get me wrong - I love that it's going to all cash. Our other fundraiser, Boxtops for Education is a huge success. Our parents buy store products specifically because they have those 10 cent labels attached. MCR for Schools could be that same type of success too but you've got to provide the tools. As for suggestions, make this a more user friendly system where smart phones can read and submit the bar codes electronically. Please also provide coordinators with improved communication. The information received from Coke was minimal and vague. "Great new program is coming that pays cash" and "turn in your catalog choices by 1/19/15" doesn't scratch the surface. I can't answer the questions I'm being asked by the Principal or the PTA. If not for the emails to Kula and Coke I've sent and several Google searches I'd still be wondering what was going on with the program. Thanks for listening and we'll be waiting for when the "new and great" part will finally kick in.
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B. Smith, Employee
Hello Annette, Thank you for participating in the MCR for Schools program. We understand your concern and appreciate your feedback. Our goal is to have more funds than ever available for our community's schools. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools. For information on how school supporters can donate their points or cash, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
Please note, there is not a social media element involved in the MCR for Schools program.
Please note, there is not a social media element involved in the MCR for Schools program.
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Thank you for your response, B. Smith. We love this program for the schools and like I said before, love that it's going to all cash. Glad to hear that the social media is not a part of the MCR for schools. Once the program is up and running to its full capacity will we see updated fliers that we can distribute?
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Annette, all information pertaining to the MCR for Schools program can be found at CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ
Currently, I have numerous caps to enter (I am a school coordinator). I do not want to do this on my personal acct. as it is important to me to keep them separate. Additionally, I don't want to use up my weekly limit of entries for my personal acct. to enter codes for the school. Please advise as to what I should do. Also, if the points are being converted to a cash value, what is the cash value? It takes a lot of time and dedication to manage this program for my school and I am happy to do so, but it would be nice to know what the new value will be in order to determine if the time it takes is justified in the cash value reward. Thank you
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Tina, In the new MCR for Schools program, there will not be a school coordinator role. This will allow schools without an assigned administrator to receive funds from this program. We want to assure you that all points in these accounts will be transferred to your school's account shortly. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools instead of through personal points. For information on how school supporters can donate their points or cash, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
1 MCR point will equal $0.015, which is the same conversion rate as all other donations partners such as the USO, Red Cross and St. Jude’s.
1 MCR point will equal $0.015, which is the same conversion rate as all other donations partners such as the USO, Red Cross and St. Jude’s.
I ditto the responses above. I have been the school coordinator for years and I enter tons of points that students bring to me on a daily basis. Our school currently has 20,000 points "somewhere" and I understand that it will convert to cash, etc., however it was much easier to maintain having a school coordinator able to enter the points for their school and maintain their account. Our school is low economic and many families do not have the ability to enter the codes, so they bring them to me to enter. I cannot use my personal account as it limits only 100 points a week (I would have coke codes all over my office!!!) PLEASE allow school coordinators to have access to their page again---if not, what is the point in the program? I wouldn't utilize the program anymore if we don't have access to enter the codes, maintain the account, etc. Whoever decided to change the program should've looked into this before doing so...it is causing many problems across the board it seems. This was a great program to get equipment that we couldn't afford otherwise, however the program should've remained the same for schools.
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B. Smith, Employee
Hello Lindsay, Thank you for participating in the MCR for Schools program. We understand your concern and appreciate your feedback. Our goal is to have more funds than ever available for our community's schools. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools. The ability to only donate from a personal account is temporary. For information on how school supporters can donate their points or cash, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
Just to make sure I get this right, our school coordinator page has been eliminated but our accounts will be converted to a kula account with all our points intact from before? Will I be notified when my kula account is ready to be logged into to enter new points?
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Maggie, In the new MCR for Schools program, we do not have a school coordinator role. This allows schools who do not have a designated coordinator to still receive point and cash donations. Instead, contact information for the school will be obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) database at http://nces.ed.gov/. If you notice your information needs updating, please contact our partners at Kula at support@kula.com
Yes, but I had over 2,000 points on my account. Will they be rolled over?
Did my school's points balance carry over from the old program to the new program?
If your school had a points balance as of January 19, 2015, then that balance will be reflected in the new program points balance. We are working to get all balances up to date as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience.
source (https://donate.mycokerewards.com/help/faq#how-is-the-new-program-different-from-the-old-mcr-for-scho...)
If your school had a points balance as of January 19, 2015, then that balance will be reflected in the new program points balance. We are working to get all balances up to date as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience.
source (https://donate.mycokerewards.com/help/faq#how-is-the-new-program-different-from-the-old-mcr-for-scho...)
I'd like to know the same thing. I keep checking and it shows a 0 balance. I'd like to take care of all the caps I have. I guess I am going to have to use my personal account and donate them since there is no longer a coordinator role. I do not like this idea at all but since MCR is not giving any other answers or time frame of when this will be fixed it looks like that is all we can do for now. However I am not entering any points until I see my current point balance there. It would be nice to have this taken care of sooner than later.
I have a feeling it will be weeks until we can see the school balance :(
Its not just me, the school coordinator, upset, it's my kids!!!! They have worked so very hard!!! They were expecting great things at the end if the year for all their reading efforts!!! Coke has really upset the apple cart by not giving extra time to use these points! I for one never saw an email about the jan deadline or I would have emptied the account and been done with it. From all the posts I have read it is just an automated answer from the same person. We don't want parents entering the codes we want them reading with their children and spending quality time with them. It was so much easier for coordinators to manage the system that was working perfectly fine. Bring back the old system!
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Maria, Thank you for participating in the MCR for Schools program. We understand your concern and appreciate your feedback. Our goal is to have more funds than ever available for our community's schools. We will continue to work to make it easier for the community to donate codes and cash directly to their schools. The ability to only donate from a personal account is temporary. For information on how school supporters can donate their points or cash, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
As a poster says below your boiler plate explanations are not going anywhere. You keep stating that it will be easier for the community to donate but nowhere say how the the piles of coke tops that we x-coordinators have will be able to enter them. Coke really did not do their homework on this, especially when it comes to sending checks to the schools. While I like the idea of possibly receiving funds, I can tell you as the coordinator I typed in 99% of the codes, NOT the public. Please answer the specific question of HOW we all will enter these 1000s of coke tops.
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B. Smith, Employee
Hello JasonandAmanda, at this time, members can donate both points and cash to the school of their choice. All members have a 75 point weekly limit. We are not able to provide a timeline of future upgrades at this time. For information regarding the current MCR for Schools program, please visit CokeURL.com/SchoolFAQ.
So basically Coke has shutdown 95% of the codes that get keyed in because as you can see in most all the comments the now x-coordinators were the once that keyed in the codes. By stopping them you have crippled the entire reason of the program. Your boilerplate response says " to make it easier" HOW? You offloaded a program that was working, grant it that it did need an upgrade, to one that is not even on par, actually far from it. From the responses that you see in this forum I seriously hope that some form of coordinator account comes back because if you limit us to just being able to key in 75 points the schools will quit this program, but maybe that was Cokes play anyway! Do you not understand that the community as a whole does not do most of the school codes IT WAS THE COORDINATORS! Maybe I should send in a picture of the boxes of coke tops that I still have to enter.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello JasonandAmanda, thank you for your feedback. I will be sure to pass it along to our team.
Has anybody contacted the PTO to start a media campaign and if need be, a Coke boycott, to highlight the way the schools (and school volunteers) are being discounted?
I don't think so Toby, while I don't like the changes Coke has stated that only being able to donate to the school through the personal accounts is temporarily.
I had about 10,000 points. I do not know how to log in to my account. Someone had mentioned seeing that their account was at 0. I can't even figure out where to log in. I always went through the school coordinator option.
I am waiting to see what happens, but am fearful that all of the points have vanished. I had no warning that I needed to spend those points or lose them.
If someone can direct me on what to do, that would be helpful!
Lakshmi Morgan,
Teacher and School Coordinator
there is no longer a school coordinator, for right now you have to enter into a personal account and donate to the school. An email was sent out to the coordinators. I will post some link that will be helpful to you.
if you are on facebook there is also a facebook group ,,, https://www.facebook.com/groups/827834047263186/?ref=bookmarks
http://www.mycokerewards.com/content/legal/schools-faq.html
https://donate.mycokerewards.com/help/faq#how-is-the-new-program-different-from-the-old-mcr-for-scho..., the answer to your question about the points is in this link
Did my school's points balance carry over from the old program to the new program?If your school had a points balance as of January 19, 2015, then that balance will be reflected in the new program points balance. We are working to get all balances up to date as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience.
Here are some responses from B. Smith from on different threads on here about the school coordinator
B. Smith, Official Rep At this moment, members can only donate entered points and cash. We are working to make updates to this program quickly so it is easier for schools to have points/codes donated to them directly instead of through a member's personal points.
All school coordinators received an email prior to the change letting them know that the MCR for Schools' Rewards Catalog would no longer be available as of 1/20/15.
1 MCR point will equal $0.015, which is the same conversion rate as all other donations partners such as the USO, Red Cross and St. Jude’s.
Lakshmi, I hope this helps you out and answers some of your questions, if not all.
if you are on facebook there is also a facebook group ,,, https://www.facebook.com/groups/827834047263186/?ref=bookmarks
http://www.mycokerewards.com/content/legal/schools-faq.html
https://donate.mycokerewards.com/help/faq#how-is-the-new-program-different-from-the-old-mcr-for-scho..., the answer to your question about the points is in this link
Did my school's points balance carry over from the old program to the new program?If your school had a points balance as of January 19, 2015, then that balance will be reflected in the new program points balance. We are working to get all balances up to date as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience.
Here are some responses from B. Smith from on different threads on here about the school coordinator
B. Smith, Official Rep At this moment, members can only donate entered points and cash. We are working to make updates to this program quickly so it is easier for schools to have points/codes donated to them directly instead of through a member's personal points.
All school coordinators received an email prior to the change letting them know that the MCR for Schools' Rewards Catalog would no longer be available as of 1/20/15.
1 MCR point will equal $0.015, which is the same conversion rate as all other donations partners such as the USO, Red Cross and St. Jude’s.
Lakshmi, I hope this helps you out and answers some of your questions, if not all.
B. Smith, it seems coke does not understand our concerns or appreciate our feedback as your boiler-plate repeated messages state. What you are saying is that it is this new way focusing on individual participation not community involvement when it comes to coke products and catering to 18-24 year olds, not everyone (including families) is your marketing strategy. You have no idea how the education system works and have made the whole thing about money. Using the point/money conversion of the USO etc is not comparable ... Using box tops for education (10 cents) or tysons school program (24 cents) is.
Anyone else see a great opportunity for PepsiCo? (And the address line "get satisfaction" is true irony!)
Anyone else see a great opportunity for PepsiCo? (And the address line "get satisfaction" is true irony!)
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Toby, thank you for your feedback. I understand your concerns and will pass them along to our team.
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B. Smith- You have stated that all coordinators received an email stating that the catalog would no longer be available. That is true, I did. But that email did NOT state that we would no longer have access as a coordinator to enter points- and many of us have bags and bags of donated lids with codes to enter! I have read many of your responses and am still very unclear on what the process will be to get these codes entered and credited to the school. The email only stated that the rewards would now be "cash" rather than points used to purchase items in the catalog. This was an absolutely rotten thing to do to the hard working volunteers that have committed to spending hours and hours entering codes so that schools can be rewarded and have the funding to purchase much needed supplies. Please, can you give us a better idea of when we can expect this 'temporary' limitation to end, and what the new process will be for these codes to be redeemed? From your previous responses, I know you aren't giving us an exact time frame, but can we expect days, weeks, years??? Can anyone just enter unlimited codes directly to the schools account? That would be a wonderful option, as it would allow multiple volunteers to help with this process. Please, us "coordinators" would like to update the school administrators, PTA, parents and students on whether Coke Reward Points is a program we can continue to benefit from.
B. Smith, Employee
Hello Shelly, at this time, all members can donate to the school program through points and cash. We are not able to provide a timeline on when future updates may occur. Thank you for your feedback. I will be sure to pass it along to our team.
We do not like the changes, my school would prefer items not cash, we will be leaving the program, you people need to go back to the old way this new program does not work for most of us. I have found over the years that people are more than willing to donate caps but are not willing to take the time to enter the codes. The teacher's prefer to order items from the catalog for their classrooms. My teachers hold their caps until they have enough to order the items they need for their classrooms, they do not want cash sent to school, they want to order the items they need.......so we will be leaving the program until and unless you go back to the way things were done prior to this year.
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While I understand what you are saying, one also must keep in mind that doesn't work for all schools. Coke has to try to do what is best for the majority. Some schools the cash would work better as they can be able to get more than just what was in the catalog. I am hoping that maybe Coke in the future will do something similar to to how Labels For Education does it, they have a catalog for the schools but also have Visa Gift Cards you can get with the points.
But Labels for Education has a coordinator and in no way is limited to the amount that they can submit.
Yes that is true that is why my comment said that I am HOPING that maybe COKE IN THE FUTURE will do SOMETHING SIMILAR , as they have said the use of personal accounts is only temporary
As a programmer by trade there should not be much(almost trivial) amount of time to creating a special account the we now x-coordinators can subscribe to and be key-in coordinators for the school accounts that have no limit. As many of the other have stated this change without the consideration of the loyal group that was doing most of the code keying was complete slap in the face. And I love the "Hoping" part because the old site was so rarely updated, so we shall see how this project pans out.
This is unbelievable!! I have probably a 1000 codes to enter as a coordinator and now I can't do it. My Coke Rewards had better fix this NOW!!! I have parents giving me codes and caps every week to enter for the school. I am not happy about this at all.
Coke has to try to do what is best for the majority. Some schools the cash would work better as they can be able to get more than just what was in the catalog. I am hoping that maybe Coke in the future will do something similar to to how Labels For Education does it, they have a catalog for the schools but also have Visa Gift Cards you can get with the points. I am going to have patience and wait and see what happens as coke has said that donating from personal accounts is only temporary. Until then I will be entering as many codes as can and donating them to the school.
Amanda, our school loves the fact they points are turned into cash. I also agree with Toby that the points should be worth more like in the box top program. My complaint is that I receive 1000's of codes each month from parents that don't want to spend time keying in codes and now I can only do a handful each week instead of sitting down and doing them all in one day. The fact school's without coordinators weren't benefiting from the program is not my problem or the problem of all the other coordinators out there and we and our school's should not be punished because of it. All I want to do is be able to log in and enter an unlimited number of codes for my school. Coke says the school will get more codes and money donated to them but in reality they are prohibiting us schools from just that by not letting us enter unlimited number of codes as coordinators. That is my beef!
The schools without coordinators shouldn't be punished just because they haven't had someone step up to run the program, by eliminating the coordinator all schools can now be part of the program.
You know Amanda, you just don't get it. School's without coordinators being able to participate in the program now it great! That is awesome that Coke changed it so that can happen. However, Coke didn't have to eliminate the coordinators. They can still have a school page for the school's with coordinators to log in and enter 200 codes a day for our schools. The only one benefiting from eliminating the coordinators is Coke because we are now limited on how many points we put in and they don't have to pay out so much. Let's face it, 75 points per week instead of 1000's of points per day. Even at .015 cents per point, Coke will be saving themselves a lot of money. Again, B.Smith, Cokes official Rep, keeps saying that the school's will have more funds available to them but my opinion is he is lying through his teeth unless they bring back a page where the school's with coordinators can log in and enter the 200 codes a day like before. It is all about money and Coke found a way to limit how much they pay out. Bringing back a site for coordinators to log in and enter codes has nothing to do with schools without coordinators receiving funds.
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Lisa Bockhold
B. Smith, Employee
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I have two gallon sized baggies of codes to enter. The whole reason that we got a coordinator page was to be able to enter an unlimited amount. If this is no longer going to be the case, then I don't want to continue to collect them. Please fix this or let us know what the plan is.
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