No. The only eligible shoppers are preK - grade 12  teachers, plus administrators, teachers, counselors, media specialists, therapists, nursing staff, secretaries, and paras/aides, who are employed by a publicly-elected school board in Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, and Owen Counties, plus the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville.

Yes, if they shop with their supervising teacher or have verification of his/her approval. Free items obtained by student teachers count toward the supervising teacher's quarterly limits.

Yes. Teachers may take 30 items each quarter. All items have limits. For example, teachers may only take 30 pencils, 100 sheets of card stock, and 3 packs of sticky notes a visit. Items with limits are clearly marked with yellow labels. If a shopper has used less than the 30-item limit, they may return and obtain more of the same products they have already checked out.

See our Teachers page for more information.

No. We are a store without a cash register. There is no registration charge, and there are no prices on any products on our shelves. We do ask shopper to send thank you notes to five donors.

First time shoppers register by filling out a teacher information form, verifying their employment at an eligible school system, and affirming they have read the guidelines for shoppers.

Eligible public school systems are: 

• MCCSC,
• RBB,
• Brown County Schools,
• Mitchell Schools,
• North Lawrence,
• Bloomfield,
• Eastern-Greene,
• Linton-Stockton,
• Shakamak,
• WRV,
• Spencer-Owen, and
• MSD Martinsville.