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Pear Tree Greetings and Education.com team up to help parents and kids celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week

REDWOOD CITY, CA – May 2, 2011

This week students and parents across the country will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by finding ways to honor and thank the dedicated teachers in their lives.  Pear Tree Greetings, the leading online designer and purveyor of personalized cards and stationery, and Education.com, the go-to website for involved parents of school-age kids, have teamed up to provide parents and their kids with an easy and inexpensive way to show teachers just how special they are.  Starting today, the companies are offering two free Pear Tree Greetings thank you cards to the first 10,000 parents who request them (shipping included).  Orders will continue to be accepted until supplies run out.  Parents are encouraged to write a personal note to their child’s teacher and to help their child write her own letter of thanks.  

 “This is a great way for parents to have a teaching moment at home with their children.  As parents we have the opportunity to show our children the value and importance of saying thank you to teachers before breaking for summer vacation,” said Liwanag Q. Ojala, president of Pear Tree Greetings.  “It will surely serve them well in their school careers and later in life.” 

Danielle Wood, Editor-in-Chief of Education.com adds, “We all know what a huge difference a great teacher can make in the life of a child.  Teachers today are being asked to do more and more, with fewer and fewer resources.  As parents, we may not be able to reduce class sizes or increase salaries.  But we can absolutely take the time to let our kids’ teachers know how much we appreciate them.  And we can make sure our children do as well.  We’re delighted to partner with Pear Tree Greetings in this program which makes it so easy for parents and kids to give the teachers in their lives a beautiful reminder of how important and appreciated they are.”

 Relevant Links:

www.peartreegreetings.com

www.education.com

http://www.peartreegreetings.com/content.jsp?pageName=free-teacher-thank-you-cards

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About Education.com

With about four million visitors a month, Education.com is the go-to web destination for involved parents.  Working at the crossroads where parenting and education meet, Education.com gives parents the information they need to help their kids reach their full potential and the ideas they want to make learning together fun.  From kindergarten readiness through college prep, Education.com offers parenting and education articles; high quality, educational activities, printables, and worksheets; engaging video content; a rich community experience; and a resource that provides qualitative and quantitative information about schools across the country. Education.com was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms, Azure Capital Partners, TeleSoft Partners, and California Technology Ventures. For more information, please visit www.education.com.

About Pear Tree Greetings:  

Pear Tree Greetings offers an array of stationery for a variety of occasions including save the date cards, thank you cards, graduation invitations, and birth announcements. It also hosts a blog that presents new product ideas, highlights personalization tips and allows consumers to share ideas. Winner of SheKnows 2010 Parents' Choice Award, Pear Tree’s custom greetings are made simple, affordable, and absolutely keep-worthy. For more information about the company, please visit www.PearTreeGreetings.com