Tops Markets to double education points in January

Tops Friendly Markets is kicking off the new year by expanding its Tops in Education Program (TIE). Throughout January of 2022, participants enrolled in the program will now earn up to 10% for their school(s) by purchasing Tops’ own brand products.

Beginning Jan. 1 through Jan. 31, 2022, customers’ designated school(s) will earn double the rewards when they purchase participating products including TOPS Brand, Full Circle, TopCare, Tippy Toes, Simply Done, That’s Smart and Best Yet brands with a registered Tops BonusPlus Card. 

The chain, which operates 162 stores in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, doubled TIE reward points as recently as October. Tops said that in 2020, the program raised over $146,000 for local schools.

“Tops wants to ensure that our local schools have the tools they need in order to succeed,” said Kathleen Allen, senior manager of community relations for Tops Markets. “From funding school field trips and school dances to flexing during COVID and providing families hand sanitizer and masks who couldn’t afford them, Tops has learned that the supplemental funding that TIE has afforded these school districts has truly been a blessing.”

To participate, customers can simply log on to topsmarkets.com/education where they can quickly and easily register a Tops BonusPlus®card for the program. Here, the shopper can select up to three schools in grades K-12 from a list of schools that have registered to be the benefactor of their shopping.

“This program provides a great value for our customers while helping to provide funding for educational needs in the communities we serve,” said Kathleen Allen, senior manager of community relations for Tops Markets. “As we at Tops strive to help eradicate hunger and improve the quality of life for children, we couldn’t be more proud of this achievement of donating more than $1.3 million dollars back to local K-12 schools over the past nine years, through Tops in Education."