Today, on its fifth anniversary as a national program in the grocery and drug channel, Upromise, Inc. announced that Beech-Nut, a partner since 2003, has extended its partnership with Upromise for three years.  Upromise continues to add new partners to give families additional opportunities to save for college and, on May 31^st, Hefty® OneZip will join Upromise, bringing its more than 7.5 million members a new college savings opportunity on an everyday essential.

“Upromise is a trusted authority in helping to make the dream of achieving higher education a reality,” said David Rochon, president, Upromise.  “In the past five years we have helped families save millions of dollars by shopping for everyday items from many of America ’s top brands at their local grocery and drug stores.”       

Today more than 23,000 supermarkets and drug stores across the country participate in Upromise to help consumers start saving for college.  To benefit from Upromise savings opportunities, consumers register their participating grocery and drug cards at Upromise.com, and present their registered cards when they purchase participating products. Rewards range from one to five percent on more than 6,500 consumer packaged goods products. 

Upromise is a free service designed to help families save for college. Consumers simply sign up for membership on www.upromise.com and begin saving when making purchases from any of the thousands of partners participating in the Upromise program.  Upromise also helps families learn how to invest  and grow the money they’ve saved by transferring it directly into a 529 college savings plan.

About Upromise
Upromise is the country’s largest private source of college aid.  Membership is free and allows families to automatically save money for college while making everyday purchases of products and services at more than 23,000 grocery and drug stores, 14,000 gas stations, 8,000 restaurants, as well as thousands of retail stores, and more than 550 online shopping sites.  Upromise’s partners include Citi®, ExxonMobil Corporation, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald’s®, JCPenney.com, LandsEnd.com, Sears.com, and hundreds of others.  Upromise also makes it easy for families to start their own college savings strategy through tax-advantaged 529 college savings plans, or by using Upromise contributions to help pay off student loans. These securities are offered through Upromise Investments, Inc. (member NASD/SIPC).  Upromise is a wholly owned subsidiary of SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, the nation’s leading provider of saving-and-paying-for-college programs. Upromise was founded in 2000, is headquartered in Newton, Mass., and has more than 350 employees.  For additional information about Upromise, visit www.upromise.com.