Maine residents can get $500 for their babies’ education free by opening a Maine 529 account.

Children's education

This offer began last year, and it’s continuing into 2010.

The Harold Alfond College Challenge is sponsoring this endowment, and Merrill Lynch is the program manager and underwriter. This is basically $500 in free money.

Click here for more information on the Maine 529 accounts.

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Some of these free DVDs are entertainment, and more are educational.

Free DVD offers

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Free Israel Music video DVD.

Free Journey to the Stars DVD from NASA. Non-US residents can get the DVD by sending a request directly to the webmaster.

Here’s a free DVD with instructions on bar tending. It’s sponsored by American Bartending school, and shows you how to tend bar and fix drinks. Over 18, please

Older offers:
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There are free offers that run every summer to get kids to read over their vacation.

Summer reading

TD Bank has a program that awards kids $10 for reading 10 books. The $10 will be posted into a Young Saver account.

At Old Spaghetti Factory, children read five books, record them in an Old Spaghetti Factory journal and turn in the journal to get a free kid’s meal. Journals can be picked up at any restaurant.

Half Price is offering kids $3 shopping cards for each week kids read at least 15 minutes per day.

Visit Pottery Barn Kids for story time every Tuesday. If kids attend 5 story times they get a free gift.

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, is giving away free pocket-size copies of the US Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

American Flag

You should receive it from the Heritage Foundation in 3 to 4 weeks. This appears to be a worldwide offer.

This is a kit sponsored by the Dairy Council to help children grades 4-10 learn about fitness, and the program begins again on March 1st, 2010.

Dairy Products

The kit includes display materials and wellness-based activities that inspire kids to go outside and play for 60 minutes a day, and nutritional advice.

Free school wellness kit.

The Young Eagles program in Oshkosh Wisconsin gives kids free rides on planes to encourage them to pursue careers in aviation. Read more…