Stories
A selection of H.E.L.P. the Charity success stories

HELPing Change Lives Through Capacity-Building Grant
Hello! Thank you so much for the $350 capacity building grant awarded to GRIT 920 through Figaro’s Pizza – Pulaski and Doug and Cindy Egnarski! We are utilizing these funds to purchase office supplies such as a printer, envelopes, etc. We will be able to save money by doing some of our own printing and sending…

Supporting Battle of the Books
Dear Figaro’s Pizza, On behalf of the students and staff at Molalla River Academy, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the generous grant you provided for our participation in the Oregon Battle of the Books. Your support has been invaluable to us, and we deeply appreciate your commitment to helping our…

HELP Supports Rogue Primary’s New Library
Hello! My apologies for the delay in sending this to you, but on behalf of all of Rogue Primary School and our PTO, we want to say a huge THANK YOU for your donation to our library! We are the newest public school in our district, serving grades K-2 with a play-based learning model. We…

Fostering Community Through Literacy
Good morning, Brookwood Community, We had a great time at literacy night, Stuck on the Moon! Here are some photos from the event. You’re welcome to add your photos to the shared drive. Be sure to check out the student’s favorite book titles on the “Brookwood bookshelf.” We were delighted to see the kids having fun and working hard…

Bringing History to Life with a Little HELP
Thank you H.E.L.P.! Recently, our school received a $375 grant from your organization and used it to take our 8th grade class on a field trip to learn about the Native American languages and cultures in early America, the Oregon Trail, and early hunting, tracking and navigation practices of early American settlers. These topics align…

Supporting 7th Grade HEROs
Thank you so much for your generous donation. Because of your support, our 7th graders were able to participate in The HERO Challenge, a day-long experiential field trip designed to eliminate bullying and harassment. Over the course of the day, our students work in groups both large and small to build skills in communication, empathy,…

Science Supplies for Sweet Home High School
H.E.L.P., the Charity, awarded a grant to Sweet Home High School. ” I teach a ‘teacher cadet’ class where high school students learn about how to develop a lesson and then develop a hands-on science lesson for elementary-aged students. The lesson has to be science-based, but have a reading or math component to it as…

H.E.L.P Supports Extra-Curricular Activities at the Molalla River Academy
Dr. Melanie Marrone, Director of the Molalla River Academy, recently wrote to thank us for our donation. Here’s what she had to say: “We would like to express our thanks for your donation of $500.00 to the Molalla River Academy. As a small charter school with limited funding we rely on organizations such as yours…

H.E.L.P. Grant Provides Art Supplies for Crivitz High School
Figrao’s Pizza grant program H.E.L.P. (Helping Education with Love and Pizza) provides grants to U.S. schools and other tax-exempt entities to support educational programs. Crivitz Middle/High School recently received one of these $100 grants to purchase a cart full of shared art supplies that will help students in all classrooms, not just the art room. Pictured…

A Hands-On Approach to Learning with Support from H.E.L.P.
Mrs. Melanie Sprague, a 2nd-grade teacher at Orchard Hill in the Phoenix Talent School District recently wrote to thank us for our donation. She said, “Thank you Figaros for helping fund our 2nd-grade animal reports. With your kind donation, we were able to get books, posterboards, markers, clay, and other supplies to help our students…