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 appreciation letters to our donors!
Grit 920 provides inclusive and adaptive fitness classes to individuals with disabilities. All ages, all abilities, all are welcome here. We believe that lives can be changed and communities thrive when sports, health and wellness opportunities are inclusive to all.
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 students succeed.
The grant allowed us to acquire additional books and supplies, ensuring that both of our teams, “The Golden Dragons” (3rd – 5th grade) and “Bookie Monsters” (6th – 8th grade), were well-prepared for the regional competition. We are proud to share that both teams made it to the Sweet 16 round! Although we didn’t make it to State level, the experience was an incredible learning opportunity, and many of our students are already excited to compete again next year.
Once again, thank you for your generosity and support. Your contribution has made a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. Please find attached a picture of both teams expressing their gratitude.
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 are very fortunate to have a brand new school building to call home, but it was built without a library. The PTO has been working hard to raise money to supply the library with high-quality books, and your donation helped us do that! We still have a long way to go, but every new batch of books provides more opportunities for students to get excited about reading.
Thank you again for your support! Please find some pictures of our library and students.
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 to solve the challenges with their families and peers. We’re so proud of how well they did. ❤️
Thank you, Pizza Schmizza and H.E.L.P., the Charity, for the grant opportunity. Because of your generous donation, we were able to create this new literacy event and offer it free of charge to our Brookwood community!
Thank you, Better World Books, for donating 100 new and used books to Brookwood students. Because of your kind donation, we were able to offer free books to all students who attended the literacy event.
Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online, with each sale generating funds for literacy initiatives around the world.
We are forever grateful for wonderful partners who support our mission to build community with fun and educational activities that enhance the quality of education for Brookwood students.
Thank you to all of our volunteers who made the event possible, which includes Booster members, four students from Century High’s National Honors Society, and Brookwood sixth-grader volunteer, JJ. Thank you, parents, who helped with all the clean-up afterwards.
Special thanks to Ms Curtis for organizing the book table and bookmark-making activities. You’re the best! Our kids are lucky to have you.❤️ 📚 And special thanks to Principal Caldwell for your continued support and help at the event. The kids and families love having you there. ❤️
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 with Oregon State Social Studies Standards and helped bring history to life for our students.
Thank you so much for supporting our kids! Lisa Corbett, Molalla Schools
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, introspection, and assertiveness. And we also build our courage through participation in the Oregon State Challenge Course, a high-ropes experience. Our students face their fears and learn that they are way stronger than they thought they could be. By climbing up ladders and telephone poles and walking across wires 30 feet in the air, our students return to school stronger and more confident. When people feel good about themselves, they are very unlikely to put others down. And when people feel courageous, they are very likely to stand up and protect others. As we say at The HERO Challenge….Don’t stand by. Stand up. Be a HERO.
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 well. My students have developed lessons around edible DNA, flying paper airplanes, and the life cycle of a plant. We will be using the funds you awarded us to buy the supplies for the program. Thank you for your generosity!” says science teacher, Michelle Snyder
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 to help fund special programs for our students.
Your generous donation will help many of our students participate in two valuable extra-curricular activities: Math Olympiads and the Oregon Battle of the Books. Our students are very excited for the opportunity to compete in these events!”
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 with the cart of supplies is Crivitz Middle/High School art teacher, Ms. Klitzke
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 engage and learn more about their chosen animal. With this funding, we were able to have our 1st graders come into the classrooms and do a walk-about, where the youngers could talk to the 2nd graders about the animal they chose for their project, see the books with amazing pictures of their animals, see a small clay version or plastic toy model of their animal and learn amazing facts! With your funding, our 2nd-grade students had a much more hands-on approach to learning and doing this report, compared to the normal pencil and paper. Thank you again Figaros and the wonderful HELP Charity program for funding our project! We’re greatly appreciative for all of your support.”
