HELP the Charity presents a check from Keizer Figs to Roberts Middle School. Enjoy!
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Steven Grauer, Sheridan High School Boys Basketball Coach, recently wrote to thank us for our donation. He said, “At Sheridan High School so many of our students come from low income families who struggle at times. This is something that myself and my other coaches do not make excuses for. We pride ourselves on raising money and giving our student athletes everything they need to succeed when they are part of our program. We like to say once a part of our basketball family, always a part of our family. Because of your donation we will be able to continue to upgrade our equipment, improve the gear we give our athletes and make their game day experience that much better with team dinners and team bonding activities that otherwise would not be possible.” The team motto is +2 which means they are always trying to be two steps better than yesterday or giving just a little more effort than before. We hope our donation will continue to push our program forward in that +2 manner.
Julie Johansen, Creswell Middle School Principal, says, “Thank you so much for the grant for our “Cameras for Kids” project at Creswell Middle School. With your grant we were able to purchase two cameras, camera bags, and memory cards to be used in our Photography Elective Classes and Yearbook Elective. In years past, students did not learn how to use a real camera and were using IPADS. By using real cameras they are gaining life skills that will last them forever. Again, we appreciate H.E.L.P, The Charity for granting this award to our students.”
Figaro’s Pizza presented a check to the gym teacher at Independence Elementary School this morning in the amount of $559.94 for a Bluetooth music system.
Cloverdale Elementary School just received a $500 grant to for their summer reading camp from Figaro’s Pizza of Aumsville. The school also received a donation of $500 for their Lego Robotics Summer Program.
We greatly appreciate receiving the grant from H.E.L.P. The Charity. We will be using the money to defray costs of our training programs that we offer for out of school time providers. One of the trainings is being offered tomorrow. It is titled ” Teacher Tested Tips and Tools for Positively Managing Student Behavior” We also appreciate the donation of three gift certificates for pizza. They will be used for door prizes.. We will use one gift certificate for a door prize for the training tomorrow and the others for future trainings or events open to the general public. We are happy to publicize the generosity and support of Pizza Schmizza.
Katie R., Washington County Kids
Thank you so much for awarding me with the H.E.L.P Grant this year. Given the fact that this year has been crazy for teachers teaching all online and in the hybrid system, it has made it quite challenging at times to teach advance math over a Zoom session. However, after purchasing my own personal iPad to teach from, my students and I were really hoping to continue to use it once we went into the hybrid model. With the thanks of your help, I was able to purchase an Apple TV that allows for my iPad to connect with my projector. This now allows me to still teach from my iPad to both my students who are in my classroom and joining the class through Zoom everyday. By having the AppleTV it also allows for me to teach from anywhere in the room instead of only at the front of the classroom. I can not thank you enough for your generosity with this grant during this crazy school year.
Andra Breshears, Mathematics Teacher
Molalla High School
Thank you so much H.E.L. P, the Charity for funding our grant at Creswell Middle School! We have been in Comprehensive Distance Learning almost the entire 2020-21 school year, which has made it difficult to engage students. The grant allowed us to purchase medals, certificates, and prizes to recognize our students and celebrate their achievements during this difficult time. We have held monthly award assemblies on Zoom, and a drive-thru ceremony each quarter. We have also been doing fun contests with our students (which included prizes) to keep up school spirit. We couldn’t have done this without your generous donation, so I really appreciate it. Keep up the great work you are doing for kids!
-Julie Johansen, Creswell Middle School Principal
H.E.L.P., the Charity is proud to announce that, to date, H.E.L.P., the Charity, has issued 747 awards of grants totaling $238,303.32.
Through its grant program, H.E.L.P. provides grants to U.S. based non-profit tax exempt schools and other entities to support educational programs. H.E.L.P. was born out of the desire of the owners and franchisees of Figaro’s Italian Pizza, to make a positive, long lasting impact on the communities we serve. The worldwide recession caused many local, state and federal governments to drastically cut the budgets at schools, with potentially devastating results. If our children are unable to receive a quality education, they could fall behind children in other countries, potentially weakening our nation’s competitiveness. It was this need that drove Figaro’s Pizza and its franchise owners to conceive of H.E.L.P., the Charity. H.E.L.P., is ‘Helping Education with Love and Pizza’. H.E.L.P. was launched in late 2010 and has sincegrown by supporting public schools and non-profits.
The funds awarded to date will make a positive impact on children’s lives in many communities, providing contributions to facilitate, among many other contributions, the purchasing of:
• Burns High School: Baseball Equipment-Burns, Oregon
• Centralia Christian School: Facility & Grounds Updates-Centralia, Washington
• Turner Elementary School: Family Friendly Carnival–Turner, Oregon
• Creswell Clubhouse: After School and Summer Camp–Creswell, Oregon
• Humbolt Elementary: Classroom Laptops–John Day, Oregon
• Neskowin Valley School: OMSI Field Trip-Lincoln City, Oregon
• Myers Elementary: Oregon History Time Travel Trip–West Salem, Oregon
• Hawthorne Elementary: Bird of Prey/Raptor Center Trip–Sweet Home, Oregon
• Elmira Elementary School: Bridges Intermediate-Veneta, Oregon
• Communities in Schools of Peninsula: Achievement Unlocked–Lakebay, Washington
If your school or school program could use our H.E.L.P., please visit www.helpthecharity.net.
For additional information, please contact Holly Earle-Schultze at [email protected] or (503) 371-9318 ext. 102.
H.E.L.P., the Charity is proud to announce that, to date, H.E.L.P., the Charity, has issued 747 awards of grants totaling $238,303.32.
Through its grant program, H.E.L.P. provides grants to U.S. based non-profit tax exempt schools and other entities to support educational programs. H.E.L.P. was born out of the desire of the owners and franchisees of Schmizza International, to make a positive, long lasting impact on the communities we serve. The worldwide recession caused many local, state and federal governments to drastically cut the budgets at schools, with potentially devastating results. If our children are unable to receive a quality education, they could fall behind children in other countries, potentially weakening our nation’s competitiveness. It was this need that drove Pizza Schmizza and its franchise owners to conceive of H.E.L.P., the Charity. H.E.L.P., is ‘Helping Education with Love and Pizza’. H.E.L.P. was launched in late 2010 and has since grown by supporting public schools and non-profits.
The funds awarded to date will make a positive impact on children’s lives in many communities, providing contributions to facilitate, among many other contributions, the purchasing of:
- Washington County Kids: Staff training-Hillsboro, Oregon
- Banks High School: Band Equipment-Banks, Oregon
- Beaver Acres Elementary: Hooked on Non-Fiction Books-Beaverton, Oregon
- Upper Rogue Center for Education Opportunities: Classroom Outfitting-Eagle Point, Oregon
- Gladstone High School: Key Club Scholarship Fund-Gladstone, Oregon
- Liberty High School: Culinary Arts Program-Hillsboro, Oregon
- Catlin Gabel School: Robotics Program-Portland, Oregon
- Cedar Park Middle School: Engagement Materials-Portland, Oregon
- Stoller Middle School: Books-Portland, Oregon
- Vestal Elementary: Interactive Program Equipment-Portland, Oregon
- Cedar Park Middle School: Special Education Organizing Materials-West Linn, Oregon
- Skyview High School: Recognition Materials-Vancouver, Washington
If your school or school program could use our H.E.L.P., please visit www.helpthecharity.net.
For additional information, please contact Holly Earle-Schultze at [email protected] or (503) 371-9318 ext. 102