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.
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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
Thank you very much for the generous donation from H.E.L.P., the Charity to Washington County Kids of $250.00 on July 20, 2020. Your support will help us provide training opportunities to providers of out-of-school time (early childhood, after school, and summer) to increase their use of best practices with children and youth. We know that quality programs increase graduation rates and lifetime success, and we want to see more children have an opportunity to benefit from them. Your shared commitment to this effort is inspiring.
Katie Riley, Ed.D.
President, Washington County Kids
The Molalla Figaro’s store was able to provide a grant through the H.E.L.P. organization to help the Renaissance Public Academy with their budget. Here’s a nice letter we received from the school.
Hello and Thank you!
This year my students were generously given money through the H.E.L.P. Grant in order to attend Junior Achievement Finance Park. Even though we were not able to attend the actual simulation in May, we were able to go through all of the curriculum in the classroom before the school was closed. I do not have simulation pictures to share, but I did snap a photo one day as we were working on a budgeting project.
The curriculum was informative and useful for the students. Thank you so much for providing this opportunity. We had fun as we planned budgets, saw the benefits and draw backs of credit, and even looked at first houses, apartments, and cars online and the costs associated with them. It was eye opening for sure. The students were extremely excited to attend the simulation and my hope is that we will be able to reschedule when we return to school.
Thanks again! You provided a great service to the 7th -9th graders at Renaissance Public Academy.
Sincerely,
Lori McKinley
Math Teacher
Renaissance Public Academy
Molalla, OR
The Figaros location in Salmon Creek, Oregon made a donation to the Skyview Highschool. We received this nice lettering of thanks:
Holly,I want to thank you for the $300 grant we received here at Skyview High School. This grant will support our positive Climate & Culture efforts. Specifically it will go to purchase gift cards that will be given to two students and one staff member each month. They are selected for their positive impact on our school community. Thank you again and let me know if you have any questions.Chris Erdman, M.Ed.Skyview HS Career Counselor & Coach(360) 313-4227
The Lakebay Figaros store made a contribution to the Minter Creek Elementary school and here is what the school had to say:
Thank you very much for the monetary donation for my classroom.
Many times throughout the year we run out of supplies, items go missing, break whether by accident or because they have been used by many students throughout the years.It is wonderful to have the ability to replace these items when needed, without having to pay for them out of my own funds, which I do many times throughout the year.
Already this year, we have had a yoga ball pop (we use flexible seating options in our room!) and am electric pencil sharpener break which I have replaced.
Thank you again for the donation, it will be put to good use!Shawna Olson
2nd Grade Teacher
Minter Creek Elementary