Project Teacher

One of our favorite partners is the The Ollek Foundation. Not only do they support the work of Project Teacher through their annual supply drive, but they care deeply about the Wichita community and work year-round to support organizations in our area. We encourage you to follow their work!

The 2024 - 2025 school year is approaching quickly! Help us help Project Teacher gather school supplies for the upcoming year to ensure all kids have the school supplies they need!

Year after year in our work with the most underserved schools around the country, pencils are the #1 requested item by teachers. Will you make a ? It’s so easy to make a big difference in the lives of students who need our support the most. Today is the last day to participate and for every post or repost that includes , Ticonderoga will donate a pack of pencils (up to 2 million to under-resourced students through Kids In Need Foundation ). Learn more at https://www.kinf.org/PostForPencils/

Pencils give us the power to share different pieces of ourselves with the world.” - Through June 30, for every post or repost of YOURS that includes will donate a pack of pencils up to 2M to under-resourced students through . Isn't that amazing? KINF.org/PostForPencils

*It’s time for again! It’s so easy to make a big difference. Through June 30, for every post or repost that includes , will donate a pack of pencils to under-resourced students up to 2M through . Learn more at KINF.org/PostForPencils

Remember those middle schoolers from Maize South Middle School that volunteered through United Way of the Plains and came to pack boxes? Well off they go to equip teachers who are starting out in their new professional journey. Through a partnership with Credit Union of America , these Tools for Teacher boxes are heading to graduates of Wichita State Teacher Apprentice Program -TAP who will be entering the classroom soon.

This is what we mean when we say we exist to EQUIP teachers to EMPOWER their students so that TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY.

Our community is BETTER when we work TOGETHER!

Here are a few updates from Project Teacher!

• Did you know The Big Give campaign will continue through the Summer?!? We would love to invite you to MORE of these awesome events. Sign up to be on the list for more events here - https://bit.ly/TheBigGiveWichita

• If you are an educator who has benefitted from Project Teacher, we encourage you to fill out our annual Teacher Survey. This helps us tell the story of our work to our local and national partners. Surveys must be completed by tomorrow. Fill out the QUICK AND EASY survey here - https://www.kinf.org/annual-teacher-survey/

• We would love to see you tomorrow night for our Teacher Happy Hour at Nortons Brewing Company from 4-6pm. This event hosted by Credit Union of America and Project Teacher is a great way to end a week of celebrating educators. Find out more information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/946416480276184/

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!

We are thankful for these “Mavs on Mission” that stopped by today to support our work. This crew packed boxes of supplies for new teachers and bags of supplies to take back to their school to give to teachers for . Thank you Maize South Middle School students for making it possible for teachers to be equipped with the supplies they need!

Maize USD 266
United Way of the Plains

Teachers...they are kind of a big deal. For all of the hours you pour into your students, the late nights and early mornings, the after-work emails and phone calls, the things you do above and beyond your job description, and for all of the things you do both seen and unseen for your job...THANK YOU!

https://www.kwch.com/2024/05/05/project-teacher-hosts-big-give-offers-250-teachers-free-school-supplies/

Project Teacher hosts ‘Big Give,’ offers 250 teachers free school supplies Project Teacher hosted the Big Give event on Saturday, where 250 teachers received nearly a thousand dollars in school supplies for their classrooms to wrap up this school year and prepare for the next.

Did you get a chance to visit with these amazing folks?!? We are so so thankful we are able to partner with them throughout the year and even MORE thankful that they joined us for our BIG GIVE event!

We are incredibly thankful for our FRIENDship with Credit Union of America. Thank you for making our event even MORE meaningful to area educators!

We can't wait for tomorrow!

Didn't get in on this event? Good news - The Big Give continues this Summer!! Get signed up for our mailing list and be the FIRST to know when the next BIG GIVE event will take place!

Subscribe here:
https://bit.ly/TheBigGiveWichita

UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY!

Registration for THE BIG GIVE event is now open. Click on the link below to register and get your ticket. One ticket per individual please - multiple registrations for the same email will be cancelled and not valid on the day of the event.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-give-tickets-884537013017?aff=oddtdtcreator

Registration for THE BIG EVENT opens TODAY AT 5PM!! To kick-off Teacher Appreciation Week, Project Teacher along with our friends at Credit Union of America will be hosting THE BIG GIVE! event. The event will fill up FAST but you won’t want to miss it!

We are thrilled to be a part of the Kids In Need Foundation Thanks A Million event this year! And we can't wait to see many of our amazing educators join us. To kick-off Teacher Appreciation Week, Project Teacher along with our friends at Credit Union of America will be hosting THE BIG GIVE! event. We will post our registration link next week with all of the details on time and location. The event will fill up FAST so we will announce the day and time the link will go live so make sure you follow this post and our page!

Congrats Leeann! Honored to support and help recognize amazing educators like you!!

Grandview teacher Leeann Morris receives KAKE Golden Apple Award Grandview Elmentary Fifth Grade Teacher Leeann Morris received a KAKE Golden Apple Award on Mar. 8,...

United Way of the Plains plays such an important role in the overall success of our community. We are so thankful for their leadership and are grateful for the opportunity to partner on initiatives they have championed to help the students in our community succeed in school.

What a year! In 2023, we made a major impact for students in south central Kansas and their literacy skills. Thank you to all our donors and partners!

We were able to surprise educators at Irving Elementary USD 259 and Vermillion Elementary School - Maize, KS with brand new electric pencil sharpeners as a way to GIVE a BIG thank you to all they do to empower their student to succeed! We love supporting educators in our community!

We are so grateful we get to be a part of these special moments each week - honoring the amazing educators in our community. Mrs. Love does amazing work engaging her students.

Congrats to you Mrs. Love!!!

Golden Apple: Melissa Love Recipients are featured Fridays on KAKE News at 4:00.

Something BIG is happening at Project Teacher this year and leading up to it all - we want to do some BIG GIVEaways!

It's no secret that we LOVE teachers and we know one of the most sought after classroom item is an electric pencil sharpener. Our first BIG GIVEaway is a school set of QUALITY Electric Pencil Sharpeners for one lucky staff.

Please fill out the information below to get entered into the drawing and maybe your school will get the BIG GIVEaway!

https://projectteacherstore.wufoo.com/forms/mygki2w1rxrb8b/

That’s a wrap on an amazing holiday season of giving to the communities we serve. We distributed a record amount of supplies through partnerships, distribution events, and direct-to-school deliveries. In total, since Thanksgiving, we placed $612,000 of supplies in the hands of the teachers we serve (AND their students!). We got some great things in store for the second semester and the rest of 2024!

We are grateful for some amazing partnerships that helped make this happen! Credit Union of America United Way of the Plains Convoy of Hope Wichita Wichita State Teacher Apprentice Program -TAP Wichita Public Schools Nortons Brewing Company Gracepoint Church and the many volunteers and students that helped along the way!

Giving Tuesday is an awesome opportunity to support the causes you care about. This Giving Tuesday, we are raising funds to get more supplies in the hands of the teachers and students that need them the most!

Did you know that for every donated dollar, we are able to put $25 in supplies directly into the hands of those we serve.

We’d love your support!

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YNHNZN3K5CFSN&ssrt=1701176976541

So much fun hanging out with educators from all over the area tonight at Pints for Pencils. Thank you to our amazing friends at and for making this event amazing!

Tomorrow night! Join teachers from all over the area at Nortons Brewing Company for Pints for Pencils, a Project Teacher event. We will be giving out some awesome supplies starting at 4:00pm until we run out and our friends from Credit Union of America will be buying your first drink from 4-6pm. Join us for a fun night!

Don't miss this!
November 21st + Nortons Brewing Company + 3-10PM

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Pints for Pencils, a Project Teacher event

Make plans to join us! One of our favorite nights of the year!!

Don't miss this!
November 21st + Nortons Brewing Company + 3-10PM

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Pints for Pencils, a Project Teacher event

Don't miss this!
November 21st + Nortons Brewing Company + 3-10PM

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Pints for Pencils, a Project Teacher event

Thankful for this crew of Maize High students who helped to clean up and organize our warehouse space.

It’s time for again! It’s so easy to make a big difference. Through June 30, for every post or repost that includes , Ticonderoga will donate a pack of pencils to under-resourced students up to 2M through Kids In Need Foundation. Learn more at KINF.org/PostForPencils