In the 2021-2022 school year, after a year and a half of distance learning, meeting new teachers and reuniting with old friends called for big celebration. But countless families in our community were still struggling to recover from the pandemic, and thousands of children arrived at school with nothing in their hands to be excited about.

A Gift for Teaching continued to move forward to help these local students feel prepared to learn with school supplies to safely call their own. The Free Teacher Supply Store re-opened with precautionary health and safety measures in place, Pencil Boy Express – The Mobile Free Store returned to its routes to reach teachers farthest from the store, and, due to popular demand, Pencil Boy Curbside continued to provide convenient ordering service for teachers to receive essential supplies.

This could have only been possible with the generous investment from supporters and companies in our community dedicated to public education.

THANK YOU.

While more than $9.9 million worth of educational resources were distributed last school year to teachers and their students who needed them most, the value of these free supplies has been immeasurable.

Your giving adds up. In honor of our 25th birthday, generous funders will match new recurring Classroom Hero monthly donations, dollar for dollar, for the first year. That means your $25 monthly gift will go further to make a difference in the lives of teachers and students in six classrooms this year!