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December Good Bite & Good Burger at Orlando Public Houses
Meals that matter at Ollie's Public House and Vanbarry’s Public House! For a limited time, these Orlando Public Houses will be featuring "The Class Act" as its [...]
December 07, 2025: Kendra Gives Back Event!
DATE & TIME Sunday, December 7th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm Kendra Scott Orlando at The Mall at Millenia DETAILS Come shop and support A Gift for Teaching [...]
Community Course 101 – A Gift for Teaching
Welcome to A Gift for Teaching 101 — Before you donate to any organization, you probably want to learn a few things first. Well, class is officially [...]
A Boost for STEAM Education with Universal Orlando Foundation
Universal Orlando Foundation Powers Student Success Full STEAM Ahead In celebration of National STEM/STEAM Day, A Gift for Teaching is proud to spotlight a transformative partnership [...]
From Grants to Giving Back: Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation
Empowering Educators Across Central Florida Through Pencil Boy Programs A Gift for Teaching is honored to share that the Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation has awarded a [...]
National Color Day 2025
National Color Day was bursting with creativity and joy this year! Thanks to our friends at Crayola Experience Orlando, teachers who visited our Free Teacher Supply Store [...]
A Gift for Music Saturday Strings Instructors: 2025-2026 Season
This year, more than 120 young musicians are dedicating their weekends to A Gift for Music's Saturday Strings, a program of A Gift for Teaching. Each week, these [...]
Pencil Boy Programs: Reaching Classrooms Across Orange County
The excitement of our Pencil Boy Programs re-launching for the new school year has been contagious, it even made our Vice President of Operations cheer and [...]
Publix Super Market Charities Funds Critical Equipment Upgrade for A Gift for Teaching
Lifting Education Higher — One Pallet at a Time Orlando, FL – A Gift for Teaching is excited to announce the generous support of Publix Super [...]
Ready for Back-to-School 2025 Impact Results
Orlando Community Powers Back-to-School Success for 2025-2026 School Year Thousands of Central Florida students started the new school year excited and prepared to [...]
Supply Drive for Success 2025
It’s not “just a backpack” for students, it's a launchpad for learning. This summer, our community proved once again that when we come together, [...]
Ready for Back-to-School 2025: A Chat with Beth Perrell
In this chat with Beth Perrell, our VP of Development & Marketing Angela Garcia talks about the Supply Drive for Success and how it makes a [...]
What’s in a Backpack? It’s More Than Just Supplies.
The new school year is officially underway! Thousands of students walked into class on the first day with new backpacks, ready to take on another year of [...]
Free Teacher Supply Store Reopens for 2025-2026 School Year
A Gift for Teaching Helps Hundreds of Teachers Get Ready for Back-to-School On Tuesday, August 5, the doors to our Free Teacher Supply Store reopened for [...]
Backpack Update from The Great Big Backpack Build 2025
With first day of school just around the corner, there's still time to be a part of A Gift for Teaching's Ready for Back-to-School campaign and [...]
2024-2025 School Year Impact
At A Gift for Teaching, pencils, paper, and markers aren’t just school supplies. They’re tools for equity, sparks of creativity, and lifelines for thousands of Central Florida students [...]
August 01, 2025: Lilly Pulitzer “Shop to Support”
From 12:00pm - 4:00pm on Friday, August 01, 2025, join Lilly Pulitzer to shop for a cause in support of A Gift for Teaching. 10% of event [...]
How Teachers Get Ready for Back-to-School
As summer winds down and back-to-school excitement begins to build, so does the long list of supplies educators need to get ready for another successful year. This [...]
July 20-August 20, 2026: Florida Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
Qualifying back-to-school supplies are exempt from tax during the 2026 Florida Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday! Passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron [...]
The Great Big Backpack Build 2025
The Great Big Backpack Build returned once again to the Orange County Convention Center in 2025 to kickoff A Gift for Teaching’s annual Ready for Back-to-School [...]
25,000 Backpacks and Supplies Kick Off “Ready for Back-to-School” Summer Campaign 2025
The Great Big Backpack Build Event United 36 Teams to Support Local Students and Teachers While summer often signals rest and relaxation for thousands of students across [...]
The Journey of Your Donation
Did you know there are more than 200 public schools in Orange County? And not every school has access to the resources they need - until [...]
ArtWorks 2024-2025 Final Report
This school year, ArtWorks has made a significant impact on both teachers and students across Orange County public schools. With your support, we were able to expand access [...]
A Gift for Teaching Receives $183,000 Grant from Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
Orlando, FL – A Gift for Teaching is pleased to announce a $183,000 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by philanthropist and New York [...]
“Tell Me Something Good” – Teacher Edition
Wrapping Up the School Year with Smiles, Gratitude, and GOOD Vibes! As the final day of teacher shopping for the 2024–2025 school year came to a [...]
