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Highlight: Angela Garcia – Orlando Magazine 2025 Women of the Year Honoree
Angela Garcia: Vice President of Development and Marketing, A Gift for Teaching As a business major in college, Angela Garcia was certain she’d run her own company [...]
Pencil Boy Programs 2024-2025 Final Report
In the 2024-2025 school year, these programs didn’t just meet expectations – they past them! As enticing as the opportunity to shop for free supplies every [...]
Teacher Appreciation Week 2025
Lights. Camera. Appreciation! At A Gift for Teaching, we believe teachers are superheroes, so we always make sure they are treated like the stars they are! [...]
Volunteer Appreciation 2025
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we couldn’t let it pass without a BIG thank you! Our team put together a special video to share just how [...]
Owens Corning Roofing Platinum Conference: Kits for Kids Case Study
Transforming Conferences into Impactful Giveback Events Conferences and conventions offer valuable opportunities for networking, education, and business growth. But they can also serve as powerful platforms for team-building [...]
World Art Day 2025
Art is a powerful tool for learning. It gives students a way to express their thoughts, think in new ways, and build confidence. This year, we [...]
Orlando Health Team-Building with Purpose: Kits for Kids Case Study
Elevate Employee Engagement with Purpose: Host a Kits for Kids Event Looking for a team-building experience that goes beyond the usual happy hour or group outing? Kits for [...]
National Crayon Day 2025
Celebrating National Crayon Day at A Gift for Teaching was a colorful success! We were excited to partner with the Crayola Experience Orlando this year to gift [...]
The Power of Corporate Giving: How Service Projects Can Make a Lasting Impact
In today’s world, corporate giving is no longer just a nice-to-have; it’s a vital part of creating a thriving, purpose-driven business. Companies that prioritize service projects and community [...]
The Molina Foundation Book Buddies Literacy Program Arrives in Central Florida
Just in time for National Reading Month, a truckload full of 20+ pallets with more than 18,000 books arrived to the warehouse - enough to fill [...]
Highlight: A Gift for Music has provided free instruments, music lessons to students for decades
ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though it was the end of the school day at Forsyth Woods Elementary School, about a dozen students were excited to gather after school [...]
Bringing More Art into Classrooms
In the 2024-2025 school year, A Gift for Teaching excitedly launched a special "Aunt Winnie’s Art Corner" section on Pencil Boy Express – The Mobile Free Store! [...]
Transform Your Corporate Culture with Kits for Kids
In today’s fast-paced corporate world, fostering a sense of purpose and community is key to creating a thriving workplace culture. More than ever, companies are realizing that employee [...]
Highlight: Disney in Florida-Supporting the Sunshine State
As the largest and most visited theme park destination in the world,* Walt Disney World plays an active role in finding solutions to important matters affecting people [...]
The Power of Pencils
Do you remember the last time you held a pencil in your hand? For many of us, the rise of electronic communication has humbled this once-mighty tool [...]
Highlight: Universal Orlando Foundation Donates $1.3 Million to Local Nonprofits at Third Annual Celebration of Giving Event
Since its formation in 1998, the Universal Orlando Foundation has awarded nearly $35 million in grants to organizations and programs in Central Florida that take a proactive approach to [...]
Your Donation Helps Them Dream in Color
School supplies are pretty magical. Without them, a child’s odds of academic success can disappear. With them, that same child’s odds increase like…well…magic. At AGFT, we know [...]
Grant a Wish 2024
Holiday Magic: Three Students Honored with a Special Celebration at A Gift for Teaching This holiday season, A Gift for Teaching celebrated three exceptional [...]
GivingTuesday 2024
This Giving Tuesday, we want to show our gratitude in the most genuine way possible—through the eyes of the students whose lives are changed by your generosity. [...]
2023-2024 School Year Impact
How Your Support Transformed Classrooms in the 2023-2024 School Year 540,173Essential supplies collected for back-to-school 19,291Shopping visits by public school teachers $2.1 [...]
Orlando Community Takes Action for Back-to-School 2024
Donations support A Gift for Teaching, Central Florida’s primary provider of free supplies to teachers for their classrooms and students who need them most [...]
Back-to-School Drive 2024
It’s not “just a backpack.” It’s a gateway to student success. This summer, more than 80 businesses, groups, and supporters stepped forward, answering the [...]
Back-to-School Telethon 2024
Thousands tuned in. Hundreds took action. Together, WE GOT RESULTS! In celebration of the bright beginnings of a new year, a limited-time matching gift [...]
A Gift for Teaching Named “2024 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT” by GreatNonprofits
Award based on Community Recommendations ORLANDO, FL - A Gift for Teaching is proud to announce it has been named a “2024 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading [...]
Highlight: Free Teacher Supply Store eases some of the financial burden on Orange County Teachers
Responding to the increasing financial burden As a new school year gets underway this week across Central Florida, many Orange County teachers continue to buy school supplies [...]
