Partner Stories

Partner Stories

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Kids In Need Foundation introduces Honor Roll with BIC®, Post-it®, and Yoobi

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Roseville, Minn. (May 25, 2023) – Kids In Need Foundation, a national nonprofit that creates equitable learning spaces for all students, is proud to introduce BIC®, Post-it®, and Yoobi as the first Honor Roll level sponsors for the organization. BIC® pens, Post-it® Notes, and Yoobi erasers will be distributed through Kids In Need Foundation programs…

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PaperMate® Launches the “Thanks to Teachers” Initiative, Supporting Teachers Nationwide

By Lindsey Wyckoff

ATLANTA, Nov. 17, 2022 /–  PaperMate® , part of the Newell Brands global portfolio of brands, knows that America’s next stories are being written by today’s students, and teachers are the ones helping to shape them. In fact, according to Education Week, the average teacher influences over 3,000 students and families throughout their careers. That’s why, PaperMate is launching…

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Lysol® and Catherine Lowe Team Up to Support Classrooms Nationwide This Back-To-School Season

By Lindsey Wyckoff

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This back-to-school season, Reckitt’s leading germ killing brand, Lysol, is partnering with television star, graphic designer and mom Catherine Lowe in support of the brand’s HERE for Healthy Schools initiative, helping to welcome children back to the classroom to learn and play together at school. Lysol’s HERE for Healthy Schools initiative aims to support…

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450 Toyota Dealerships Step up for Back to School with Kids In Need Foundation

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Roseville, Minn. (August 1, 2022) – This back-to-school season, 450 Toyota dealerships are coming together with Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) for the inaugural Big Summer Giveback – all to make sure students are prepared for school. From August 1-31, 2022, Toyota will donate $3.00 to KINF for every oil change using Genuine Toyota Motor…

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Lysol® Partners With Sarah Michelle Gellar to Donate up to 16 Million Disinfecting Wipes to Help Keep Germs at bay This Back-To-School Season

By Lindsey Wyckoff

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Reckitt, the makers of Lysol®, today announced a partnership with actor, author and entrepreneur Sarah Michelle Gellar for the brand’s Disinfecting Wipes “Buy One, Donate One” program. Through September 26, whenever a pack of Lysol® Disinfecting Wipes is purchased, another pack will automatically be donated to an under-resourced school through Kids In Need Foundation. Through the…

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Five Below’s 4th Annual Campaign for Kids In Need Foundation Results in Over 440,000 Backpacks for Deserving Kids

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Minneapolis, Minn. (September 9, 2021) – For the fourth-straight year, Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) supported under-resourced students with an in-store and online campaign, encouraging guests to purchase a backpack to be distributed to students nationwide through Kids In Need Foundation (KINF). As of Thursday, Sept. 2, which was the close of the campaign, the…

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Chipotle Supports Teachers’ Return To The Classroom With $100K In School Supplies

By Lindsey Wyckoff

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced it will support teachers by giving away up to $100K in supplies for back to school. The brand, a longtime investor in education, is using its platform to shed light on a massive challenge facing teaching professionals as many of them return to the…

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Kids In Need Foundation and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Partner to Support Schools Affected by Natural Disasters

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Roseville, Minn. (June 2, 2020) – Kids In Need Foundation (KINF), through its Second Responder® program, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently distributed school supplies and resources to students in Texas (Houston and Beaumont) and Kentucky (Estill and Breathitt counties). All four communities were recently struck by natural disasters, and collectively, the donation supported…

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RUBBERMAID® COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS (RCP) KICKS OFF BACK TO CLEAN WITH DONATION OF $1.3 MILLION IN HAND SANITIZER PRODUCT TO UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION

By Lindsey Wyckoff

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 18, 2021) Today, Rubbermaid® Commercial Products LLC (RCP), a Business Unit of Newell Brands, Inc. announced the donation of $1.3 million in Rubbermaid® Hand Sanitizer product to under-resourced schools through a partnership with Kids In Need Foundation (KINF). The donation marks the launch of RCP’s Back to Clean, an initiative to promote…

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Dixon Ticonderoga Company commits to equity in education as presenting sponsor of Kids In Need Foundation’s National Network of Resource Centers

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Roseville, Minn. (March 30, 2021) – Kids In Need Foundation (KINF), a national nonprofit dedicated to providing free school supplies and resources to the country’s most underserved schools, is proud to announce that Dixon Ticonderoga Company will be the presenting partner of its National Network of Resource Centers in 2021. As a part of its…

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