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Kids In Need Foundation and Toyota Partner for Third Annual Big Summer Giveback Program

By modriscoll

Kid in Need Foundation Partners With Toyota for the Third Annual Big Summer Giveback Program   Empowering Education: Initiative to Support Under-Resourced Students   Roseville, MN (August 1, 2024) – The Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) and Toyota (NYSE:TM) have joined forces once again for their third annual Big Summer Giveback program, aimed at enhancing…

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Toyota Tundra with Kids In Need Foundation supply box resting in the truck bed

Kids In Need Foundation and Toyota kick off second-annual Big Summer Giveback in Chandler, Ariz., providing under-resourced students with school supplies

By vheatherson

Toyota, including 429 dealerships, commits to creating equitable learning environments in underserved schools through Kids In Need Foundation’s Supply A Student program   Roseville, Minn. (July 19, 2023) – Kids In Need Foundation and Toyota kicked off the second-annual Big Summer Giveback program on Monday in Chandler, Ariz., as 400 students received new backpacks filled…

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Kids In Need Foundation welcomes four new board members in 2022; Terry Reed, Al Cobb, Sarah Kydd, and Greg Works to begin new terms

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Minneapolis, Minn. (Dec. 16, 2021) – Kids In Need Foundation (KINF), a national nonprofit that believes every child in America deserves equal opportunity and access to a quality education, today announced the addition of four new board members for the class of 2022. Terry Reed, Al Cobb, Sarah Kydd, and Greg Works will join KINF’s…

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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

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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

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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

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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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