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

By Taylor Gilman

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

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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Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) teams up with Ticonderoga ® and NFL Network commentator Ian Rapoport to kick off #PostForPencils Campaign

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Minneapolis, Minn. (June 7, 2021) – After a year like no other, teachers and students nationwide are gearing up for a busier summer school season than ever. According to Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators, “Traditionally, summer school has been a program for kids that have not done well…

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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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Kids In Need Foundation – KARE 11 Communities that KARE

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Kids In Need Foundation was featured in KARE 11’s Communities that KARE on Sept. 14, 2020.

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Kids In Need Foundation – KSTP Eyewitness News 5 Morning Show

By Lindsey Wyckoff

Megan Newquist and Chris Egert interview KINF CEO Corey Gordon about its mission and back to school on Aug. 31, 2020.

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Kids In Need Foundation – CNN Impact Your World feature

By Jed Anderson
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