classroom – Little Known Help Zone

2019 was a year full of transitions and changes for Little Known Help Zone, and we wanted to reflect on all of the accomplishments from the year as we prepare for our biggest year yet!

In addition to growing our social following, gaining more connections, and heavily promoting our book and civic engagement, we’ve accomplished…

Donations to 4 classrooms in Philadelphia and Allentown, totaling over $2000
Raised $2000 for the cause
Shared our book with 4 different locations and events, including the Bucks County Author Fair
Established a collaboration with Created Kind, receiving pencil donations to give to students
Donated to a 5 causes for Giving Tuesday
Spread some love to local animals with pet food donations.

Stay tuned to see our 2020 goals and events, you won’t want to miss them!

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Monthly Classroom Project Visits- January and February

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Makenna Lenover

Sometimes, the weather just gets int he way of plans, which is why this Friday was a monthly classroom project visit extravaganza, going to two schools, seven classrooms, and bringing over $500 worth of supplies and 130 Valentines!

First on the agenda was Mosser Elementary School in Allentown, PA. This was on the East Side of Allentown, and I donated to 4 different classrooms. This included a first grade room, kindergarten class, and 2 learning support classes. This was all new teachers, and was a great visit. They all also got a copy of Color Creates a Brighter Future.

Then, I went to Central Elementary School in Allentown, and donated to three more classrooms in first, third, and fourth grade!

This was a wonderful trip, and everyone loved the supplies and the fun themed Valentines.

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Monthly Classroom Project: Esperanza Academy Elementary School

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone will be donating to three classrooms in North Philadelphia at the Esperanza Academy Elementary School. Books and basic classroom supplies were needed, and will be delivered on Monday! Supplies its are values at over $100 and will help students, especially for the start of the next semester. Stay tuned for photos!

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November Updates

November 26, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone: Giving Children What They Need is Little Known Help Zone’s monthly classroom project that combines advocacy, action, and legacy to make sustainable change in America’s education system.

Here are our updates from November:

-We are still looking for our November classroom to sponsor, we have lots of supplies to give!

-On December 6th, shop LKHZ at the Bryn Mawr Staff Association Craft Fair! This is in the Great Hall from 10-2.

-Our Pink Zebra Fundraiser is still going on, shop here! We get 40% of the money raised! https://www.pinkzebrahome.com/hjfoster/Order.asp?partyid=237878

-LKHZ is developing a coloring book to be sold to support our classroom project. This book is also a story that encourages children to engage in service projects and move our world forward! We are looking for investors for this project.

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Bryn Mawr Staff Association Craft Fair 2017

October 25, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

For the third year in a row, Little Known Help Zone will have a table set up at the Bryn Mawr Staff Association Craft Fair! This is a wonderful holiday craft fair with great vendors, a lot of whom are giving back. Stop by and support to help fund our classroom a month project! There will be some new and special items for sale this day!

This event is December 6th from 10am-2pm in the Great Hall at Bryn Mawr College.

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Classroom of the Month

October 14, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

This month, we will be donating to Ms. Huff’s 2nd grade classroom at Washington Elementary. There are 22 students, 15 girls and 7 boys. We will be giving her classroom some communal supplies as well as each child a personal kit with donations from Myndology and Pilot.

We will be visiting on Wednesday, October 18th to read books to the classrooms and drop off the supplies!

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Social Media Monthly Campaign

September 12, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Starting this month, Little Known Help Zone is going to be doing a monthly fundraising campaign for a classroom in addition to our monthly donation. We will be trying this out in September.

On September 18th, we will post a donor choose classroom in need of help. Each day, we will share that on our social media. For every share and retweet we receive, we will donate a dollar to the classroom! The goal is to fund the classroom each month!

Stay tuned for our first classroom!

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Generous Myndology Sponsorship

August 31, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Today we want to share with you an incredibly generous and kid donation sponsorship by Myndology for our classroom donation project! Myndology was kind enough to send us a very large box full of a variety of their products, and opening it was like Christmas morning. With over 50 notecard packs, over 70 notebooks, and 36 scheduling pads just to start, this will make sure our students each month are prepared to take on the school year.

Myndology is well known for their ringed notecard sets, which is used for organization at Little Known Help Zone. They also make amazing ringed notebooks and sticky notes. Check out their site here to order some for yourself, the paper quality is amazing and the products are innovative and come in incredibly fun colors.

https://myndology.com/

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Donations to Ms. Emert’s Classroom

August 22, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Yesterday, Little Known Help Zone was able to drop off $150 worth of school supplies to Ms. Emert’s Classroom. This was incredibly exciting and her classroom was set up in such a friendly and open way. I placed each kit on each desk for the students to see on their first day of school.

In October, I will be returning to read books and do crafts with her 8 students of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. She teaches both verbal and nonverbal students on the autism spectrum in the Allentown School District. Additional good news is that all three of her Donor’s Choose campaigns were funded! This was a true success for LKHZ’s first classroom donation.

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Astrobright Paper Donation from Neenah Paper

August 19, 2017May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Colored paper is a great way for students to interact with handouts in the classroom. It makes things more fun, more engaging, and improves interaction. Ms. Emert’s classroom was in need of the colored paper to print her worksheets and handouts on. This can become quite expensive, but Little Known Help Zone was incredibly fortunate to receive a donation of a large pack of Astrobright paper from Neenah paper. This was a very generous donation and will be delivered with Ms. Emert’s craft kits and soap for the new school year.