Past Projects
Post-COVID, we have expanded our 4KidzAid purview from helping kids locally to leveraging videos and the internet to help kids globally. We have created a dedicated YouTube channel for videos across Math, Science, and English targeting elementary school kids all over the world.
FINISHED: Project 4 - O.B. Whaley Elementary School
Zip Code - 95121
Replenish Library Books
FUNDS RAISED!!! THANK YOU!!!
Final Delivery May 2021
Our project for 2020 was to increase O.B. Whaley's library inventory for their 344 students. We donated 268 books. Out of the 344 students at this school, 72% are part of the free or reduced lunch program. Additionally, their library needed help because they did not have funding to add new, fun books to their collection, i.e. mystery, adventure, thriller, non-fiction, action, etc. This school had set a huge goal to encourage its kids to read and enjoy reading. They even challenged the kids to get to increase the school's average AR reading level.
Thanks to a lot of support and encouragement from local families, friends, and businesses!!! Without them we wouldn't have been able to complete this project and help the students at O.B. Whaley Elementary School.
FINISHED: Project 3 - Holly Oak Elementary
Zip Code- 95148 Replenish Sports Equipment FUNDS RAISED!!! THANK YOU!!! Final Delivery June 2019 4KidzAid project for 2018-2019 school year. Provide sports equipment for a local Title 1 elementary school. Last school year, we successfully raised money for two local Title 1 schools and provided sports equipment and school supplies. For the 2018-2019 school year, we had decided to raise money for a local Title 1 school. First, 4KidzAid short listed three Title 1 schools in the Evergreen School District. One of them responded faster than the others. That school was Holly Oak Elementary School. We then met with the Holly Oak principal, Mr. Sanchez. He explained that the school was in dire need of sports equipment. He further stated that only the kindergartners had some form of sports equipment and a play structure. All of the other grades did not have any equipment. 4KidzAid then decided that we would raise money to buy sports equipment for the school. We met with the school staff, obtained wishlists for each grade, did online comparison shopping, created a budget, set our goals, reached out to the community, particularly Freeman Orthodontics. We worked with the staff of Freeman Orthodontics and the principal of Holy Oak to organize a schoolwide hoopathon (Kindergarten to Second grade was a walkathon, Third grade to Sixth grade was a hoopathon). The event went from 9am to noon. The entire school participated and we were responsible to keep tally of the number of hoops made per class and number of laps run by students. Freeman Orthodontics donated funds directly to the school based on the total hoops made and laps run/walked by the students. With the support of local businesses and families, we were able to provide sports equipment for the entire school of Holy Oak. We would like to give a huge thanks to our sponsors: 8 Elements, Mexico Lindo, and Freeman Orthodontics. Mr.Ganesh and Mr.Andres from 8 Elements and Mexico Lindo hosted amazing fundraiser dinners, and Dr.Freeman from Freeman orthodontics sponsored our hoopathon, involving the entirety of Holly Oak Elementary School. FINISHED: Project 1 - School 1
Zip Code - (95121) Replenish School Supplies FUNDS RAISED!!! THANK YOU!!! Final Delivery in August 2018. Thanks to our awesome community, we collected 8,600 pounds of donations across the community. All of these donations went to our partner for this project: Goodwill of Silicon Valley. A huge & special thanks to Postal Annex, Freeman Orthodontics, New Seasons, Mathnasium, and Gurukulam - all businesses in the Evergreen Community of San Jose - for their support!!!! All these businesses allowed us to put our bins at their businesses as well as our flyers and posters. Community members were able to donate to this donation drive. Goodwill of Silicon Valley, in return for all of the donations made, gave a check directly to the school which helped provide school supplies to the entire school for the coming school year. What was this project about? By the time January comes around and we are 1/2-way through the school year.... the situation is very different at Title 1 schools like the one we are supporting. Supplies are in extreme shortage. Please help us replenish this school's classroom supplies. This Title 1 school has over 480 students and more than 60% of them come from low income households and apply for free lunch at school. Help these kids' classroom education experience be better. We need to help this school! How did we raise funds? Put Your Spring Cleaning to Good Community Use! As part of our efforts to help this Title 1 school, we have arranged a truck to collect Goodwill donations. The more we fill this Goodwill truck with community donations, the more Goodwill donates with proceeds going directly to help this school. Please come donate any objects you are willing to donate (ideal would be books, clothes, small household items, and e-waste) to the Goodwill truck:
Remember: The more trucks we fill, the more money goes to the this Title 1 school in need. Ways to Donate to This Effort:
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FINISHED: Project 2 - School 2
Zip Code - 95121 Replenish Sports Equipment FUNDS RAISED!!! THANK YOU!!! Final Delivery in April 2018 A Title-1 school** in our community. They have over 400 students. We are replenishing this whole school's sports equipment so recess and PE and students-staff-games can have a whole new experience. No more worn out soccer balls or basketballs. Hello hula-hoops and jump-ropes. And there's more.... a student-staff softball game to connect students and staff with school spirit, team work, and good-old fashioned fun! Thanks to a lot of support and encouragement received from family, friends, neighbors, and local businesses, 4kidzaid was able to reach it's goal. A HUGE thank you to Mr Andres Valencia (Owner Mexico Lindo, Silver Creek Valley, San Jose - http://mexicolindosj.com/) for hosting a fundraising dinner @ ML that helped us reach our goal!!! ** Title 1 schools have large concentrations of low-income students that receive supplemental funds to assist in meeting student's educational goals. ** The school wanted to remain anonymous. |