"What do you think it means to a kid with tumors growing all over her hands who was able to go to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital to have them removed? What does it means to a boy who came to school covered with the stench of cat urine to have clean clothes provided? Or to a family whose rental home leaked so badly that rainwater poured in through the electrical outlets, shocking a child inside, to be able to move to a new place? The need is great, but I’m so thankful I live in this area with such compassionate people and a foundation and a company that put it all together."
- L. West, Kirbyville Counselor
Kirbyville Leader Puts Action Behind Words
March 19, 2024
It doesn’t take long for Kirbyville Associate Superintendent Leanne West to recall a list of items and various bills she’s helped fund for students and families in her district, but to West it’s not about the electric bills she’s paid or the new shoes she’s been able to provide, it’s about the relationships she has built.
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Investing In Crane’s Future
March 07, 2024
A project that expanded Crane School District’s preschool last year from part-time to fulltime for about 40 children is already paying dividends.
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Spokane Students Spread A Message Of Hope
February 19, 2024
Stop by Spokane School District later this month and you’ll see a clear message throughout the district – there is always hope for the future. Thanks to a Silver Dollar City Foundation grant, the district is laser focused on spreading a message of hope to students and parents.
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Meeting The Needs
January 10, 2024
The district recently opened Little Eaglets Daycare, the first daycare center ever run by the district. With the help a Hope Grant from Silver Dollar City Foundation, the district opened the daycare facility on the school campus, currently serving eight children representing seven different families.
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Pouring Love and Hope
January 02, 2024
For kids in Taneyville, Christmas came early this year. The school district recently showered students with a Week of Giving, providing bags of groceries and grocery store gift certificates to students the first day.
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It’s Not About The Pencils
September 05, 2023
The boxes at the local stores hold the typical items. Scissors, notebooks, crayons, pens, and pencils. It’s back-to-school time and kind people drop a small purchase into the collection box to help the area children. It is a generous gesture in these wonderful communities.
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A Summer Trip To Possibility
August 09, 2023
The warm breezes of summer blow across the front porch and the words jump from the pages, transporting the child into the world of possibility through imagination. Reading is the greatest travel agent! But Mrs. B knew reading couldn’t be just an assignment.
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Surviving Middle School
July 29, 2023
Middle School is a time for drama. Girls and boys discovering each other and chaos commencing. Boys finding their place on the sports teams and parents learning how to turn coaching over to the paid professionals. Girls clique up and claim lunchroom tables
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Another Carpenter. More Love.
December 13, 2022
The Angel Trees are full of names. The adoptions of children at Christmas for gift-giving are flourishing in offices across America. Good people want to do good at Christmas. The youngest are selected first. It’s more fun to buy toys and colorful board books.
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