Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation

12/11/2024

And the cupboards are bare! Announcing an in-person teacher shopping day at the Tools4Schools Warehouse on last Friday’s early dismissal day resulted in 63 online teacher requests for supplies. We were out of tissues before the in-person shopping began and out of ear buds before the end as well. Our paper, pencil, and tape supplies took a big hit as well when 30 more teachers shopped in-person.

Help us restock our shelves before our teachers and students return from the Winter Break! You can
donate online using our
PayPal charity account: https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/2051473

or visit our website for more options:
https://www.lcsedu.net/community/education-foundation/financial-support.

Thank you for supporting our LCS teachers and students!

12/03/2024

Did you know that each year, the elementary and middle school staff at Lynchburg City Schools provide gifts and/or holiday meals out of their own pockets for families who need extra assistance? The staff at these schools take great pride in being able to do this on their own, without outside assistance. Each year, most of the families are different, due to hardships that have fallen upon them. (We know how that is, don't we?) This year, the need has been greater than some schools anticipated and they have reached out to the Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation for help.

This Giving Tuesday, we are asking for just $10 (or more if you can) to help with this effort.

GIVE HERE: paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2051473

Remember, the Education Foundation is a separate 501c3 non-profit from Lynchburg City Schools, your donation is 100% tax-deductible, and 100% of the money will be split between the schools that need it. BUT, you can also designate directly to the school of your choice. Please message us to let us know your designation or email [email protected].

Did you know that according to the ALICE report, over 50% of families in Lynchburg are struggling to make ends meet?

Read the ALICE report here: https://www.unitedforalice.org/Demographics/virginia

11/21/2024

What a great program for our Lynchburg City Schools students!

With thanks to Centra, The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, and the Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation, VCIC welcomes a new group of high school students to Project Inclusion! Over the next few days, they will explore issues of diversity and prejudice, gain insight into their own lives and values, and develop action plans to share their learning with their schools upon their return.

11/15/2024

Bass' librarian, John Babcock, scored some unique items in addition to traditional school supplies at the Tools4Schools Warehouse!

Tried something new... opening for in-person teacher shopping on William Marvin Bass Elementary School's early dismissal day last week. We plan to expand our trial run by welcoming teachers from across the division on their next early dismissal day!

11/11/2024

On Veterans Day especially, we honor those who have died and also thank those who have served our country, with special appreciation for our Lynchburg City Schools' veterans and our own Lynchburg Imagination Library's Program Administrator, Bianca Braden Childress.

11/03/2024

Lynchburg City Schools' elementary strings and middle & high school orchestra students were able to hear violinist, educator and composer, Andrew “Finn” Magill play American, Scottish, Irish and Brazilian music at 2 performances last week. In addition to inspiring students to grow musically, this Classroom Innovation Grant awarded to Mrs. Ginger Paris incorporated an opportunity for LCS musicians to learn about a variety of careers in music from this versatile musician.

The Ed Foundation is proud to support a culture of innovation and provide LCS educators an opportunity to bring exciting programs designed to meet student needs and increase motivation to learn through our funding of Classroom Innovation Grants. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring a Classroom Innovation Grant can contact our Executive Director, Dawn Fields Wise.
https://www.lcsedu.net/community/education-foundation/grants

10/31/2024

High school students, sign up today!

Vector Space is gathering a team of inspired individuals throughout our area to compete in one of the most exhilarating and engaging competitions of our time. High school aged youth have 5 days remaining to apply to this life changing program. Share this with the bright young people in your life. Applications are accessed through the Vector Space website: https://vector-space.org/frc-robotics

10/28/2024

Thanks to a Crayola Cares grant via our Staples Community GiveBack Program we are distributing 70 class packs of crayons, colored pencils, and markers to our Lynchburg City Schools teachers! Pictured are Casey Quesenberry, Coordinator for RODEO (a voluntary alternative education program) and Aimee Hasinger, a preK teacher at Hutcherson Early Learning Center, 2 of our awardees after a division-wide lottery.

Thank you Crayola and Staples for sending these great products for our classrooms!

10/26/2024

The shelves were looking kind of bare after our Lynchburg City Schools teachers shopped for free from the Tools4Schools Warehouse in-person and online this week, but then we got a call from Lynchburg Gynecology offering us a huge office supply bonanza! We're sad to see their office closing, but we're thrilled to offer these supplies to our teachers.

We love up-cycling school/office/art supplies that aren't being used anymore! Do you have a donation for us to repurpose in our LCS classrooms? Contact [email protected]!

10/25/2024

46 teachers visited the Tools4Schools Warehouse on Thursday, and another 110 ordered supplies online in October! These Perrymont Elementary School teachers were thrilled to find these cute backpacks from the recent Flowserve school supply drive as well as bags full of other great classroom items.

Our Tools4Schools Warehouse mitigates out of pocket expenses for teachers while making sure teachers and students have the supplies they need in the classroom. We buy the essentials to meets their needs and supplement our offerings with school/office/art supplies donated by our community. Contact us at the LCS Ed Foundation if you want us to find a great home for classroom supplies or contribute financially to our mission. https://www.lcsedu.net/community/education-foundation

10/21/2024

Thanks to a Crayola Cares grant via our Staples Community GiveBack Program we're offering our Lynchburg City Schools' teachers classroom multi-packs of crayons, colored pencils, and markers. In the interest of fairness, these packs are being distributed by lottery. We have 118 entries so far, and we can't wait to deliver them next week!

Staples Crayola

10/19/2024

A big thank you to Flowserve for hosting a school supply drive! This generous donation is in our Tools4Schools Warehouse where our Lynchburg City Schools' teachers shop for free for supplies for their classrooms and students.

10/18/2024

Support from our generous community enables us to help our LCS students and teachers.

10/18/2024

Here's some fun for high school students interested in STEM!

Lynchburg First Robotics Competition applications are now open. Apply by Nov 1st through the Vector Space website: https://vector-space.org/frc-robotics

Lynchburg City Schools Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation BWX Technologies, Inc.

10/15/2024

Lynchburg Morning Rotary Club was at William Marvin Bass Elementary School to present $3,500 to assist with student uniforms and hygiene items. The Ed Foundation was on hand as well, as we will serve as the fiscal agent for this generous donation. We thank the members of Lynchburg Morning Rotary for making our Lynchburg City Schools a priority.

Did you know the Lynchburg Morning Rotary has been providing dictionaries to LCS 3rd graders for years? With all the additional resources now available for students to look up words, the club has pivoted to support this need at WM Bass. Their generous gift is very much appreciated.

10/14/2024

Supporting our Lynchburg City Schools is our mission. Keep up the great work Lynchburg CTE students and teachers!

10/01/2024

At least 255 online orders have been filled since the start of school! The Tools4Schools Warehouse is seeing a record number of requests for supplies from our Lynchburg City Schools' teachers. We thank this hard working team at the maintenance facility for their support delivering our boxes of school supplies when they're making their regular, scheduled trips to each of our schools.

Those delivery vans are not coming back to the maintenance facility empty! This crew also brings back all manner of classroom supplies no longer needed by a teacher at one school to be repurposed in a classroom at another school. At Tools4Schools we love up-cycling school, office, and art supplies you're no longer using. If you have a donation for our LCS classrooms, you can reach us at [email protected]