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COVER Programs of the Kids In Need Foundation Kids In Need National Network of Resource Centers Sponsored by Free stores for teachers in 32 cities nationwide provide free school supplies for the neediest students in the school districts they serve. They are the affiliates of the Kids In Need National Network. With the generous donations of many companies, Kids In Need was able to distribute more than $70 million worth of product to the National Network in 2013, providing supplies to nearly 120,000 teachers and 3.6 million kids. Teacher Grants Sponsored by The original Kids In Need Teacher Grants program and the Elmer’s Teacher Tool Kit grants awarded a combined total of more than $202,200 to 505 teachers across the country so they could conduct classroom projects that helped make learning interesting and fun. Approximately 40,500 students were the recipients of these unique experiences in 2013. School Ready Supplies Sponsored by Local Community Organizations & Corporations School Ready Supplies helps to provide school supplies to students in communities not served by Resource Centers. Through events sponsored by local organizations or national corporations, students are given free backpacks and supplies. In 2013, 26,685 kids found that being well equipped made going back to school pretty exciting and even fun! Second Responder® A national program that provides backpacks and school supplies to students who have been affected by natural disasters, Second Responder® was announced as a new official program of the Kids In Need Foundation in 2013. Kids In Need has provided this type of assistance to communities in the past, most notably after Hurricane Katrina. The program provided supplies to students in Moore, OK, Boulder, CO, area and to students affected by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast in 2013. Welcome from Dave Smith, executive director of the Kids In Need Foundation. The 2013 Annual Report, which you’ll find within the pages of this 18-month calendar, not only states the facts and figures of how we fulfilled the mission of the Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) ® . during the past year but, also, is one of the ways we acknowledge our donors and thank them s e v li for their belief that children should have the tools they need to do their work in the classroom. s ng ch gi oo an l supplies. ch Our mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. Therefore, one of our strategic goals is to serve more students, and in 2013, we increased the number of children served by 50 percent over 2012. One of the ways this was achieved was by welcoming three new free stores for teachers as affiliates of the National Network of Resource Centers and assisting the Centers already in the National Network to serve more students by distributing more product to them – more than $70 million worth in 2013 – that they can offer free to teachers for their students. Although we have offered relief to students and schools affected by disasters since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, we made this type of service an official program of KINF in 2013 with a program called Second Responder®. Last year, Second Responder® helped students affected by tornadoes in Moore, OK, and by flooding in the Boulder, CO, area, as well as students still feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the east coast. Because of Second Responder®, students who have experienced devastating loss in the past can start to resume some semblance of their routine lives again by taking the supplies they need with them into the future. I speak on behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of KINF when I say your support means everything to us. It has made it possible to achieve all that is reviewed in this year’s Annual Report. Most importantly, you are responsible for KINF’s ability to help children who would otherwise do without the school supplies they need to succeed. Thank you. Sincerely, David H. Smith, Executive Director Teacher Grant Projects School Ready Supplies Kids In Need National Network of Resource Centers Seattle Portland Portland Minneapolis/St. Paul Detroit Buffalo Cleveland New York Chicago Newark Dayton Appalachia Indianapolis Washington, D.C. Las Vegas St. Louis Cincinnati Los Angeles Charlotte Rancho Cucamonga Phoenix Atlanta Charleston North Texas Valdosta Beaumont Ocala Houston Orlando Tampa McAllen Broward County 2013 Highlights n Second Responder® became an official program and helped students in Moore, OK, and in Boulder, CO, providing backpacks filled with supplies n Distributed more than $70 million in product n Served 3.6 million students n Awarded $202,214 in grants to teachers. For the first time ever, preK teachers were eligible to apply for Kids In Need Teacher Grants. n Added three new affiliates -- Houston, TX, Ocala, FL, and Phoenix, AZ n Acquired a national pencil sponsor (Dixon Ticonderoga) n Added a national pen sponsor (BIC Consumer Products USA) n Held a successful Summit attended by 80 people n Harvested donations from Walgreens Back To School Supply Drive. More than 8,000 stores were harvested n Merged with The Caring Tree and made it a part of the Twin Cities Kids In Need Resource Center, which will increase the number of students and widen the area from which students are served. School Supplies. Changing Lives. Please consider the gift of school supplies this year. ® . s e v li s ng ch gi oo an l supplies. ch You Can Make a Difference Donate: - cash - product - services Volunteer: - at our Dayton office - at our Minneapolis office - at any of the 32 Resource Centers - on our Board of Directors or Committees Friend-raise: - tell your friends, family, & colleagues about us - connect w/ us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Pinterest Kids In Need 2013 National Network Locations A Gift for Teaching Teacher’s Harvest Orlando, FL Valdosta, GA 407-345-0515 229-244-2678 www.agiftforteaching.org www.teachersharvest.org Classroom Central Teacher’s Supply Closet Charlotte, NC Charleston, SC 704-377-1740 843-225-9895 www.classroomcentral.org www.teacherssupplycloset.org Cleveland Kids In Need Resource Teachers’ Treasures Center Indianapolis, IN Cleveland, OH 317-264-1758 216-361-0840 Ruth’s Reusable Resources www.teacherstreasures.org Tools 4 Teaching www.clevelandkidsinneed.org Scarborough, ME Ocala, FL 207-699-5565 Teaching Tools for Hillsborough 352-671-4161 Crayons to Classrooms www.ruths.org Schools pefmc.org/programs/tools-for- Dayton, Ohio Tampa, FL teaching 937-528-6401 Schoolhouse Supplies 813-620-0260 www.dc2c.org Portland, OR www.educationfoundation.com Treasures 4 Teachers 503-249-9933 Tempe, AZ Crayons to Computers www.schoolhousesupplies.org The Teacher’s Desk 480-751-1122 Cincinnati, OH Buffalo, NY www.treasures4teachers.org 513-482-3290 School Tools 716-348-3412 www.crayons2computers.org Beaumont, TX www.2care2teach4kids.com Twin Cities Kids In Need Resource 409-839-8777 Center Kids In Need Resource Center www.setxfoodbank.org Tools 4 Schools Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Hillside, NJ 612-615-6459 404-347-8673 School Tools 908-355-3663 www.tckinrc.org www.acfb.org McAllen, TX www.njfoodbank.org 956-682-8101 Teacher Resource Centers KidSmart – Tools for Learning www.foodbankrgv.com Tools for Schools Broward operated by World Vision, Inc., St. Louis, MO Fort Lauderdale, FL are in the following cities: 314-291-6211 School Tools Resource Center 754-321-2034 www.kidsmartstl.org Rancho Cucamonga, CA www.browardschool.com Bronx, NY Philippi, WV 909-980-2857 718-292-5600 304-457-6612 www.ieuw.org Chicago, IL Seattle, WA Teacher EXCHANGE 773-921-3900 253-926-5599 Las Vegas, NV 702-939-6659 Dallas, TX Washington, DC www.thepef.org 972-790-1204 301-322-3511 Teachers Aid Los Angeles, CA Houston, TX 323-888-2121 713-547-8661 www.houstonfoodbank.org Our Partners Diamond Partner Platinum Partner $1 Million in product and $100,000 -OR-$200,000 $750,000 in product and $75,000 -OR- $150,000 ® Gold Partner Silver Partner $500,000 in product and $50,000 -OR- $100,000 $250,000 in product and $25,000 -OR- $50,000 Product Partner $5 Million+ in product A backpack all their own... Second Responder® Program Kids In Need Foundation provides students affected by natural disasters with the supplies needed to get them back to a world they know: the classroom. Teachers and students who are affected by disasters can receive school supplies almost immediately after a disaster has occurred. Returning to the familiar routines and activities of school helps children recover from the trauma they have experienced. Donate today at www.kinf.org/disaster. 2013 National Network Summit Tampa, FL Sponsored by 2013 Board of Directors & Committee Volunteers Board of Directors Executive Committee Marketing and Public Relations Dawn Toth Bill Douthit, Chair Bill Douthit, Chair Committee Target Mary Little Lester, Chair Frank Wilson Phil Wenzell, Treasurer Phil Wenzell, Treasurer MPL Public Relations E.S. Robbins E.S. Robbins 3M Tony Beitz Corey Funkey, Secretary Corey Funkey, Secretary Carol Wylie World Vision Smart Toys and Games Smart Toys and Games Terri Brown Elmers, Inc. Tony Beitz, Immediate Past Chair Tony Beitz, Immediate Past Chair Josh Golden Anne Bannister Story Worldwide Teacher Grants Paul Bierhaus Finance Committee Committee Carolynn Brooks Anne Bannister, Co-Chair Phil Wenzell, Chair OfficeMax, Inc. Carolynn Brooks E.S. Robbins OfficeMax, Inc. Carolynn Brooks, Co-Chair Susannah Ludwig OfficeMax, Inc. Anne Bannister Snapdragon Films Martina Derra DiverseID Bill Douthit Al Arends Fellowes James Dyer James Dyer Resource Center Committee Sebaly, Shillito + Dyer Sebaly, Shillito + Dyer Terri Brown Paul Bierhaus, Chair Elmer’s Products Inc.