A Gift For Teaching is hosting "Kids In Need National Network Summit" in Orlando, Florida June 24-25, 2010 at Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld (677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32821). Groups and individuals who attend the Kids In Need National Network Summit share a common mission: to provide free school supplies to children in need. Guests will be traveling to Orlando from across country: Arizona, California, other parts of Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and New Jersey.
ABOUT: Kids In Need National Network Summit is an annual gathering that takes place after the school year has ended. Each summer, representatives from these independent nonprofit organizations convene to transfer ideas and information about operating a free store for teachers. It is an arena for networking, exchanging best practices, solving problems, bragging a little bit about successes, and gaining new insight into the challenges of operating a free store.
The Summit is sponsored by Target Stores, who is sending representatives to share their customer service success story. SeaWorld Orlando will be sponsoring a welcome event on Wednesday night, treating Summit attendees to entertainment in the park. They will also close the Summit with a presentation about their marketing practices.
A Gift For Teaching is a Central Florida nonprofit organization that serves 324 public schools in Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. The Free Store in Orlando and its satellite stores, A Gift For Teaching of Osceola County and A Gift For Teaching-Seminole, are funded by and stocked by local individuals and companies. To date, more than $50 million worth of school supplies, including essential classroom tools such as pencils, notebooks, glue, backpacks, art supplies, and books have been distributed to local students in need and more than 8.1 million pounds of waste diverted from landfills. www.agiftforteaching.org
The Kids In Need Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995. The foundation’s mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. The Kids in Need National Network currently includes 24 facilities that allow teachers from low-income schools to obtain free school supplies for their students. The Kids in Need Foundation has distributed more than $300 million in school supplies since its founding. www.kinf.org
ABOUT: Kids In Need National Network Summit is an annual gathering that takes place after the school year has ended. Each summer, representatives from these independent nonprofit organizations convene to transfer ideas and information about operating a free store for teachers. It is an arena for networking, exchanging best practices, solving problems, bragging a little bit about successes, and gaining new insight into the challenges of operating a free store.
The Summit is sponsored by Target Stores, who is sending representatives to share their customer service success story. SeaWorld Orlando will be sponsoring a welcome event on Wednesday night, treating Summit attendees to entertainment in the park. They will also close the Summit with a presentation about their marketing practices.
A Gift For Teaching is a Central Florida nonprofit organization that serves 324 public schools in Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. The Free Store in Orlando and its satellite stores, A Gift For Teaching of Osceola County and A Gift For Teaching-Seminole, are funded by and stocked by local individuals and companies. To date, more than $50 million worth of school supplies, including essential classroom tools such as pencils, notebooks, glue, backpacks, art supplies, and books have been distributed to local students in need and more than 8.1 million pounds of waste diverted from landfills. www.agiftforteaching.org
The Kids In Need Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995. The foundation’s mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. The Kids in Need National Network currently includes 24 facilities that allow teachers from low-income schools to obtain free school supplies for their students. The Kids in Need Foundation has distributed more than $300 million in school supplies since its founding. www.kinf.org