As we return to school this fall, we are honored to announce our third Lumenary, María Saldaña, English teacher at Lennox Middle School in Lennox, California. In addition to her full-time teaching position, María coordinates the after-school LMS Student Book Club, a program we have chosen to support. Read her full story It seems thatContinue reading “Lumenary #3 – María Saldaña”
Author Archives: John Umekubo
Ready for the First Day of School
The installation of the Little Free Library for 156th Street Elementary School took place this past Sunday. We loaded the library, wood supports, and bags of cement into the truck and made for our destination. As with all construction projects, it seems, the process wasn’t without its hiccups. Upon arrival, we discovered we had noContinue reading “Ready for the First Day of School”
LFL Campaign Update
The build for our Little Free Library, supported entirely by the generous donors for this campaign, is complete. The funds raised covered all material costs and the installation at 156th Street Elementary School that will take place in late summer. While we anticipated purchasing books with the excess funds, the library will now be filledContinue reading “LFL Campaign Update”
Little Free Library Campaign
Over this next month, we are running a select fundraising campaign to install a Little Free Library (LFL) for Mrs. Dudley and her students at 156th Street Elementary School. The cost for materials and installation is $400. With your help, we can make this happen. Our founder, John Umekubo, will design and build the LFL, similar to the oneContinue reading “Little Free Library Campaign”
Lumenary – Sidra Dudley
Smiles. It’s all you see, even through the protective masks they wear. Beaming from ear to ear, these young learners have returned to campus after more than a year. For some, like the Kindergarten students, it is their first time stepping foot on campus. The attending student body is at fifty percent capacity to accommodateContinue reading “Lumenary – Sidra Dudley”
The Freezer Is In!
Our first Lumenary, Kim Cameron, and her team at the Warrior Food Pantry received the commercial freezer this week. Thank you to all of our generous donors for helping to make this happen. This gift will positively impact the students facing food insecurity by providing goods that might otherwise be turned away as donations because theyContinue reading “The Freezer Is In!”
Our Heroes Page is Up!
We are happy to announce that the “Our Heroes” page is now published. This page encapsulates the heart of our work, the place where we spotlight the Lumenaries and SparQs and share their stories. For now, we have our first Lumenary, Kim Cameron, as the sole spotlight on the page. We are currently interviewing ourContinue reading “Our Heroes Page is Up!”
Celebrating Women’s History Month
As we celebrate the incredible work of women throughout history this month, and every month, here are two recent social media posts from the amazing women here at LumenSparQ. And while on the topic of amazing women, we will soon announce our second Lumenary, a passionate, caring, and committed educator at an elementary school inContinue reading “Celebrating Women’s History Month”
Global Sustainable Development Goals
When considering the selection of our heroes to spotlight and support, we look to the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals for inspiration. These 17 goals were established and “adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals.” 1 HereContinue reading “Global Sustainable Development Goals”
The 100 Percent Model
In his book Thirst, Scott Harrison, founder, and CEO of charity: water, describes the 100 Percent Model as a commitment by his nonprofit organization to ensure all public donations go directly to the projects they run to bring safe, clean water to those in need. He explains that “Americans are known for being generous, but one inContinue reading “The 100 Percent Model”
