This year, we will spotlight and support four teams of student changemakers. While their full stories are yet to be released, we want to focus on one team that has begun a creative fundraiser. These 8th-grade students from Westside Neighborhood School are helping to address the issue of homelessness, particularly for children, in a uniqueContinue reading “Ember Project Recipients Starting A Fundraiser”
Category Archives: Campaign
Steps of Hope: A Heartfelt Thank You
As the Steps of Hope Campaign draws to a close, we at LumenSparQ are filled with immense gratitude and awe. Thanks to the overwhelming support and contributions from our incredible community, we have successfully provided 110 pairs of shoes to those in need, with some still on their way. A Collective Effort This campaign sawContinue reading “Steps of Hope: A Heartfelt Thank You”
Steps of Hope: Men’s Shoe Drive
Our goal: provide 150 pairs of shoes to those in need.
A Summer Celebration: Beer Pong, a Birthday, and Benefaction
Kapil (top left), Sandesha (bottom second from right), and a snapshot of all the people that came to celebrate!
Making a Difference: Our Ember Project team with Safe Place for Youth
At LumenSparQ, we believe in the power of community and the ability of individuals to create positive change. This month, we had the opportunity to collaborate with Safe Place for Youth (S.P.Y.) for Lighthouse Volunteer Day. Our dedicated Ember project team, consisting of middle schoolers Phoebe, Lily, and Fia, joined forces with other volunteers toContinue reading “Making a Difference: Our Ember Project team with Safe Place for Youth”
2023 Ember Project Team
We are thrilled to announce the 2023 Ember Project team: Phoebe, Lily, and Fia, eighth-graders at Westside Neighborhood School. These remarkable students are committed to raising awareness about teen homelessness and providing essential resources to support the young women at Safe Place for Youth (S.P.Y.). S.P.Y. is dedicated to empowering young people experiencing homelessness byContinue reading “2023 Ember Project Team”
Success for the LMS Book Club Campaign
We are thrilled to announce that our recent fundraising campaign was a great success! Thanks to our donors’ generosity, we raised enough funds to purchase books for each student in the Lennox Middle School Book Club, run by our Lumenary, María. The Lennox Middle School Book Club is an integral representation of our mission toContinue reading “Success for the LMS Book Club Campaign”
A Very Special Giving Tuesday
With a heavy heart, we arrive at Giving Tuesday this year, and today we ask that you consider a donation to another organization. Gabriel Stauring and Katie Jay Scott ran the organization known as iACT, whose mission is to “provide humanitarian action to aid, support, and extend hope to those affected by mass atrocities.” Gabriel andContinue reading “A Very Special Giving Tuesday”
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”