Carondelet is an all-girls catholic college preparatory high school located in Concord, California. At the heart of their mission they aim to empower and build confidence in young high school girls to live their lives with heart, faith, courage and excellence—-the core values of the school. Through the teachings of Sisters of St. Joseph, Carondelet strives for inclusivity and diversity, … Read More
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Heritage Estates Retirement Community residents have become partners of The Crayon Initiative and support the mission through volunteerism. Nothing is insurmountable for this group of retirees who sort crayons, build crayon boxes and host fundraisers to support the cause. The residents of Heritage Estates have truly become a very special part of TCI’s volunteer team and are sincerely appreciated for … Read More
Bryan Ware, Founder of The Crayon Initiative, was recently featured on Chezuba Talks podcast. In an interview with podcast host, Tej Patel, he discusses what motivated him to start The Crayon Initiative and what keeps him going after 10 years.
Brooklyn Kennings, Director of Pediatric Programs and Development at the Hurley Foundation, hosted Rita and Eric Heglin so that they could realize a dream come true, seeing how their crayon donations to The Crayon Initiative impacted pediatric patients. The Crayon Initiative appreciates crayon crusaders like Rita and Eric and applauds the work of the hospital staff, like Brooklyn, that assure … Read More
For my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I put reusable bins in each elementary school classroom in my school district to collect discarded crayons that would have been thrown away. To help explain the project to the students and teachers, I made a comic with instructions for what to do that came with the bins. At the end of each … Read More
Both The Crayon Initiative and Staples retailer care about the environment which is why it made perfect sense when Founder, Bryan Ware, reached out to Mike Sachuck, Staples Sr. Director Recycling & Sustainability, to see how a recycling partnership could be formed. The result is that The Crayon Initiative is now the recipient of collected crayons from Staples U.S. in … Read More
Cambridge School’s Cougar Council chooses The Crayon Initiative to be the recipient of its service project. 68 pounds of crayons, which will make 340 new packs of crayons, were collected in just 1 month! Student Hanya knows first hand the impact a pack of new crayons can have on a young patient.
Central Elementary School’s Girl Scout Junior Troop 1227 earns the highly-honored Bronze Award, while simultaneously adding color to the lives of pediatric patients.
The Lone Rock Reign’s U12 softball team learns life skills and the importance of team work while collecting crayons during an undefeated season.
In the heart of The Crayon Initiative’s mission lies a simple yet profound truth: every crayon has the power to paint a brighter future—not just for pediatric patients but for our planet too. This Earth Month, we’re excited to launch our campaign, “Help the Earth, Help a Child: The Power of Crayons,” weaving together the threads of environmental sustainability and … Read More
Today, we share a truly inspiring story from Joshua Wu, whose life was touched by The Crayon Initiative during a challenging time. As a child, Joshua found himself hospitalized with Juvenile Arthritis, a time filled with discomfort and uncertainty. Amidst this, a simple gesture changed everything – the gift of crayons from The Crayon Initiative.