Events
FREE STEMand Kit Sessions
North Indiana Boys and Girls Club - Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Team
Notre Dame alumni sponsored this session and members from the Notre Dame Men's lacrosse team volunteered to assemble the STEMand kits. The Boys & Girls Club staff in South Bend led a program with 140 children in Dec 2024! We were thrilled that the Boys & Girls club director loved the event
"The event was so great. We would LOVE to do this again in the future. It was such a great experience for the kids and our staff. I'd be more than happy to share with more Boys & Girls Clubs" - Ashley
JaxTHRIVE: Jacksonville
JaxTHRIVE was our first partner where we did our first pilot in April 2024. It was a success!! We were asked to come back starting in the fall of 2024 to do more regular programs with the 30-50 amazing kids who are refugees from all over world! . Click here to learn about each visit STEMand has made.
"Our JaxTHRIVE refugee students always look forward to Anaka's STEMand program. The projects are original, creative and fun! I really appreciate Anaka and her team" Betsy (Executive Director)
Amistad Mission: Bolivia
We are so excited that STEMand expanded internationally just 3 months after our first pilot program with JaxTHRIVE in Jacksonville, FL! Members from Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL went to Bolivia in July 2024. We provided 160 STEMand kits for 80 abused, abandoned or orphaned children living in the Children's Village in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Alex Zurlinden and Julia Stephens led the two activities in partnership with Amistad Mission who runs this amazing facility.
St. Augustine Homeless Coalition
Starting in the fall of 2024, STEMand developed a partnership with the St. Augustine Homeless Coalition where we do a new STEMand kit and activity approximately each month with the wonderful children currently living there! Please reach out to anakastemand@gmail.com if you would like to come volunteer with us. The address is 62 Chapin St, St. Augustine, FL 32082. Click here to learn about each visit STEMand made.
Fundraisers
Pickleball Fundraiser
On May 4th, 2024 STEMand hosted it's first fundraising event which occured at Fort Family Regional Parks! Various members of the community came together to play pickleball and raise money! In total STEMand was able to raise just over $400 which exceeded our goal! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us. Some of those funds allowed us to donate 160 STEMand kits to the Amistad Mission in Bolivia. Thank you!!
Company Team Building
Merrill - Team Building Event
Florida Blue - Team Building Event
Florida Blue - Team Building Event
We were so excited to partner with Merrill (A Bank of America Company) in November 2024. This amazing team spent time together to learn about each others interests or "ands" while packaging kits and sponsored over 400 kits that will be used at later STEMand sessions! We are so grateful for their contribution and lovely team!
The team buil
We were so excited to partner with Merrill (A Bank of America Company) in November 2024. This amazing team spent time together to learn about each others interests or "ands" while packaging kits and sponsored over 400 kits that will be used at later STEMand sessions! We are so grateful for their contribution and lovely team!
The team building was amazing! It was a good blend of building kits and getting to know people on the team. - Richard
Really fun way to get to know coworkers better while also giving back! - Rollin
Florida Blue - Team Building Event
Florida Blue - Team Building Event
Florida Blue - Team Building Event
In August 2024, we piloted our first ever company team building event at Florida Blue where they bonded together to fund and build over 250 STEMand kitsl! The STEMand kits will be used at future STEMand sessions to expose children with education and income inequities to STEM concepts in a fun and engaging way. Thank you Florida Blue!
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In August 2024, we piloted our first ever company team building event at Florida Blue where they bonded together to fund and build over 250 STEMand kitsl! The STEMand kits will be used at future STEMand sessions to expose children with education and income inequities to STEM concepts in a fun and engaging way. Thank you Florida Blue!
This really is a win/win working with STEMand. We had a great team bonding experience while assembling the STEM kits AND children with education gaps in our community will be able to enjoy the kits we built. - Dawn