Lake Worth preschool raises $17,797 for Make-A-Wish

Preschoolers, families and staff at The Learning Experience in Lake Worth Beach raised $17,797 in April through the school’s annual Let’s Grant Wishes campaign for Make-A-Wish. The effort mixed fundraising with classroom activities designed to teach young children kindness, empathy and service.

Why it matters: - The campaign turned early childhood education into a real-world philanthropy lesson. - The $17,797 raised will support Make-A-Wish and help grant wishes for children living with critical illnesses. - The effort shows how preschool programs can build empathy while also supporting a major nonprofit.

What happened: - Preschoolers, families and staff at The Learning Experience in Lake Worth Beach raised $17,797 during the school’s month-long Let’s Grant Wishes campaign in April. - The campaign benefited Make-A-Wish. - Children wrote encouraging letters to wish children, joined fundraising events and took part in classroom activities centered on compassion and helping others. - Center leaders Hope Fernandes, Sherley Dezulme and Christina Jones guided the effort alongside the philanthropic mascots Grace the Greyhound and Charity Chihuahua.

The details: - The campaign reflects The Learning Experience mission to make a positive difference in the lives of children, families and communities. - The Learning Experience said the fundraising program goes beyond academics and teaches kindness, inclusion, generosity and community service. - The school’s philanthropy curriculum uses hands-on, age-appropriate activities to show children that small acts of giving can help others. - Since 2018, children, families and staff across The Learning Experience centers nationwide have raised more than $11.5 million for Make-A-Wish. - The company operates more than 480 centers and has over 240 additional locations in development across the U.S. and U.K. - The Learning Experience serves children from six weeks to six years old. - The company’s broader learning model includes its L.E.A.P. Curriculum and Bubbles and Friends educational media platform.

Between the lines: - The campaign is also a brand-building exercise for The Learning Experience, linking education, family engagement and charitable giving. - The national Make-A-Wish total suggests the program has become a recurring part of the company’s identity, not just a local fundraiser. - The approach gives the preschool a concrete way to teach social-emotional learning through community action.

What's next: - The Learning Experience is likely to continue the annual campaign as part of its philanthropy curriculum. - The Lake Worth Beach center can use this year’s results to deepen family participation in future fundraising and service projects. - The company will keep expanding its network of centers in the U.S. and U.K. while promoting its early education model.

The bottom line: - A local preschool fundraiser became a lesson in generosity and a meaningful boost for Make-A-Wish.