The Learning Experience Wyomissing raises $6,376 for Make-A-Wish

Preschoolers, families and staff at The Learning Experience in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, raised $6,376 during the center’s April Make-A-Wish campaign. The effort tied classroom learning to philanthropy, helping children build empathy while supporting wishes for kids with critical illnesses.

Why it matters: - The fundraiser gave young children a hands-on way to learn kindness, empathy and community service. - The $6,376 raised will help Make-A-Wish grant wishes for children living with critical illnesses. - The campaign shows how early childhood programs can connect classroom lessons to real-world giving.

What happened: - Preschoolers at The Learning Experience in Wyomissing took part in the center’s annual “Let’s Grant Wishes” campaign in April. - Preschoolers, families and staff raised $6,376 over the month-long effort. - The campaign supported Make-A-Wish. - Center leaders Gwen Cromer and Pamela Sobjak guided the activities. - The program featured philanthropic mascots “Grace the Greyhound” and “Charity Chihuahua.”

The details: - Children wrote encouraging letters to wish children. - Preschoolers joined fundraising events and classroom activities focused on compassion and helping others. - The campaign was part of The Learning Experience’s proprietary philanthropy curriculum. - The curriculum introduces children to kindness, inclusion, generosity and community service through age-appropriate experiences. - The program teaches children that small acts of giving can strengthen communities. - Since 2018, children, families and staff across The Learning Experience centers have raised more than $11.5 million for Make-A-Wish. - The Learning Experience serves children from six weeks to six years old. - The company has more than 480 centers open and over 240 additional locations in development across the U.S. and U.K. - The Learning Experience uses its L.E.A.P. curriculum to support cognitive, social and emotional development. - The company also extends learning through Bubbles and Friends, its educational media platform with original characters, music, video content and a companion app.

Between the lines: - The fundraiser is as much about values education as it is about dollars raised. - The campaign reinforces The Learning Experience’s broader brand message around purposeful learning and community impact. - The national fundraising total suggests the Wyomissing event is part of a larger, long-running corporate philanthropy effort rather than a one-off local drive.

What's next: - The Learning Experience is likely to continue its annual Make-A-Wish campaign as part of its philanthropy curriculum. - Additional centers may build on the same model of classroom-based service learning and fundraising. - The company will keep promoting its early education and family engagement programs across its center network.

The bottom line: - The Wyomissing preschool turned a classroom lesson into a community fundraiser, showing how early education can also teach service and empathy.