Staples Announces $2 Million Donation to
DonorsChoose.org and Born This Way Foundation
Lady Gaga is teaming up with Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) to
support education and create a positive classroom experience
through its Staples for Students program.
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Lady Gaga is teaming up with Staples,
Inc. to support education and create a positive classroom
experience through its Staples for Students program. Lady Gaga
recently met with students in California during the filming of the
upcoming Public Service Announcement for DonorsChoose.org and Born
This Way Foundation. (Photo: Business Wire)
The partnership builds on Staples’s long-standing commitment of
supporting education and helping teachers and students.
Staples today announced it is donating $1 million to Born This
Way Foundation, an organization founded by Lady Gaga and her
mother, Cynthia Germanotta. Born This Way Foundation supports the
wellness of young people and empowers them to create a kinder and
braver world by fostering kindness, improving mental health
resources and creating more positive environments. For the fourth
year in a row, Staples is also donating $1 million to
DonorsChoose.org, an organization that has funded more than 900,000
classroom projects for teachers since its founding, benefiting more
than 22 million students.
Together through this unique partnership with Lady Gaga, her
Born This Way Foundation and DonorsChoose.org, the Staples for
Students program will help to promote kindness in schools across
America and ensure that teachers and students have the resources
they need for successful learning in classrooms.
“Teaming up with Lady Gaga, Born This Way Foundation and
DonorsChoose.org is an amazing opportunity for the Staples for
Students program to support teachers and help create a more
positive classroom experience,” said Frank Bifulco, chief marketing
officer, Staples. “There’s a correlation between kindness and
overall well-being among students, and we hope that together with
these perfect partners that we’ll be able to create an environment
for students that will help them flourish in school and propel them
into their bright futures.”
Lady Gaga said, “Classrooms that are positive and welcoming are
classrooms where students can discover their passions and unlock
their full potential. I’m excited to work with Staples,
DonorsChoose.org and Born This Way Foundation to help teachers and
students make their schools more supportive and engaging places.
Kindness is one of the most important and most impactful values we
can instill in students, and I look forward to working with Staples
to foster a positive classroom environment where every student
feels safe, heard and empowered.”
The 2017 Staples for Students program is propelled by several
sobering statistics:
- According to the Education Market
Association, an estimated 99.5% of all public school teachers use
their own money to equip their classrooms – frequently at a cost of
more than $400 per year.
- Sesame Workshop reports that 86% of
teachers (and 70% of parents) admit to worrying often that the
world is an unkind place for children.
Lady Gaga and Staples are also collaborating on a Public Service
Announcement that debuts nationally at the end of June, further
emphasizing the need to support teachers and students.
“Staples has been a generous and valued partner of ours for
years, and we’re so thankful for its continued support of our
mission, which has helped bring learning to life for thousands of
teachers and students in classrooms nationwide,” said Charles Best,
founder of DonorsChoose.org.
“By creating school climates that are grounded in compassion and
generosity we can help to support the emotional well-being of our
young people, ensuring they can learn effectively and grow into
happy, thriving adults,” said Cynthia Germanotta, co-founder and
president of Born This Way Foundation. “We thank Staples for its
generous donation and for understanding that the boundless
potential of young people can be unlocked by spreading
kindness.”
For more information, visit www.StaplesForStudents.org.
Win a $50,000 Scholarship and the
chance to meet Lady GagaStaples is a proud sponsor of
the 2017 Lady Gaga Joanne tour promoted by Live Nation. Beginning
June 25, 2017, fans will have the opportunity to enter the Staples
for Students Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $50,000 scholarship.
The lucky grand prize winner will also win a trip to Las Vegas to
meet Lady Gaga and see her in concert. Five additional winners will
receive a trip to Las Vegas and tickets to Lady Gaga in concert on
December 16, 2017.
Visit StaplesForStudents.org starting June 25, 2017 for
sweepstakes rules and to learn how to enter. Entries must be
submitted before September 16, 2017 at 11:59 PM ET and entrants
must be 13 years or older.
About Staples,
Inc.Staples brings technology and people together
in innovative ways to consistently deliver products, services and
expertise that elevate and delight customers. Staples is
in business with businesses and is passionate about empowering
people to become true professionals at work. Headquartered outside
of Boston, Mass., Staples, Inc. operates primarily
in North America, with additional offices in South
America and Asia. More information
about Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is available
at www.staples.com.
About Staples for
StudentsStaples has a long history of supporting
students, teachers and classrooms. Staples for Students is an
ongoing program that helps students and teachers with the school
supplies and essential items needed to achieve success in
education. The Staples for Students campaign has included school
supply drives, support for teachers in classrooms, donations for
education projects, classroom initiatives such as Designed by
Students, and the sale of products that give back to communities
and classrooms in need.
About
DonorsChoose.orgDonorsChoose.org is the leading platform
for giving to public schools. Teachers across America use the site
to create projects requesting resources their students need, and
donors give to the projects that inspire them. Since its founding
by a Bronx teacher in 2000, more than 2 million people
and partners have given $547 million to projects
reaching 22 million students. Unique among crowdfunding
platforms, the DonorsChoose.org team vets each project request and
ships resources directly to the school. Every donor receives photos
of their project in action, thank-yous from the classroom, and a
cost report showing how every dollar was spent. DonorsChoose.org
was the first charity to make the top 10 on Fast
Company’s list of the Most Innovative Companies in the World.
Visit www.donorschoose.org to learn more.
About Born This Way
FoundationLed by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia
Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation was founded in 2012 to support
the wellness of young people and empower them to create a kinder
and braver world. Born This Way Foundation achieves this by shining
a light on real people, quality research, and authentic
partnerships. Working with more than 50 non-profit organizations,
Born This Way Foundation has connected more than 150,000 young
people with services and programing in their communities. Born This
Way Foundation has also partnered with the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln to collect data from more than 10,000
young people, improving understanding of the factors that affect
youth wellbeing and empowerment. Visit us at
bornthisway.foundation.org.
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