Turkey Earthquake Donation Drive Gathers 3,400 Boxes of Coats and Blankets
On Sunday, February 12th, the community gathered together at the Lakeview Senior Center in Irvine, CA to donate new coats and blankets, and write kindness letters to the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. An estimated 3,400 boxes were loaded onto a Turkish Airlines plane and sent to support the victims of the horrific earthquake.

A huge thank you to Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan, Sabil USA, Rotary International, Irvine Rotary, the City of Irvine, Irvine Police, Orange County Fire Authority and to the gracious volunteers who came together and made this event an incredible success. See event photos
Celebrating National Pizza Day with Random Acts of Kindness
Earlier this month, we celebrated National Pizza Day by delivering heart-shaped pizzas to students and staff at University Park Elementary School in Irvine, CA and PS149 Danny Kaye Elementary School in Brooklyn, NY. See event photos

At University Park Elementary, we were joined by Irvine Police who helped students complete their Team Kids Unite kindness pizza activity in the spirit of Random Acts of Kindness Day.
Students at University Park crafting their personalized kindness pizzas.
At PS149 Elementary in East Brooklyn, students celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Day by surprising a retiring NYPD Detective Lorraine Marin with flowers, balloons and handmade signs thanking her for her service.
Left to right: 75 Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officer, Team Kids Coach Joanna, Detective Marin, Sergeant Tiffany Howell, 75 Precinct Community Affairs Officer, 75 Precinct Youth Coordination Officer
National Pizza Day with Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza Store
National Pizza Day with Sgt. Pepperoni's was a blast! A huge thanks to everyone who came out to Sgt. Pepperoni's locations in Aliso Viejo, Irvine, or Newport Beach on Thursday, February 9th and purchased a heart-shaped pizza. Sgt. Pepperoni's will be donating $2,500 to Team Kids to support our mission to empower compassionate young leaders.

“Our SGT Pepperonis Family is honored to continue our partnership with Team Kids, empowering our future leaders,” says Sgt. Pepperoni’s owner and partner Jeff Roberts. “Team Kids is an amazing organization with a cause dear to our hearts. We have committed to partnering together on all fronts for years to come.”
Join us in Congratulating Dr. Adam Fine
A huge congratulations to Adam Fine, PhD, for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award! Dr. Fine is a Criminology Professor at Arizona State University and does independent research on Team Kids impact. He has published multiple journal articles showing the powerful and positive effects on youth of Team Kids' programming. We're incredibly proud of Adam for being honored with this prestigious award! 🚎💙 Team Kids research: teamkids.org/research
What's Coming Next
Team Kids Unite
To celebrate Women's History Month in March, we are inviting children to write compliments or positive notes to women that have inspired them, helped them, and/or motivated them at school, home, and in their community. Stay tuned for more details on how your child can participate! teamkids.org/unite
Team Kids Challenge
Currently, we are running the Team Kids Challenge (TKC) program at the following schools:
  • California
  • Commonwealth Elementary in Fullerton
  • Orangethorpe Elementary in Fullerton
  • Estock Elementary in Tustin
  • Culverdale Elementary in Irvine
  • College Park Elementary in Irvine
  • Arizona
  • Tarver Elementary in Phoenix
  • Sunset Elementary in Phoenix

In March, we will kickoff the TKC at Orangethorpe Elementary in Fullerton, CA (primary grades), Laurel Elementary in Compton, CA, and Richman Elementary in Fullerton, CA.

Interested in learning more about the Team Kids Challenge? Visit teamkids.org/kids-challenge for more information.
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