K&B True Value is proud to announce that it has donated over $34,448 to local schools through its 11-year-old School Donation Program including $10,440 in this year’s donations. K&B True Value asked its customers for donations to local schools and then matched all donations dollar for dollar. The following are the participating schools, total donations since 2009, and 2019 donations:
| 2009-2019 | 2019 | |
| Annapolis Elementary | $2,301 | $1,031 |
| Annapolis Middle | $2,936 | $1,008 |
| Annapolis High | $3,173 | $1,094 |
| Wiley H. Bates Middle | $1,068 | $439 |
| Eastport Elementary | $2,890 | $1,171 |
| Georgetown East Elementary | $1,544 | $482 |
| Germantown Elementary | $262 | $150 |
| Hillsmere Elementary | $5,316 | $1,308 |
| Key School | $1,217 | $286 |
| Monarch Academy | $324 | $260 |
| St. Anne’s School of Annapolis | $2,715 | $1,741 |
| St. Martin’s | $6,903 | $158 |
| St. Mary’s | $1,915 | $620 |
| Tyler Heights Elementary | $1,682 | $621 |
| West Annapolis Elementary | $202 | $71 |
| Total | $34,448 | $10,440 |
Jared Littmann, president and owner of K&B True Value, visited schools to distribute the checks and find out how the $10,440 in donations from this year would be spent. School leaders identified the following uses for these funds:
- Funding for uniforms and school field trips
- Funding bus transportation costs for college visit field trips
- Funding for Chromebooks, printer ink, technology, and other computer needs
- Funding for school lunches
- Support for after-school wellness clubs for low-income students
- Funding for t-shirts for the school Fun Run
- Funding for art supplies
- Funding for reading level books
K&B True Value is thrilled that these funds will be put to good use and will help the schools with their own initiatives and projects.
On the program itself, Littmann said, “On behalf of K&B True Value, we thank these school administrators, faculty, and parents’ associations for working together to educate Annapolis’ children in a safe and supportive environment. Additionally, we thank our customers who participated in this program with their donations and the entire Annapolis community for their support of our store. Because our community favors our store for their home, hardware, paint, and garden needs, we can give the $10,440 in donations this year and $34,448 since 2009.”
K&B True Value is a family-owned neighborhood hardware store located at 912 Forest Drive (near the intersection with Bay Ridge Avenue), in Annapolis, MD. For more information : http://www.kbtruevalue.com
