Record Breaking A Little Night of Music

PENCIL's A Little Night of Music quickly became an annual staple after it launched 14 years ago. This year's event featured Grammy award winning songwriters Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally with a surprise appearance by none other than Sam Hunt.

We are so thrilled to announce that this year's event was the best yet! The numbers are in and with your support we raised more than $180,000. These funds will go a long way in supporting PENCIL's mission - linking community resources to Nashville's public schools to help young people achieve academic success and prepare for life.

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Spring Principal for a Day

Due to the fabulous response to our Principal for a Day event last November with more than 100 guests shadowing MNPS Principals, PENCIL decided to host another this spring! Principal for a Day is an exclusive, invitation-only event offers the opportunity for PENCIL Partners, donors, business and community leaders to spend the morning with a Metro Principal and see what it’s like to be a school’s CEO. The spring event ended with a luncheon at Hillwood High School's student-run cafe.

Principal for a Day is an annual event, so if you missed out on this one please stay tuned for our next one! We hope you will join us at an upcoming event and witness the great things happening within our schools as we work to change the dialogue about public education in Nashville.

Launch of Discover MNPS at Cane Ridge High School

PENCIL is thrilled to have launched Discover MNPS, a true behind-the-scenes tour, highlights the transformational work happening within schools across Nashville. This year's inaugural event took place at Cane Ridge High School and featured guests from the Greater Nashville Realtors.

Change is in the Air

PENCIL is entering its 36th year of serving Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) and this new season is bringing exciting change to our world.

For the first time since PENCIL began, the entire PENCIL team, including the LP PENCIL Box, will live under the same roof. The new space, provided by long-time PENCIL Partner Rogers Group, is equipped with a loading dock, increased square footage for a welcoming store and a sizable warehouse that will allow PENCIL to store and distribute up to three times the amount of school supplies annually. The LP PENCIL Box is on track to exceed $1 million in distributed supplies for the 2017/2018 school year before the end of the March. To put this in perspective, PENCIL distributed $350,000 in supplies in 2015-16 and almost $730,000 in 2016-17.

Nashville continues to grow rapidly and with that comes change to MNPS. As the needs of MNPS’ evolve, we must do the same. With that in mind, PENCIL’s Board has decided to retire our annual BRAVO! event. We will continue to find the time and space to celebrate the great work taking place in Nashville’s public schools.

Once we are settled into the new space, we plan to host an open house and we hope that all of you will take the opportunity to come and celebrate with us.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
8:00am - 12:45pm
Nashville Big Picture High School - 160 Rural Avenue, Nashville, 37209

Please join us for the PENCIL Summit! This exciting event is an opportunity to learn from and network with other businesses, educators, and organizations that share a passion for serving Metro Nashville Public Schools. The Summit's informational sessions will include presentations and panel discussions related to the following topics:

- How to Improve your Partnership
- Connecting Academy Partners with General Education Teachers
- Elementary School Partnerships
- Literacy
- Working with ELL and ESL Students
- Industry Certifications
- Community Resources
- Family Resource Centers
- And much more!

Attendees must pre-register for this event using the link below.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Belmont Curb Center

Please join us for the inaugural PENCIL Breakfast event! Stay tuned for more details to come.

SUPPORT PENCIL'S WORK

Do you shop at Amazon or Kroger? Register your accounts and earn money for PENCIL while you shop!

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know and love - same products, same prices, same service. When you register with AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate a portion of the sale to PENCIL every time you shop!

The same Kroger Plus Card you know and love - shop, collect points to redeem as you wish and earn money for PENCIL at the same time! When you shop at Kroger and scan your Plus Card, Kroger will donate a portion of your purchase to PENCIL!

LEARN HOW TO ENROLL HERE

Be a part PENCIL's success by donating now!

If you haven't had a chance already, please consider making a financial donation to ensure the continuation of the work PENCIL strives to accomplish every day.

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