💖A Celebration of Authenticity💖

You Belong Here. So Does Your Story.

Welcome and thank you for scanning the QR code. You’ve arrived at a movement rooted in love, inclusion, and the belief that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and valued, exactly as they are.

This is more than a fundraiser. It’s a bold and beautiful declaration:
Authenticity is powerful. Belonging is essential. And every story deserves space to shine.

At PLAY Education Corporation, we believe joy is resistance and inclusion is non-negotiable. This campaign is a celebration of that truth and a call to action. Together, we’re investing in environments where children and families, especially those who identify as a vulnerable youth and/or marginalized individual, can learn, grow, and thrive; just as they are.

🌈 Why We Gather

We’re raising vital funds to sustain and expand programming that transforms schools, communities, and hearts. Your support ensures that our work continues to center representation, wellness, and belonging throughout the 2025–2026 school year and beyond.

Here’s what your gift makes possible:

📚 Affirming Drag Story Hours: Inclusive literacy events that celebrate self-expression, storytelling, and joy. These story hours offer affirming spaces where children see themselves reflected in the pages and in the people reading them.

🗣️ Storytelling Circles for Marginalized Voices: Safe, intentional spaces for underrepresented individuals to share their truths, connect with others, and experience the healing power of being seen and heard. These circles foster community, validation, and emotional resilience.

🌟 Kona Clubs: Empathetic Leadership for Youth: In partnership with L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, Kona Clubs offer age-appropriate leadership development for K–12 students. Through after-school and summer cohorts, youth build emotional intelligence, empathy, and social responsibility—while engaging in creative, kindness-driven projects. Students learn the L.O.V.E. principles: LEARN about people. OPEN your heart to their needs. VOLUNTEER to be part of the solution. EMPOWER others to do the same

🧠 Student Wellness Teams: Empowering students to identify health and wellness challenges in their schools and communities, develop action plans, and lead meaningful change. These teams activate youth voice and build leadership from within.

🏫 School Health Advisory Councils: Supporting the creation of school-based councils that champion whole-child wellness. These groups help implement inclusive, evidence-based strategies—because healthy students learn better.

📖 Book Vending Machine Pilot: We’re launching a pilot program to introduce book vending machines in schools and camps replacing food-based rewards and classroom parties with literacy-based incentives that promote positive behavior and lifelong learning. This initiative supports PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) systems by offering meaningful, equitable recognition that uplifts every child.

✨Your Impact✨

When you give, you’re not just funding programs. You’re investing in possibility. You’re helping rewrite the story—so every person can own their truth, celebrate their identity, and know their voice matters.

💖 Your gift creates environments where youth feel safe, seen, and celebrated
🌈 Your partnership fuels storytelling circles, drag story hours, wellness teams, and leadership clubs
📚 Your support says: every story deserves to be heard and that is beautiful

🔗 Join the Movement

🎉 Attend the celebration
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💖 Make a donation today

This fundraiser isn’t just about raising money. It’s about raising hope, raising visibility, and raising the standard for what inclusive, affirming spaces should look like.

Give boldly. Celebrate loudly. Help us build a future where every voice shines.

Heart and Hustle: A Knockout Drag Spectacular

By The P.L.A.Y. Education Corporation

Heart and Hustle: A Knockout Drag Spectacular

BIGGER. BOLDER. UNAPOLOGETICALLY BEAUTIFUL.