The Learning Experience Fishers raises $6,613 for Make-A-Wish

Preschoolers, families and staff at The Learning Experience in Fishers, Indiana, raised $6,613 during a month-long April campaign for Make-A-Wish. The effort blended fundraising with classroom activities meant to teach kindness, empathy and community service.

Why it matters: - The campaign turned early childhood education into a hands-on lesson in philanthropy. - Funds raised in Fishers will help support wishes for children living with critical illnesses. - The effort shows how schools can pair learning goals with community giving.

What happened: - Preschoolers at The Learning Experience in Fishers took part in the annual “Let’s Grant Wishes” campaign for Make-A-Wish. - The month-long drive ran in April and raised $6,613. - Preschoolers, families and staff contributed through donations, events and classroom activities. - The campaign supported Make-A-Wish’s work granting wishes for children with critical illnesses.

The details: - Center leaders Xanthall Oliferow, Saliha Abderrahim, Marlin Sanchez, Disha Patel and Dhaval Patel guided the effort. - The preschool’s philanthropic mascots, Grace the Greyhound and Charity Chihuahua, helped bring the campaign into the classroom. - Children wrote encouraging letters to wish children. - Children also joined fundraising events and activities focused on compassion and helping others. - The campaign is part of The Learning Experience’s proprietary philanthropy curriculum. - The curriculum introduces kindness, inclusion, generosity and community service through age-appropriate experiences. - The preschool says the program helps children learn that small acts of giving can strengthen their communities. - Since 2018, The Learning Experience centers nationwide have raised more than $11.5 million for Make-A-Wish. - The Learning Experience operates more than 480 centers and has over 240 additional locations in development across the U.S. and U.K. - The company serves children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. - The Learning Experience uses its proprietary L.E.A.P.® Curriculum to support cognitive, social and emotional development. - The company also extends learning through Bubbles and Friends®, an educational media platform with original characters, music, video content and a companion app. - The Learning Experience has been recognized as the No. 1 Childcare Franchise by Entrepreneur magazine and the No. 1 Education Franchise by Franchise Business Review.

Between the lines: - The Fishers campaign is part fundraising drive, part character-building exercise. - The format gives young children a concrete way to practice empathy rather than just hearing about it. - The statewide and national fundraising totals suggest the initiative has become a recurring fundraising channel, not a one-off event.

What's next: - The Learning Experience is likely to continue its annual “Let’s Grant Wishes” campaign as part of its philanthropy curriculum. - Nationwide participation should keep adding to the company’s total support for Make-A-Wish. - Families and staff at the Fishers center can expect future campaigns to combine charitable giving with classroom learning.

The bottom line: - The Fishers preschool raised a modest but meaningful sum while teaching children how community service works in practice.