Philanthropy
GEM Corps is passionate about giving back to the community.
Scroll down to learn more about some of the initiatives we support.

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Bat Houses for Habitat Restoration

With help from community volunteers, our team members decided to spend our Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service constructing bat houses to be placed around our community to help restore habitat for our fragile bat populations. Bats are important pollinators where communities are being plagued with the fungal disease White Nose Syndrome. 

Fencing the Farm to School Gardens at
Taylor Hicks Elementary School

With help from community volunteers and a donation made by American Fence, our team members helped to fundraise for and erect a fence around the school's classroom gardens that were vandalized the previous semester. 

Little Free Libraries

With help from community volunteers, our team members spent our 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service constructing little free libraries to be placed at schools without physical libraries around the community for students to have continual access to new reading material.

 NAU Geology Program

We've donated $1,000 to be used by the NAU Geology Program for their yearly capstone field camps. Many of our representatives are NAU Alumni, and we are happy to give back.

 Other Ways We Give Back To The Community:

Annual Kiwanis Auction Gift Certificate Donations:

Flexible Seating in Local Classrooms:
Ms. Foster's 5th and 6th Graders at Granite Mountain Middle School
Ms. Van Kirk's Classroom at Lake Valley Elementary

Supply Donations:
Microscopes and density kits for Mrs. McComb's Environmental Science class at Prescott Valley Charter School
Chromebooks for Ms. Kalen's 6th grade classroom at Granite Mountain Middle School
Chromebooks for Ms. Beloat's 4-6 graders at Moon Mountain Elementary School
More Technology in the Classroom for Ms. Kalen's 6th Grade Classroom at GMMS

Other Donations:
Arizona Pioneer's Home Foundation Donation to be used in the beautification and restoration of their courtyard and patio. 
Thank you letters from Mrs. Van Kirk's classroom at Lake Valley Elementary
Thank you letters from Mrs. Maccombs' class where we helped fund a microscope, kit containing bacteria for students to view, and a density kit for her 6-8th grade science classes at Prescott Valley Charter School.

We're always looking for volunteers to join our team. We offer a variety of opportunities, such as park clean-up days, guest lecturers, trivia nights, fundraisers, building and gardening projects, and more. Click below to learn more and sign up!