2025 Teacher Appreciation

For the 3rd year in a row the Lids Foundation partnered with WNBA’s Ariel Atkins to host a Teacher Appreciation event. This year we headed to Ariel’s hometown of Duncanville, TX.

With a wish list from the teachers and a knowledge of what basic supplies are needed, we purchased $20,000 worth of school supplies to be shipped to the District Offices. The day before the big event, over 20 Lids Teammates in the Dallas area arrived to help transport, unpack, and set up.

Teachers arrived the day of thinking they were attending a Bullying Seminar but when the curtains opened on stage to reveal bean bags, rugs, pencils, paper and more they were stunned beyond belief. The school was filled with joy as we helped teachers gather all their supplies and fill their classrooms.