Bright Beginnings Partners with The Promise of a Pencil

Did you know the average good old #2 pencil is 7.5 inches long and contains graphite, not lead? And among its’ attributes, besides being used for filling in those stressful standardized test bubbles (we know you remember the SAT!) and for teaching a six year old traditional manuscript and cursive the average pencil can write 45,000 words and draw a line 35 miles long! Of course, at preschool, we’re all about offering all kinds of writing tools to our little ones to use when embarking on literacy including markers, crayons, chalk, charcoal and of course pencils!

So smitten are we with pencils that we’re supporting Adam Braun and his Global endeavor as articulated in his book, ‘The Promise of a Pencil’ to help build schools for children from poor communities. His personal story of going from a fancy Ivy League education (Brown) to a high powered consulting position, and being inspired in between by travel through India made us smile and cry when we heard him speak at a fantastic Early Childhood conference hosted by our favorite consultants, Hinge Brokers as part of their annual Shift conference last February in San Diego. Along with our owner, Kathe Petchel, Vice President of Operations, Molly Petchel, Regional Director, Alison Casey and Mill Creek Director, Brooklyn Stanley we were wowed by Adam’s aha moment which came when he asked a little boy what he wanted most in the world, and the reply was “ a pencil.” Wow- we are all so fortunate and we know it. After meeting Adam and reading his book, we were even more inspired to follow his lead of a supporting a purpose.

So, starting July 1, 2018, we join Hinge Brokers and Hinge Consultants in supporting ‘The Promise of a Pencil’ by donating $50.00 of each registration and re-registration fee. We’re so happy to extend our continued local community support to the Global Community and hope you’ll join us too. For more information, please go to pencilsofpromise.org and adambraun.com or pick up his book New York Times bestseller for an inspiring read. ‘The Promise of a Pencil- How an Ordinary Person can Create Extraordinary Change.’