Our Mission
Mission Statement
At Goodies4Studies, we believe that all students deserve a proper education with the supplies that they need. We are living in a time where schools either don’t have enough funding or teachers are having to put their own money towards buying school supplies for students. That is when we noticed an area where money and materials were being wasted. Promotional products. These items end up either untouched or in the trash. The promotional product industry is worth 18 billion which is why we believe that some of this money can go towards schools in locations where school supplies are scarce. We also put this money towards STEM kits and underfunded STEM-related clubs to promote STEM education in schools.
The Problem
With our economy and our world’s state constantly fluctuating, parents are now needing to spend hundreds of dollars on school supplies that used to be a lot cheaper. This issue is getting so bad that teachers are needing to spend the money they get from their salary on supplies for their students.
Our Story
In September of 2016, I was 9 years old and fascinated by technology. The way that typing up words on a laptop could advance our world into a modern era was intriguing to me. During that time, my dad came home and surprised me with a pass to go to Microsoft Ignite, which was being held 30 minutes away from my home. I changed into formal clothes in school and rushed into the car. Seeing all of the fascinating technology at the expo amazed me! By the end of the day, I had almost 30-40 little trinkets in a tote bag, all of which I had received from the expo. I went home and started playing with these for a couple of minutes and then I stashed them in my closet. Those items started collecting dust and years later, I found these items in my closet on my moving day. I started to wonder; If these items are being wasted, then what else can be made with the money? And that was when the idea for Goodies4Studies came to me.
Arjun Rajdev
Founder and CEO of Goodies4Studies
