Crayola Donates $100,000 to United Way Nonprofit Partners
Crayola celebrates the season of giving with special grants to community partners. Twenty Crayola employees who contributed to the Company’s United Way campaign were selected to gift a $5,000 grant to the United Way nonprofit partner of their choice during the 6th annual Crayola United Way $100,000 Challenge. Established in 2019, the $100,000 Challenge encourages giving while supporting the communities where Crayolians work and reside. The employees and agencies were invited to a celebration to receive the contribution and share information about their organization’s mission.
Employees were selected by participating in the 2025 Crayola United Way Campaign, which raised over $1 million. The following United Way nonprofit partners were in attendance and received grant checks:
- Allentown School District Foundation
- Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh Valley
- Chester County United Way
- Children’s Home of Easton
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Family Promise of Monroe County
- Girl Scouts of Eastern PA
- Lehigh Valley Children’s Center, Inc
- Lehigh Valley Health Network – Reilly Children’s Hospital
- ProJeCt of Easton, Inc
- River Crossing YMCA – Nazareth
- Safe Harbor of Easton
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Slater Family Network Foundation
- Valley Youth House
- Via of the Lehigh Valley
- Wildlands Conservancy
“Crayola is excited to support local non-profit partners through the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and to recognize the impactful work these organizations do every day to help people in our communities,” said Pete Ruggiero, Crayola President & CEO. “Each donation reflects the generosity that defines our culture and enables our employees to support organizations that are personally meaningful to them.”
“During this season of gratitude, we are so grateful to the leadership and employees from Crayola for their generosity. They truly foster a caring spirit that extends into every community where they have a presence, including right here in Easton, Pennsylvania. This annual challenge has created a $600,000 impact since it started in 2019, and we’re so proud to play a role in connecting people to the causes that are close to their hearts,” said Marci Lesko, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
To support United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, visit www.unitedwayglv.org.
