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Dunbar Elementary School

Dunbar Elementary School

Dunbar Elementary School is in Orange Mound (Memphis) Tennessee. Only one grocery store services the neighborhood miles away from the school. With the coronavirus pandemic shining the light even brighter on food insecurity, children received food boxes filled with food to put on the table just in time for Christmas.

Mt. Zion M.B. Church

Katina’s Klassroom focuses on nourishment for the mind (reading), body (food and health) and soul (spiritual insight). Thus, boards members stopped by a church in central Mississippi (Mt. Zion M.B. Church) to deliver food, books, and writing utensils to children the holiday season.

Genesis Academy (formerly Noyaa Academy)

Genesis Academy students go on their first field trip ever with Katina Klassroom’s Founder and Author Katina Rankin. The children learned about the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. Not only was it the first field trip for the children, many rode in a vehicle for the very first time. In addition, Katina set up the school’s first library at …

Byhalia Elementary

Byhalia Elementary students enjoyed getting a signed copy of “Up North, Down South: City Folk Meet Country Folk. During the event Katina’s Klassroom Founder and Author, Katina Rankin, read her children’s book to the kids and gave every third grader a signed copy. The day’s teachable message was we are more alike than different.

Levi Elementary

Levi Elementary students smile as they get free supplies from Katina’s Klassroom. During the event, Katina’s Klassroom Founder and Author, read to the students. After the reading each student received free notebooks, pencils, erasers, glue sticks and other school supplies.

Hamilton Elementary

Hamilton Elementary students participated in a birthday party for book character McKennley from “Up North, Down South: City Folk Meet Country Folk”. Katina’s Klassroom Founder and Author, Katina Rankin, sparked a love for reading with children at Hamilton by throwing a birthday party for the main character in one of her children’s books. In addition to reading to the children, …