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Horace Mann Launches Nationwide Classroom Makeover Giveaway of $25,000 in Lakeshore Learning Furniture and Materials

By: via Business Wire

Horace Mann, the largest multiline financial services company focused on helping America’s educators and others who serve the community achieve lifelong financial success, is launching a nationwide sweepstakes to award a $25,000 classroom makeover. The makeover will include furniture and materials from Lakeshore Learning, a leading developer and retailer of educational materials.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250804837704/en/

In addition, hundreds of educators will receive gift cards and back-to-school celebration grants and supplies.

This initiative honors educators’ impact on students and communities while helping ease the personal financial burden they face during the back-to-school season.

In a recent Horace Mann survey, more than 86 percent of educators reported that they fund classroom needs out of pocket, with 74 percent reporting that they spend over $250 of their own money on classroom supplies.

“Before the first day of school arrives, educators are already laying the groundwork for student success, often using their own resources and funds to bring classrooms to life,” said Steve Chauby, Chief Marketing and Distribution Officer at Horace Mann. “We are thrilled to be able to offer a classroom makeover with furniture and materials from Lakeshore Learning. This partnership is driven by a shared belief in the power of education and a commitment to providing students with the tools they need to imagine, explore and achieve.”

Key highlights of the nationwide sweepstakes, which runs August 4–September 5, include:

  • $25,000 classroom makeover for one school
  • $250 gift cards for 50 individual educators
  • 20 school celebration grants of $1,500 each

“Lakeshore Learning and Horace Mann are committed to creating dynamic learning environments where educators and students will thrive for years to come,” said Charles Best, CEO at Lakeshore Learning. “We’re honored to be a part of this incredible opportunity, one that will support thousands of children across the country.”

To learn more and enter the sweepstakes, visit horacemann.com/giveaways.

About Horace Mann

Horace Mann Educators Corporation is the largest multiline financial services company focused on helping America's educators and others who serve the community achieve lifelong financial success. The company offers individual and group insurance and financial solutions tailored to the needs of the educator community. Founded by Educators for Educators® in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. For more information, visit www.horacemann.com.

About Lakeshore — Designed by Teachers, Loved by Kids

Since 1954, Lakeshore Learning Materials has been a leading developer and retailer of top-quality materials and furniture for early childhood education programs, elementary schools and homes nationwide. Lakeshore’s most recent furniture launch, the Modern Edge line, combines durability with sophistication for elevated environments—from middle and high school to health care spaces and beyond. As a teacher-driven company with more than 700 educators on staff, Lakeshore is committed to providing the safest, highest-quality products and services available.

To learn more, visit www.lakeshorelearning.com.

Horace Mann is launching a nationwide sweepstakes to award a $25,000 classroom makeover, gift cards and back-to-school celebration grants and supplies.

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