Our First Back-to-School Drive: Why We Did It and What Happened
When I founded Her Philosophy, I knew I wanted it to be more than a social media page. I wanted it to do something real. Something tangible. Something that a child could hold in their hands on the first day of school and feel.
That's how our first Back-to-School Drive was born.
Broward County is home to over 100 Title I schools, schools serving students who face real economic hardship every single day. For many of those students, walking into the first day of school with a full backpack is not a given. It is a luxury. And I couldn't sit with that reality without doing something about it.
So I put out a call to the community. I set up an Amazon wishlist, shared it everywhere I could, and asked people to show up for kids they had never met. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect. This was our first drive. Her Philosophy is still young. But I believed in the mission, and I believed in the people around me.
What happened next left me speechless.
Donation after donation started coming in. Backpacks. Notebooks. Pencils. Pens. Highlighters. Calculators. Rulers. Scissors. Erasers. Glue sticks. Pencil pouches. Binders. Loose leaf paper. Item after item, from people who simply saw a need and answered it without hesitation.
Every single donation went directly to Friends of Foster Children, Inc., an organization dedicated to supporting children in the foster care system right here in our community. These are kids who have already faced more than most adults will ever understand. The least we could do was make sure they walked into August 10th with everything they needed to learn.
Standing next to those donations, seeing everything that had come together, I felt something shift in me. Her Philosophy is real. This community is real. And the impact we can make together is just getting started.
To everyone who donated, shared, or simply spread the word, thank you. You didn't just give supplies. You gave a child the message that someone believes in them before the year even begins.
That is what Her Philosophy is about. That is why we show up.
This is only the beginning.
With love and gratitude,
Sydney Tucker
Miss Broward County 2026
Founder, Her Philosophy
