JAM was established when two students approached their teacher Maureen Frew at Avonworth Primary Center in Pittsburgh, PA in April of 2016 requesting to start an after-school "making" club. The club creates items, such as their trademarked #bethekindkid shirts, to donate or sell for profit to benefit causes of their choice. Through their work with a variety of charitable foundations, the children learn about a world that needs help, and are being empowered to make a difference.

JAM Enterprises, whose name represents the first initial of each of the founding members, Julia and Amelia and their teacher Maureen, is now a student-run nonprofit organization of 50 students in Grade K – 6 who meet each week. By sharing their business model, their new mission is to help other schools set up their own JAMs, so their kindness movement can continue to spread.

12:15 (After lunch) in Matt's Makerspace- 

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Browse our site of items created by our JAM members. We are currently raising money for SHIM and the Pittsburgh Food Bank.