Fuse Project

12/17/2025

We are incredibly grateful to White Car Book Club for sponsoring our literacy programming this year and helping us put meaningful reading support into the hands of students who need it most. Their investment helps fuel a love of reading, strengthen foundational skills, and open doors to lifelong learning.

Support like this reminds us how powerful small groups can be when they come together around a shared purpose. If your book club, reading group, or community circle is looking for a meaningful way to get involved, we’d love to connect!

Thank you, White Car Book Club, for helping us light the fuse through literacy! ✨📖

12/11/2025

We’re excited to partner with LaBaron Philon for his Holiday Toy Giveaway at Murphy High School! 🎁
University of Alabama basketball star LaBaron Philon is giving back to his hometown in a big way by hosting a community event offering FREE toys and haircuts for children on December 23rd from 10 am – 2 pm at Murphy High School. Fuse Project is proud to support this effort to bring joy, confidence, and connection to families this season.

TOY DONATIONS NEEDED!
Drop off unwrapped toys at the Murphy High School Gym Boys’ Locker Room
December 15–19 | 8AM–5PM

Let’s come together and make the holidays brighter for kids across our community! ✨

12/09/2025

Thanks to Ashland Place Preschool and their generous holiday toy drive, the Florence Howard Elementary School Store is now stocked with an amazing haul of gifts from sports balls and craft kits to mini electronics, Squishmallows, and fun treats. These items will become meaningful incentives for students when the store opens in January, celebrating their effort, growth, and positive choices all year long.

Thank you, Ashland Place, for lighting the fuse this season and reminding our community what giving looks like. Your kindness is helping us fuel confidence, joy, and motivation for kids in our community.

12/05/2025

This holiday season, consider gifts that give back! Shop from our Spark Shop for unique gifts and stocking stuffers that support our community. Proceeds from all purchases directly benefit our ABC Program to provide transformational education opportunities. PLUS, receive a free “Spark Joy” holiday card with a $100 purchase.

Shop Now: 🔗fuseproject.org/shop

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, your generosity can spark real change. At Fuse Project, we believe every child along Alabama’s Gulf Coast deserves access to high-quality education, enrichment, and opportunity. From academic support and summer learning to after-school programs, clubs, and community partnerships, your support fuels programs that help students learn, grow, and thrive.

When you give today, you’re not just making a donation. You’re investing in transformational change, brighter futures, stronger neighborhoods, and the next generation.

Join us this Giving Tuesday and help ignite possibilities for children in our community. 🔗fuseproject.org/donate

11/29/2025

🩵Continuing our season of gratitude...
As we reflect on this year, Fuse Project would like to extend special thanks to the foundations whose grant support has helped fuel our programs and community impact.
We are sincerely grateful to:
✨ The AS Mitchell Foundation
✨ The Caring Foundation
✨ The J.L. Bedsole Foundation
✨ The Crampton Trust
✨ The Glaze Foundation
✨ Nick's Kids Foundation
✨The Dr. Monte L. Moorer Foundation
✨The Hearin-Chandler Foundation
✨The Ben May Charitable Trust
✨ PNC Foundation

While we are always thankful for our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, and supporters, today we’re shining a special light on these foundations whose investments help sustain and expand our mission year after year.

Thank you for believing in the power of collaboration and innovation to build brighter futures.

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, our hearts are full. From our volunteers and teachers to our sponsors, partners, and friends, we’re thankful for each of you who believes in our mission to ignite lasting change for children along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Your support, dedication, and passion make our impact possible every single day.

From all of us at Fuse Project, we wish you a safe, joyful, and gratitude-filled Thanksgiving! 🦃✨

11/25/2025

Check out what we've been up to lately! We regularly post articles about what we're doing in the community and how we are using YOUR generous donations. Find out more about our mission and initiatives by diving into our blog's rich content at fuseproject.org/news. To stay up-to-date on the latest happening with Fuse Project, The Historic Avenue Foundation, and Fuse Factory, be sure you are subscribed to our newsletter! You can sign up or read our latest issue at fuseproject.org/newsletter.

11/14/2025

A Bittersweet Farewell to Mary Frances 🩵💚
It is with full hearts that we share that our Development Director,Mary Frances Hendren Clarke, will soon be stepping into an exciting new role as Managing Director for Airbus’s Flight Works Alabama. While we are sad to see her go, we could not be prouder of her or more grateful for the indelible mark she has left on Fuse Project.

Since joining us in the summer of 2021, Mary Frances has been nothing short of extraordinary. She has been involved in so many moving parts of our organization, managing day-to-day operations for Fuse Factory and Order of Fuse, leading Academic Support for our ABC Program in the Avenue schools weekly (and often daily in the summer), emceeing Lip Sync Battle, and stepping up in every moment to do whatever was needed. Her energy, passion, and dedication have shaped programs, strengthened partnerships, and touched countless lives.

Even our students in the Avenue community have come to know and expect her smiling face. Her presence will be deeply missed by all of us, including by the children she has championed so fiercely. While her departure leaves big shoes to fill, our team is strong, experienced, and fully committed to carrying forward the mission. We continue to be fueled by the same joy and spirit of service and excellence she has brought to the table.

Mary Frances, thank you for everything - for the heart you poured into this work, the standard you set, and the legacy you leave behind. We are cheering you on as you begin this exciting new chapter, and we know you will accomplish incredible things at Flight Works Alabama. We also look forward to seeing you around in the future as a volunteer, Order of Fuse member, and (hopefully!🤞) a community partner!

Please join us in congratulating Mary Frances and wishing her all the success in her next adventure. Once Fuse Family, always Fuse Family. ⚡️💥🤘clarke

11/10/2025

Fuse Project is thrilled to announce the relaunch of the Avenue Swim Club in partnership with City of Mobile Swim Association and USA Swimming’s Community Impact Program!

This water safety program offers Florence Howard Elementary School students the opportunity to learn essential swimming and lifesaving skills through fun, educational lessons. Each four-week session meets three times per week and wraps up with an awards ceremony, where students proudly receive a certificate of completion, a t-shirt, a goody bag, and (of course!) a donut to celebrate their hard work.

Together with The Historic Avenue Foundation, we’re helping students in the Avenue community dive into success. Through our ABC Academic Support Program, we’re committed to creating opportunities that extend beyond the classroom, from school stores and achievement celebrations to clubs like Avenue Swim Club that build confidence, promote health, and teach real-life skills.

11/03/2025

We are proud to partner with the City of Mobile Swim Association and USA Swimming’s Community Impact Program to bring free swimming lessons to the Avenue! Thank you to FOX10 News for this special spotlight. We’re on a mission to make sure every child in our community is swim-ready and water safe! Check out the link below to see more.

Free program aims to get every child in Mobile County swim ready>>>>
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/10/28/free-program-aims-get-every-child-mobile-county-swim-ready/