Brainstorm Education Information

Our sole purpose is to promote learning in the community and beyond. A constant comment made by our customers is the access that Brainstorm provides to such a wide variety of educational products. As Brainstorm is open to the public six to seven days of the week depending on the time of the year, customers often stop in and browse the store just to get ideas. We have other customers who will come in to have lengthy discussions with our employees about the various situations they encounter. The ability for customers to stop in and get ideas, purchase products, or simply talk to an employee is such an enormous advantage to have at their disposal. Brainstorm donations impact those around us. Our donations to the local school systems tally thousands of dollars worth of educational products each year. The selection process for the schools to receive donations from Brainstorm has been different every year so different school or school districts benefit from our generosity. When donations are done, there are many times where our staff does the product selection for the school. Other times we allow the school to do their own selection of products from within our store or paper catalog. We also work with many organizations outside of the local schools as well. One Hope United is a nonprofit organization that provides services to children and families in need throughout Lake County, Illinois. Every year we donate educational products to One Hope United to help provide support to their members. Brainstorm works with local parent groups as well. Presentations have been provided on different learning topics, such as "Alternatives to Television", to assist those groups in enhancing their child's learning experiences. We have provided classroom space for birthday parties, music lessons, Boy Scout troops to teach merit badges, and other local group activities. Community = Brainstorm.