Building for our children's future.

“Thank you so much for our sheet music cabinets! They are going to change our lives in the band room and I am so grateful for you and the work you do.”

“For many years MNPS Maintenance has very fortunate to be able to connect with a truly wonderful partner, “Nashville Tools for Schools.”  They are a group of very talented retired individuals that create unique products for teachers and schools just because they can.  During this pandemic, they have offered their woodworking expertise and have provided almost 250 sneeze guards…

People don’t have to be nice and certainly don’t have to help you but NTFS has truly been a blessing to MNPS and we just want to acknowledge them for their efforts and to publicly say “ THANK YOU.”  It is people like your team that helps us to remember what a great City and Country we live in, work for and love. Thank you for being a blessing to us.”

“The Art Display Tree that was delivered today was far beyond anything I imagined. It’s great, perfect. I am so happy with what you built for me.”

“[To] all who helped me, thank you for this set of 18 classroom stools for our lab space! These provide optional seating at our classes shop tables, AND keeps around $720 dollars in my lab budget.  That’s almost 150 2×4’s, 50 gallons of wood glue, or a classroom set of cordless drills. Thank you again so much!”

“I went by my school today and saw the shelf unit. It was exactly what I was wanting and more! Excellent quality and craftsmanship.  I am so thankful for the hard work put into making it.”

“The closets are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for taking the time to make them for our coats. Thanks for all that you do for our students.”

“[The grant for my project] is AMAZING news!!! Talk about a day-maker!!! I can definitely use that $100 elsewhere. With a whole cluster of students and families to serve, that will be SUPER helpful! Please send my extreme gratitude all the way up and down and around the chain of folks you work with!”

“Thank you so much for the shelving units. They were just delivered and they look AMAZING! I cannot stress my gratitude enough! Thanks again for helping me become more organized. “

“You gentlemen are everything I’ve heard about you. The work you do is amazing and I cannot thank you enough for your professionalism, consideration and courtesy. You are THE BEST!”

“I just finished setting these items up in my classroom!!! The [units] are beautiful. From my students and [me], thank you all so so SO much. I love making my classroom a home for them.”

“Thanks again to everyone that made this possible. The teachers love [the computer charging carts] and can’t wait to start using them.”

“I just wanted to reach out and thank you all for the cabinets. They look great in the space. We are so grateful for the work and support of NTFS.”

“The cubicles arrived this week. They are excellent quality. I am both impressed and pleased with the cubicles and the whole experience. Thank you for your dedication and efforts to make things a little better for my students.”

“I am so happy for the tables. I don’t think words can express how thankful I am. I am humbled by your work and devotion to our community. The kids absolutely love them and about half of the teachers have come down to the room to see how it looks. It has definitely changed the culture of my class…allows me to think about designing different grouping strategies for assignments. I am beyond humbled and appreciative of this act and service. Thank you all for being an inspiration!”

“Thank you so much for all you do for our schools. You all are amazing!”

“Thank you so much! [The activity carts] are beautiful.”

I cannot say thank you enough to Tools for Schools for creating the shelving for our new clothing closet. My job as the Community Achieves Site Manager is to help eliminate some of the outside barriers our scholars have, and with the creation of clothing closet I can do just that. It warms my heart to know that we now have a space to offer clothes to our students in need.  These shelves are going to impact so many students lives and I am happy to have Tools for Schools be a part of changing our student’s future.

“WE LOVE NTFS”

The Nashville Tools for Schools Team built Napier Elementary School three beautiful cabinets with shelving units to store coats, food bags, and other donated items. This particular project made items more accessible to students and families that come in our Community Achieves Room and sort through items needed. These cabinets impacted the work we do daily serving and supporting the 293 students, families, and the community at large. It was a pure pleasure working with Mr. Bill Farris on this project. Mr. Farris was professional, knowledgeable, and very kind. I have also heard from my colleagues around the MNPS district that shared similar sentiments with NTFS. I hope NTFS knows the importance of its program and how MNPS staff, students, and families benefits from the labor of love. Napier Elementary school has benefited from our partnership for about two years and looking forward to future services.

The team did a fantastic job and we are excited for our Kindergarten students to use the new cubbies.