Light Up Your Dreams - FLOMO Educational Foundation

Artwork “Light Up Your Dreams” outside and inside of the FLOMO Educational Foundation building by Wang Wen-Chih

FLOMO Educational Foundation is a foundation donated by Flomo Shen, the founder of FLOMO Co., Ltd., adhering to the mission of creating corporate value and enhancing the upward progress of society, and practicing its commitment to corporate social responsibility with practical actions.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen

The Foundation's mission: Caring for the underprivileged, promote education, protect the environment, and protect the future of Taiwanese children.

A. FLOMO Educational Foundation:

Since 2013, the Foundation has cooperated with 41 primary schools in Hunei District, Tainan City North District and Annan District of Kaohsiung City, and the Foundation has sent English teachers to teach primary schools in various districts, cultivating children's ability to stand on the international stage with lively and diversified English learning resources, benefiting more than 5,000 people.

B. Eco-friendly Erasers Gift Program:

In order to maintain the health of school children and reduce the damage of plasticizers in the environment, we show our commitment to sustainability and serving underrepresented populations through this program. Environmentally friendly and non-toxic erasers are given to the public for free every year, and a total of 20 million pieces are given away.

C. Promoting English:

English is one of the indispensable requirements in the face of a global competitive environment, and the Foundation has taken the first step to continue to promote Taiwan as a bilingual country ahead of government policies, implement English in life education, and enhance Taiwan's international competitiveness. Additionally, it supports the Tainan Municipal Government's efforts to promote English as a second official language by providing funds to do so and working with teacher training programs for the English Workshop and other English promotion initiatives.

Specific Actions of the Foundation

2004-2010

Tainan FLOMO Education Foundation was established

★ Public Welfare★ Refuse to allow PVC on campus, and distributes millions of erasers

More than one million non-PVC [environmentally friendly and non-toxic erasers] were given to lower primary school children across the country for free, in addition to 20,000 FLOMO environmentally friendly non-toxic erasers were arranged into large dominoes prohibiting PVC, and they worked with children to knock down the dominoes and declare their determination to refuse toxic stationery from entering the campus.

★ Public Welfare★ exchange to wipe the earth, national campus tour action vehicle

It took half a year to tour more than 100 primary schools across the country, allowing children to take and use PVC-containing erasers, free exchange for environmentally friendly and non-toxic erasers. The activity was replaced by former Vice President Xiao Wanchang's wife as the spokesperson, a total of about 2 tons of PVC erasers, and also gave Taiwanese children a cleaner and more environmentally friendly learning space.

2010

Through the joint efforts of FLOMO and environmental groups, the government began to regulate the content of plasticizers in erasers

2011

★Public Welfare★ cooperates with Tainan Primary School to carry out positive thinking experimental teaching to cultivate the ability of positive thinking, so that students can change their minds and create a better life when they encounter difficulties and setbacks

★Public Welfare★ In addition to hiring excellent teachers, we have compiled 7 volumes of I LOVE FLOMO English textbooks, providing free opportunities for disadvantaged students to learn English, and opening free e-book downloads

The FLOMO Academy headquarters in Xi-men Road, Tainan City, had students from 18 primary schools, and it also collaborated with about 40 primary schools in Kaohsiung City's North District, Annan District, and Hunei District, where classes were held close to the school's teaching points, and about 800 disadvantaged students learned English for free through the FLOMO Academy Program each year.

2014

★Public Welfare★ handling of 'FLOMO Loves the Earth, millions of erasers for you’ gift plan, free of charge environmental protection and non-toxic eraser for people to obtain for free. It is hoped that Taiwan will fully use environmentally friendly and non-toxic eraser as soon as possible to create an environmental paradise.

2015

Professor Chao-Ming, Chen, from the Department of Applied Foreign Languages of Shih Chien University, was commissioned to conduct the policy white paper "English as a Second Official Language”

Held a FLOMO Education Forum with the Second Official Language Project Office of the Tainan Municipal Government, inviting scholars and experts, the Second Official Office of the Tainan Municipal Government to discuss "the necessity and promotion of English as a second official language"

2016

★Cooperate★ with the Tainan Municipal Government to establish an English teaching talent pool in the "English Teaching and Learning Workshop" reserve teacher training program

Tainan Bo-ai Elementary School was entrusted to handle the children's English compensation plan-diversified fun learning project research

Commissioned the Taiwan Local Governance Research Forum to conduct the "Tainan City Public Opinion Survey on Promoting English as Taiwan's Second Official Language"

★Cooperate★ donated $10 million to the Tainan Municipal Government to promote the policy of "English as a Second Official Language"

Tainan Yujing junior high school was commissioned to conduct "Research and Development of Basic Sentence Pattern Diagnostic Test Questions for Middle School Students and Discussion on the Effectiveness of Testing"

★Cooperate★ donated to the Penghu County Government to promote the Hello Island-wide English-Speaking Project in the World's Most Beautiful Bay

★ Glory ★ Chairman Kun-Zhao Shen was awarded the "Tainan City Outstanding Citizen"

2017

★Cooperate★ Chihkan Rotary Club Online English Teaching Started (Shenkeng Primary School, Xinguang Elementary School, Wenhe Elementary School, Chonghe Primary School, Tainan City, Longqi District, Tainan City, Tainan City, Longqi District / Tainan City Xincheng District Taisha Elementary School / Pingtung County Wutai Elementary School).

★Cooperate★ donated to Yunlin County Government to promote the "English Learning Class for the Elderly" project

★Cooperate★ donated another 10 million yuan to the Tainan Municipal Government to promote the policy of "English as a Second Official Language"

★Cooperate★ to attend the public hearings of the Legislature on "Promoting English as a Second Official Language"

★Cooperate★ with the Tainan Municipal Government to establish an English teaching talent pool in the "English Workshop" reserve teacher training program

★Cooperate★ supported the 4th WBSC U12 World Cup Little Baseball Championship off-field activity - Mad Baseball Learn English, sponsored the commemorative edition of the tournament Jing Liang Rub and Tainan Young Baseball Story Bilingual Picture Book to the participating teams

2018

★ Public Welfare★ sponsorship TOEIC Bridge TOEIC Popularization Test Tainan Citizens Free Test Project Wenchang Stationery

★ Public Welfare★ The parent-child class course at FLOMO Academy was launched

★ Collaborate★ to assist the Tainan Municipal Government in compiling English conversation teaching materials for taxi drivers

★Cooperate★ with the Tainan Municipal Government to establish an English teaching talent pool in the "English Workshop" reserve teacher training program

★ Cooperate★ assist the Tainan Municipal Government to the libraries of various districts to handle the Tainan City English Reading Season Peppy Pig Story House

2019

★Public Welfare★ English teaching at Nantai University of Science and Technology was launched (Homestead National Primary School).

★Cooperate★ with the Tainan Municipal Government to establish an English teaching talent pool in the "English Workshop" reserve teacher training program

★Public Welfare★ donated 2 million to Wenzao University of Foreign Languages to implement a multi-Chinese teacher training program

2020

★ Public Welfare★, Tainan Social University and Zhengxing Street stores jointly launched the "Come to Tainan to Speak Taiwanese" activity, donated Taiwanese gramophone erasers, and promoted local culture

★Cooperate★ with the Tainan Municipal Government to establish an English teaching talent pool in the "English Workshop" reserve teacher training program

★Public Welfare★ once again donated 2 million yuan to Wenzao University of Foreign Studies to implement a multilingual teacher training program

★Public Welfare★ Expand enrollment of parent-child classes at the headquarters of FLOMO Academy

2021

★ Public Welfare★ continued to cooperate with Tainan Community University and Xinyi Street stores in the "Come to Tainan speaking Taiwanese" activity, donated Taiwanese gramophone erasers, and promoted local culture.

2022

★Public Welfare★ Transformation Launched the "English Digital Learning Program" to provide online English and bilingual character education courses

★Public Welfare★ cooperated with National Jinan International University to organize "programming" Scratch and Micro:bit courses

★Public Welfare★ Short film editing, bilingual creative aesthetics, and listening to world famous songs to learn English are among the online classes offered.

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Online Christmas Party 2022

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Online Halloween Party 2022

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Online Presentation for Programming

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Online English Co-teaching Sharing American Culture

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Christmas Party 2021

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Christmas Party 2021

Holiday Gift Giving & Wrapping with FLOMO by Emily Reviews

👀 Check out Emily's review on our most popular items including gift wrapping supplies and art supplies for the holiday season.

Plus, enter for the chance to win the the giveaway!

We are offering three prize packs, so there will be three winners.

All three sets include gel pens, acrylic paints, and paint brushes, though the exact item(s) vary.

Here are photos of the giveaway sets.

* Giveaway Ends 1/1/2023

Read the full article and enter for the entry to win the giveaway on 👉 Emily's Review

Walk Together Against Domestic Violence with Center for Hope & Safety

It's another beautiful day at Van Saun Park, New Jersey on Oct 29, 2022.

Team FLOMO/Nygala Corp. and friends walked together against domestic violence with the Center for Hope and Safety and showed our support.

We are very proud and honored to be part of a sponsor for this event. We love the walk to raise awareness of domestic violence and walk together against violence. This is an important and inspiring event. We are glad to be part of this meaningful event.

Thanks to Cindy Neidig Myer and CEO of Center for Hope and Safety, Julye Myner, Ph.D. for this sponsorship opportunity. We are so grateful and touched to see more sponsors and more walkers for this meaningful walk. We should all walk together against domestic violence. And, STOP any VIOLENCE!!!!

A Fabulous Day at the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Fall Fest

We had a fun and fabulous day with Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey during their Fall Fest activities at Lake Rickabear held from Oct 22 to 23, 2022.

WOW! Beautiful Lake and colorful foliage scene with gorgeous reflections.

Girl Scouts are future leaders in leadership, management, merchandising, fashion, technology, finance, supply chain, arts, space, health system, and women business owners.

We love to see our young girl scouts developing their skills with all kinds of activities including this ART activity, leadership, and many others. This helps them to build self-esteem, self-confidence, courage, and leadership, and develop friendships in their lifetime.

“Creativity and Imagination can change the world.“ FLOMO/Nygala Corp. is very proud and honored to sponsor this Art activity with dual-tip markers, gel pens, chunky markers, sketchbooks, and poster board. Love Girl Scouting. Girl Scouting is in our DNA.

Thanks to Sandra Kenoff and Caroline Fairchild, CFRE for this great opportunity for FLOMO/Nygala Corp. to sponsor this Art Activity.

It's Art Party Time! - Art Contest at Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic

Winners of the 2nd Annual Art Contest at Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic

FLOMO was very pleased and honored to sponsor the Annual Art Contest at Boys and Girls Club in Passaic on Aug 8th, 2022. #Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic

More than 140 boys and girls participated in this event at the clubhouse. They painted, drew, and created projects using our newly launched Arts and Crafts products.

The boys and girls aged range from 5 to 13 years old are energetic, creative, smart, and adorable. Their mission this time was to draw their favorite fictional or storybook characters.

They played with vibrant acrylic paints, glitter-and-neon gel pens, a wide variety of colorful markers, and lots of pom-poms, feathers, sprinkles, the googly eyes.

FLOMO believes that "Imagination and Creativity can change the world". We love our young generation to think and draw freely and creatively. We provided our new FLOMO Creative brand of art supplies, paints, markers, brushes, and crafting accessories to kids for this art contest.

Social responsibility and giving back to the local communities are FLOMO's priorities. We are pleased to partner with BGCPP and happily volunteered at the event.

FLOMO Creative - Add COLOR and FUN to your life.

Wendy : 2021 Winner of International Trade Category by NJ Commerce Magazine

Wendy, our CEO, was recognized as the 2021 Winner of International Trade category by NJ Commerce Magazine’s Enterprising Women Awards. Wendy built FLOMO 28+ years ago by carrying sample products in her backpack to visit stores door-by-door. Today, we have more than 10,000+ SKUs backed by global sourcing operations and best practices in supply chain management.

Wendy received the Award in Glen Ridge Country Club on August 18th. At the event, Wendy was congratulated by many entrepreneurs, made new connections, and also caught up with her peers and friends from Women Presidents Organization.

Well deserved recognition, Wendy. Your continuous drive to grow as a person, to expand the business, and to give back to the communities is truly inspiring. Congratulations!

FLOMO sponsored Art Contest on August 4th

FLOMO sponsored an Art Contest with the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic at the Passaic clubhouse! 110+ kids painted, drew, and created superhero theme projects using our newly launched Arts and Crafts products. The boys and girls age range from 5 to 13 years old were polite, communicative, and very creative. Their artworks projected themselves as superheroes with magical power to create a better, fun, or safer imaginary world. They played with vibrant acrylic paints, glitter-and-neon gel pens, a wide variety of colorful markers, and lots of pom-poms, feathers, sprinkles, the googly eyes. Many students were exchanging ideas and funny stories. They also helped each other out when necessary. The atmosphere was full of energy, imagination, and laughter.

Social responsibility and giving back to the local communities is a priority for FLOMO. We are pleased to partner with BGCPP and happily volunteered at the event.

FLOMO Creative - Add COLOR and FUN to your life.

Great Futures Start with FLOMO and Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic

FLOMO is a proud sponsor of the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic, located in Paterson and Passaic, NJ, respectively. The organization creates after-school and summer programming to enrich and uplift “young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances”.

For 2020 and 2021, the Boys and Girls Club shifted their programming to full-day in-person services to support their communities while in-person elementary and middle school classes were not in session due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Club celebrated the end of a challenging school year for Club Kids with a “Neighborhood Block Party”.

The FLOMO team donated party supplies including paper dinnerware, decorations, balloons, and graduation banners to celebrate the students’ achievements.

FLOMO looks forward to a long and successful community partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic!

FLOMO Donates School Supplies to Center For Hope and Safety

The FLOMO team was proud to once again work with our long-time partner, Center for Hope and Safety in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. FLOMO donated four boxes of school supplies to youth in their care.

Center for Hope and Safety is a non-profit organization centered on rebuilding, sheltering, and supporting victims of domestic violence and abuse in northern New Jersey, as well as their children. The Center offers programming from their location in Rochelle Park, and also provides housing for victims and their children in an anonymous safe house.

FLOMO Donates School Supplies to Hetrick-Martin Institute Newark

The FLOMO team was proud to donate our high-quality school supplies to middle school and high school students in the care of the Hetrick-Martin Institute in Newark, New Jersey.

The Hetrick Martin Institute is a non-profit organization based in both New York City and Newark that serves teens who identify as LGBTQ+. Due to COVID-19, much of the Institute’s work is currently conducted online. The Institute has delivered the school supplies to the students in their care so they have all the tools they need to start the school year off right.

Wendy Shen Featured in WEConnect International Singapore Webinar

On August 26, 2020, FLOMO was privileged to have our CEO, Wendy Shen, speak on a panel for international trade sponsored by WEConnect International’s Singapore branch. Titled “How to Grow Your Business and Begin Trading with US Companies: The US-China Trade War and Tariffs”, Wendy spoke alongside two other women with illustrious careers in global business. Rebecca Williams of the Rockefeller Group spoke on the Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and how women business owners can take advantage of these zones for the benefit of their business. Maria Luisa Boyce of UPS Global Public Affairs spoke about the US-China tariffs as well as global trends in e-commerce in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, Wendy presented FLOMO as a case study in how women-owned business enterprises (WBEs) can do business internationally with passion, persistence, and patience. Thanks so much to WEConnect International team member Mrinalini Venkatachalam for making this opportunity possible,

FLOMO CEO Wendy Shen Enters the WBENCPivot Pitch Competition

FLOMO CEO Wendy Shen was honored to enter the 2020 WBENCPitch Pivot competition under the category of 'Survive and Thrive'.

According to WBENC's website, the competition was "designed to highlight women entrepreneurs who have pivoted their businesses and stepped outside of the box to create or offer products, services, and solutions that fill supply chain gaps during the COVID-19 crisis.". WBEs like FLOMO submitted 90 second pitches detailing how their companies pivoted to present essentials and more for COVID-19. Finalists received grant funding up to $100,000.

See Wendy Shen's pitch above, detailing how FLOMO pivoted from offering products we're known for like gift bags, stationery, and holiday supplies, to key business services like Third Party Logistics and Supply Chain Management as well as Global Sourcing, all from our 100,000 square foot facility in Moonachie, New Jersey.

Wendy Shen Panelist at WEW Conference

FLOMO CEO/President Wendy Shen was honored as a panelist at the WEW conference on March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC.

The Women Elevating Women conference (WEW), founded and presented by business strategist Betty Hines, provides a space where women business owners and executives can share their experience to elevate each other in their careers.

Shen spoke on the panel on Being Adventurous, a discussion on ways to scale businesses beyond its borders. She was joined by moderator Camille Burns (pictured with Wendy and her guests), CEO of the Women President's Organization (WPO) of which Shen is a member, as well as panelists Barbara Mowat (CEO/President of Impact Communications) and Staci Redmon (Founder, President, and CEO of Strategy and Management Services Inc.).

We applaud Wendy on her dedication to continue uplifting WBEs and their owners and sharing her expertise to build community amongst women professionals.

Above: Wendy with WEW founder Betty Hines

"Light Up Your Dreams" - FLOMO Commissions Art Piece

On November 30, 2019, FLOMO in partnership with our Taiwanese office and chairman Mr. Shen and his wife held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new art installation commission. The installation, located at the FLOMO headquarters in Tainan, Taiwan, is a sculpture piece by renowned Taiwanese artist Wang Wenzhi called "照亮夢想", translating to "Light Up Your Dreams".

The eco-friendly metal sculpture encompasses much of the building and features 5 flower-like shapes which light up brilliantly at night - one for each of the Shen children. Wenzhi and Mr. Shen aimed to create a piece that would inspire Taiwanese ingenuity and innovation.

FLOMO Education Foundation Donates To Wenzao Ursuline University

On November 29, 2019, FLOMO/Nygala Corp partnered with our nonprofit foundation arm, the FLOMO Education Foundation, to donate to CEO/President Wendy Shen's alma mater, the Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. The grant will be used to promote a multi-language teacher training program.

Shen spoke at a presentation regarding the donation. Of the university and FLOMO Education Foundation's partnership, she said, "Wenzao Ursuline University of Languagesis not only the best institution to cultivate foreign language professors, but also focuses on creating well-developed students in moral, intellectual, physical aspects, so that students can do their best in the workplace after they graduate. Our alumni include quite a few business executives or leaders, and they have been making outstanding contributions to our society! The FLOMO Education Foundation and Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages share a common philosophy, and both parties are doing their best to promote English language education. The best period for children’s language education begins from an early age."

The FLOMO Education Foundation, founded by Mr. and Mrs. Shen of Tainan, Taiwan (founders of the FLOMO group of companies and parents to our CEO, pictured above with Wendy and a representative of the university), aims to educate underprivileged children in rural areas of Taiwan in both English-language classes as well as morals like respect, family honor, and kindness through the "FLOMO After School Program". In addition, the 'Family Learning English" campaign focuses on the entire family's wellbeing and education to empower the citizens of Taiwan.