Two major donations by the founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop and her husband, has prompted Washington University to change the name of its policy institute based in the Brown School of Social Work. The think-tank will now be called the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Policy Institute in honor of the couple’s $7.5 million donation to the university announced Monday.

The Brown School policy institute at Washington University will now be known as the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Policy Institute after a $7.5 million donation. The university announced the donation Tuesday and said the funds would help promote community engagement for policy issues such as education, public health, immigration, economic development, child well-being and others.

Building on a significant legacy of generosity and support to Washington University in St. Louis, business and civic leaders Maxine Clark and Bob Fox have committed $7.5 million for programs and facilities at the Brown School that will promote community engagement and bring sustained attention to significant policy issues in public education, public health, immigration, economic development, child well-being and other areas.

An online app, founded by Maxine Clark along with Build-A-Bear Workshop, is connecting St. Louis area children to summer activities has become a popular way for parents to find local camps. The Blueprint4Summer tool launched in February and was developed by Technology Partners in St. Louis.

Local schoolchildren get about three months of summer vacation, but St. Louis’ Maxine Clark believes learning should not stop just because school lets out for the summer. To help St. Louis parents plan for their kids’ summer weeks, Clark recently founded an app and website called Blueprint4SummerSTL.

What are kids doing when school’s out for the summer? A new app will make finding summer camps, classes and activities easier for parents.

Busy parents have something else to their already crowded plates: finding summer activities for their children. Knowing what to look for and where to start can be time consuming. Fortunately, there’s an app for that.

Build-A-Bear founder Maxine Clark has spearheaded and helped fund a new endeavor for St. Louis parents. It’s a free app called Blueprint4SummerSTL, which provides mobile access to summer camps and events in the St. Louis area so parents can more easily plan summer activities for their kids.