I had to calm my shaking hands so I could actually type a thank you letter to Donors Choose and my generous donors. Some of them chose to remain anonymous, and others just gave a first name.
My grant requested the following items for a total of $319.00:
Science sensory tubes set of 4
Sound box-set of 12
Science jumbo test tube and eyedropper-2 sets
Root viewer garden 3 vegetable on a stand
Light Tracer Artograph
Model 4D Vision Frog Anatomy
Balance Balls
More than twenty grants have been funded over the nine years I have been involved with Donors Choose. The generosity of strangers never ceases to amaze me! It always moves me to tears when I realize others have given to support my students and my classroom. I thought I would share a message from one of the 7 donors:
"I gave because I am a chemist and I deeply value your commitment to opening the door to science for students. Thank you and good luck!"
It's hard to get all of the resources you want for your classroom on a Teacher's salary. It always feels like Christmas when a grant is funded. I can't wait for school to start!
Consider these statistics shared by Donors Choose:
In June, the National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) published their annual study about teachers’ out-of-pocket spending. Here are a couple of the stats we found most interesting:
-$3.2 billion was spent on school supplies in the 2012-2013 school year.-$1.6 billion of this spending came from teachers’ pockets.-99.5% of teachers said that they spent their own money on school supplies and classroom materials.-On average, teachers spent $485 on school supplies last school year.
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