Donors Choose
A month or two back we won an iRobot ingenuity challenge contest and were given a $10,000 gift card to help fund individual teacher projects all over the US.
I wanted to share some of the feedback of the projects that we funded so you all can know the impact you made as part of this project.
I received these beautiful cards the other day in the mail and it just touched my heart.
I set up the listening center right away. I rotated 4 students in and and out showing each how to take care of the books and how to work the tape player. Immediately they were engrossed with ‘The Three Bears”. I never heard a peep. They carefully followed along and turned each page gently. Every once in a while I’d hear a sweet giggle.
Again, thank you for seeing a need and providing. We’ve only made it through 1 book but thanks to you we have about 9 more to explore. I know this will be a very popular center all year long.With gratitude,
Mrs. T.
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This is just a small note to express my gratitude for your generous donation to my classroom. The cart and the presentation clicker that you donated have helped my students every single day. It is great to be able to walk around the room to help students without feeling the need to rush back up to the board to point something out or change the slide. The presentation clicker is also a big hit with the students who now love to get involved more with the lesson so that they can use the clicker too. I can only speak wonders about the cart and how it has helped the organization of both myself and my students. Each class knows that they have a certain color drawer in the cart. When the period begins they go right to their drawer to pick up materials and drop off anything that needs to be handed in. Now I don’t have to worry that students will be confused as to where things are in the different rooms that we have to use. Have this piece of organization helps to counteract the disorganization of not having my own classroom.
Our school, like many others, is working to stretch our budget as much as possible. Your donation has made it possible to purchase the equipment that will provide the enrichment that my students are looking for.
Donors like you make learning possible in today’s schools and I can’t thank you enough.
With gratitude,
Ms. C.
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Growing up in the suburbs in a middle-class school district, we were never affected by hard economic times. My teachers never “scraped by” with materials, and my classmates’ parents always had enough money to buy them school supplies. Thank you for contributing to our urban classroom — every dollar makes a difference!With gratitude,
Mrs. N.
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In addition to this, I will begin seeking out funding for a dynamic tool such as the digital pen, to work in conjunction with the net books. In this manner students will be able to write their notes, plug their usb pen into their notebook and have their notes typed out clearly. I believe that this project will certainly improve the organizational and writing skills of these students. Ultimately with good notes these students test scores will improve in all subject ares
Once again I thank you for helping fund this worthy project
With gratitude,
Mr. D.
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Dear Trisha, Just a short note to let you know that my students are using the sketchbooks made possible by your generous donation are being used on a daily bases. My Advanced Placement Studio Art students have begun to sketch out some amazing images for their portfolios.
It is hard to put into words the excitement that my students demonstrated as they received their sketchbooks. Having their own sketchbooks brings their creativity and critical thinking about art to a new level. Thank you so much for your generosity. It is wonderful that you are able to provide support for students interested in the arts. Thank you for sharing my vision for preparing students for their college experience. Without actual hands-on opportunities, art is only theory but with materials, my students can apply their creativity to the theories and create their own art.
Thank you so much for your generous donation, which is enabling my Two-Dimensional Design students to use sketchbooks as part of the college level experience Advanced Placement Studio Art can provide. Preparing for and then submitting their work to the Collage Board will be a significant step towards their collage experience. Thank you so much for your donation to my project.
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.
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I am so appreciative of you fostering an interest in criminal law in my classroom. We are all going to read the book about Ted Bundy and then watch the biography about him. We will talk about the impact of a a person like this, talk about justice for the victims and how the police are part of the solution for the problem of crime.
Thank you so much. I am just overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. It makes reading about the worst man can do, easier when I think about how many people are good and giving. I want to help the kids realize how to protect themselves and their younger brothers and sisters and I want them to think about being part of the justice system.
I thank you for giving to my class. These books will be used by my law students for years. This is my 10th year teaching law and I have never had resources like this. I am so thankful for donorschoose and the fact that I am able to give people a way to give directly to the kids-it went straight to my students as you can see from the photos.
I just hope some small part of this letter reaches your heart and you feel how much I appreciate you giving to my students and my Law 410 class.With gratitude,
Mrs. R.
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HERE ARE ALL THE PROJECTS MomDot Community Funded with the help of iRobot via DONORS CHOOSE.
You have a chance to affect real change in the US by funding projects, some as low as $30 to close out, and the requested projects and supplies are sent directly to the teacher. Consider working with Donors Choose and handing out a gift card in your stockings this year.
No run around, no hoops, you fund, it goes to the teacher and the students.
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11 Comments
OMG! MomDot fulfilled nearly 80 requests!! That’s amazing! Reading their letters was so emotional and inspiring. Congrats MomDot!
I’m glad so many schools and children got the supplies they need!
The schools need the help from caring people like you. Thanks for helping.
OMG. I had no clue you helped out so many people. This is awesome. Giving, for me, has always felt so much better than receiving. What a great program.
Trisha helped fund 4 projects at my school. It was wonderful! We even got some new playground equipments. Pictures and thank you notes will be sent soon!
Thanks again,
Mary Jane
WOW. Thanks for contributing so much to teachers. I used Donors Choose when I was a teacher and every penny counts.
How wonderful and I know they appreciate every single gift that was given. It was nice they took the time to send you many thanks for all of your donations.
SOOOO Amazing!
That was so inspiring! I’ve never heard of Donors Choose but I’d love to learn more about it. Is it something you coordinate once a year? Is it an ongoing thing through momdot?
That is so awesome. Reading those letters sent chills down me. Letters like those make everything you do worth it even more.
WOW, what an amazing impact you’ve had on so many! Keep up the great work!
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