Past projects 3
Helping Our Kids Become Golfers for Life
Funded May 11, 2021The golf team and I couldn't believe it when our new push golf carts arrived! They are beautiful and will be so handy when golf season comes around. The kids can't wait to use them!
The carts had to be assembled and the kids were quick to jump in and help put them together. The carts were so awesome that I actually left them on display in my classroom for a week before finding a place to store them through the winter. All the kids in the high school got to see them and appreciate them.
We now feel that our team will have the same advantage that the bigger schools have, since our student golfers won't have to lug around their golf bags at each tournament. We can't tell you how much this means to us. Thank you so incredibly much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Beguin
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 8 other donors.Giving Teens a Way to Stretch Out
Funded Aug 17, 2020Thank you so much for contributing to my "Giving Teens a Way to Stetch Out" DonorsChoose project. Before my project was funded, I would squeeze entire classes into my small room and every single kid sat in a plastic four-legged chair (that sometimes rocked because one of the feet was missing) and scooted up to a small table of their own (that also sometimes rocked because one of the feet was missing). The chairs weren't in great shape and many of the tables were broken too.
Since my project has been funded, I've gotten to see the excitement flash across my student's faces, when they came into the room and found the brand new tall stools and boxes of tables waiting to be put together. They asked for permission to put the tables together and I gladly allowed them to be a part of that.
Now my students have the choice of where they sit. The broken chairs and tables have been moved out of the room, so only the good ones remain. But most of them want to sit at the new tall tables and stools. We've been able to create some space we didn't have before. Thank you so much for helping me create a room with choice and comfort.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Beguin
This classroom project was brought to life by Someone Who Cares About Nebraska Teachers and 2 other donors.Let's Make Reading Cool Again
Funded Nov 26, 2018I can't tell you how excited students at my school were to receive the books you bought for us. I spread the word around the school that my Donors Choose project had been funded and we would be getting a big box of BRAND NEW books soon, and I wanted the kids to be the ones who opened the box and got to check the books out for the first time. The day the books arrived, I announced though our intercom system that all readers should report to my room after school. A group of kids arrived, the box was opened, and my camera started shooting. Your generosity has allowed multiple students (not just kids in my classes) to check out and read some of the latest books. My own students are excited because our final unit for the year, includes picking out your own group and your choice of book. Now we have multiple copies of BRAND NEW books for them to choose from. They can't wait to begin the project, because they're used to everyone reading the same book. Now they will actually have a choice, and they're not old, beaten up books. They're beautiful, BRAND NEW ones. Check out the look on the faces of the kids in my photos. I can not thank you enough!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Beguin
This classroom project was brought to life by New Teacher Fund and 5 other donors.