Funded Nov 1, 2010Thank you for your wonderful generosity in donating supplies to my class. We have received the pencils, dry-erase markers, rulers, notebooks and of course... the crayons. I could never have imagined what a wonderful impact it would have on their lives. Listening to them tell me how they had never had more than a 24 pack of crayons and asking me for pencils to take home simply to be able to complete their homework nearly brought me to tears. Your donation has truly made a difference in their lives.
I hope the pictures depict the elation that they felt a they each received their supplies. Many of my eight and nine-year old students had never seen, nor used, a silver or gold crayon. They had no idea there were colors such as "macaroni and cheese" and "purple mountains majesty." They gushed for hours over the beautiful colors they could now use to color the pictures they draw to go with their stories. Math class has truly taken a turn for the best as they use their own dry-erase markers to write their answers and hold them up. Being able to draw the pictures as we work out the math problem and easily erase and re-do it has increased their confidence to try word problems.
Your donation has been the great equalizer in a classroom where it was painfully obvious whose parents had money for supplies and who didn't. They are no longer bashful about needing a pencil for homework. Everyone has notebooks to use for all their subjects and so no one is left using loose leaf paper. I thank you whole-heartedly for your kind-hearted donation and for the joy you have brought to my students with your gracious giving.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Sidial