Past projects 35
Help Us Make Our Tangled Prom Bloom
Funded Feb 15, 2025I was overjoyed to check and see that our project got funded! This is such a huge help to our prom committee members, who have been working hard to fundraise and plan prom all year long. Your generosity and thoughtfulness helps us bring happiness and wonderful memories to hundreds of our students on prom night. Through your support, you have a hand in helping young people create an experience that they will cherish for a lifetime! Thank you so very much f”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
Scholastic Art & Science World Makes Knowledge Come to Life!
Funded Dec 3, 2024You are a lifeline to schools and libraries that struggle with funding. Due to our library budget, it can often be difficult to provide our students with resources that should absolutely be non-negotiable. Many times, it is grants and support from people like you that keep us afloat and put additional and supplemental resources into the hands of our students.
Scholastic Art and Scholastic Science World Magazines provide our students with both enriching print AND digital resources that teachers can use in addition to traditional textbooks and other curricular resources. These resources captivate students and help get them excited about science and art, while also improving their literacy skills by exposing them to another medium of nonfiction text.
It has never been more important for people to support public educators and public education. It seems that our challenges grow larger with each passing year. Shrinking budgets have always been a challenge to overcome and your support helps us climb that steep mountain. Please know how much we appreciate you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 8 other donors.Help Our Students' Mirror Ball Sparkle and Shine!
Funded Apr 1, 2024Our students had an absolutely magical time at prom. The decorations were absolutely beautiful and perfect for our theme. I have never seen a dance floor so packed with dancers. Their faces just reflected sheer joy. Our prom night was one of the most special evenings I remember in quite some time. You are a huge part of what made that happen.
Your generosity made it so much less stressful to plan and prepare for prom. Fundraising in times of economic hardship can be very challening and you helped ease this strain. I think the items our students had the most fun with were the photo booth supplies. The kids took pictures with their friends all night long and just had a blast.
I wish you could have witnessed our kids enjoying their prom night. I just know it would have filled your heart with happiness like it did mine. Please know that your kindness made a huge impact on hundreds of young people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
Library Tech-Free Games Boost Brain Power While Bringing Students Together
Funded Jan 19, 2024Thank you for helping make our library a more inviting and fun place to be! Sometimes, kids need a break from studying and research and you have helped provide the perfect opportunity to unwind and unplug while bonding by playing some good old fashioned games!
When we unboxed the games, the kids' excitement was evident. Some helped put them together and expressed excitement about getting the chance to play them. They made do with the few donated games we had in the library before we won this grant, but now, so many more students will be able to benefit from these fun and engaging games. I'm really excited for our students.
Thank you for being awesome philanthropists and for caring about our library. We could not thrive as much without your help. Please know what a difference your kindness makes.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.Help Our Students Become Readers for a Lifetime!
Funded Jun 15, 2023Because of your generosity, our students will have access to the book list for a state of Illinois program that will help them become lifelong readers. Read for a Lifetime is a program that students can participate in during their time in high school. Students participating in the program will receive a signed certificate from Secretary of State, Alexi Gionnoulias.
Helping me foster excitement for and engagement in reading is an act that will have an important and far reaching impact on our kids. Please know how much your support of our library and our kids means to me and to them. Costs just keep rising and our budgets keep shrinking. People like you are absolute life preservers for our library. Thank you for helping our little library that could thrive! Your kindness will impact hundreds of students for years to come.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
Help Assure Our Prom Decs Are Shining & Stayin' Alive!
Funded Apr 19, 2023Thank you for bringing sparkle and shine to our prom decoration collection! We will keep this disco ball in our collection of decorations indefinitely, so it will bring happiness and pizazz for years to come.
When our disco ball arrived, the kids were super excited about adding another fabulous decor piece to our collection. All of our money for the junior class and prom planning comes from fundraising efforts. Due to inflation and lasting effects from covid, it has not only become more difficult to get people involved in contributing locally, but it's also more difficult to get kids excited about fundraising. Prom is a $14,000+ event, so every bit of help in tackling this cost is greatly appreciated.
I utilize Donors Choose both to get funding for prom planning, but also to put books on the shelves of our library. The disco ball will be used at next year's prom, which we are so excited about. It's being held in a castle next April! Currently, I am trying to obtain money to buy all of the Read for a Lifetime books. Read for a Lifetime is an Illinois program that schools and students engage in to foster and celebrate a lifelong love or reading! Without your generosity, our little library that could and our prom committee would be less powerful. We appreciate your support so very much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
Help Me Create a Cozy Reading Haven for Our Kids
Funded Dec 5, 2022Thank you for your support and help in making us realize our dream of getting new resources in the hands of our students. The beanbags make our space more comfortable and inviting for our students. They race into the library to get to the "comfy chairs' daily. Seeing their enthusiasm at spending time in the library makes my heart soar! What a wonderful and powerful thing to be a part of. Thank you.
Our marketing students will be using our new books to create a Steamreads display in the library, complete with bookmarks, stickers, and book trailers. Your generosity has enabled me to collaborate with more teachers and students. You have also helped me make our library collection more resourceful, enriching, and current. Please know that your support means everything and helps the little library that could grow stronger every year.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 16 other donors.Help Our Test Takers and Readers Shine Brightly!
Funded Feb 28, 2022On the whole, the mixture of books you helped me put into our kids' hands helps me support them in a variety of important ways, particarly educationally and emotionally. I want the kids to view the library as a safe place where they can receive support every time they visit and because of your generosity, I'm one step closer to that goal. You have also helped me get new books that students requested in the library very quickly, which is essential in this ever-changing, instant gratification focused world.
As a librarian, nothing makes me happier than seeing our kids excited about new books coming into our library. YOU brought that joy to our lives and I can't thank you enough. It's testing season and being prepared and fully stocked with brand new test prep materials helps us serve our staff and students' test prep needs and makes me feel successful in my role as librarian. It takes a village and I'm so grateful that you are a part of ours.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
Give Our Reading Rock Stars New Books!
Funded Oct 22, 2021The little library that could is experiencing some challenging times this year and not just budgetwise. Thank you for being a bright light and a source of hope througout a few long years of challenges. No matter what happens, the importance and power that books bring to people in our world will never be extinguished. Because of your generosity, our students' fire for reading and books will burn brighter and I can't express my gratitutde adequately enough.
I write this letter during our first week back from winter break, a time when the library is busier than most other times of the year. It's positively hopping and I could not be happier. The books you helped us obtain are shining out from the shelves and pulling in our kids. Although I wish the library were this busy every single day, because you helped me provide new and fresh materials to excite and intrigue our students, there is a better chance it will be. Thank you for supporting our kids and thank you for recognizing the power and importance that books hold in our world.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins
This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 9 other donors.Help Me Provide a Positive Visual Feast in Our Library!
Funded May 18, 2021First of all, our kids are so excited to be back in the library in person and I am so grateful to have them here! It made my heart so happy to welcome our kids with a bright, colorful, and inspiring library this year. Kids and teachers have made so many comments about our new library decorations. It is such an extraordinary thing that you all worked together to bring this joy to our school.
I have always worked to provide a safe, inspiring, welcoming, and joyful environment for our students. Whether they are researching, reading, exploring, or just simply finding some peace, what they see around them factors into whether or not they will come back to us on a regular basis. Because of you, the chance is that much higher that they will. Thank you for your kindness and for caring about kid and libraries. It's going to be a fantastic year!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wilkins