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I appreciate you all so much for your generous donations to my project. The CD player that was purchased is used every single day. We use it for aerobics, line dancing, and as a background for any physical education activity in the gym. It is utilized by all of my students, from Pre-K to 5th grade.

Our school district is currently facing a huge budget deficit, so without your help, my students would not have experienced this enhancement to their physical education and the constant battle against childhood obesity.

Without donors like you, thousands of classrooms in the United States would go without. ”

With gratitude,

Mr. Burks

Thank you very much for your donations to my project! When I explained to the students that the new cameras came from people who had never met them, they were incredulous. One student wrote that you should be "awarded and praised" for your generosity, and I agree. You did a remarkable thing for these students, showing them that complete strangers care about them.

This is my school's first Yearbook Club, and I have been impressed with how seriously the students have taken their new responsibility. They want to truly document the important events of the year, not just take pictures of their friends. So far, the Yearbook students have used the new cameras to take pictures of a soccer game, our First Quarter Awards Ceremony, a field trip to the National Postal Museum, our school's pet snake and turtles, and a sleepover at the school. The kids are eager to take pictures of exciting lessons, the basketball team, upcoming dances and celebrations, as well as official pictures of each homeroom.

In the past couple of weeks, as we have begun editing our growing collection of photos, they have objectively evaluated the pictures, regardless of who is in them. For middle-schoolers, typically so self-centered, this is an impressive accomplishment. I wasn't sure what to expect as a first-time sponsor of Yearbook, so I am proud of how the students have stepped up to the challenge of producing a yearbook. It is invigorating to see how well kids respond when you give them ownership of a project.

Thank you again for your support. With our new cameras, I am confident that we will make our school's best yearbook yet!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Newmark

Thank you so much for donating to these supplies. I cannot tell you how many times my students have come to me and told me that they would like to do the work but cannot due to lack of supplies. My students can and want to get good grades, and I know that with these supplies, they will excel.

When you see a student come to school on an exam day, and see them not want to take their exam or complete your notes out of embarrassment of not having supplies, it's heartbreaking. With your help though, I am confident this will never happen again in my class.

Thank you,”

With gratitude,

Mr. Kleckner

I would like to thank each and everyone of you for your generous donation to our music program. Your donation of the sound system was overwhelming. This week was the first of many performances these students will give this year. They bring happiness and joy to all and perform for many different age levels/locations. From elementary schools to nursing homes, these kids love to sing and dance.

For our first big show choir tour of the season, it was so nice to have a sound system that can be used for performance in a rather large room. One of our performances was even in a big gymnasium. All of our soloists and the entire group could be heard from the back of the gym. As you can tell from our photos, the students really enjoy performing. The new sound system even holds more then 2 mics and plays a CD at the same time. It makes the kids sound just great!

Thank you so much for your contribution to our performing group.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. S.

Thank you so much for your generosity! Our Drama program is in the rebuilding stages after a 3 year hiatus due to budget cuts. We are slowly but surely expanding on the resources we have and DonorsChoose.org has been a huge part of that. The camera is a big motivator and it really gets the kids excited to learn and perform! 

A few weeks ago we started using the video camera and what an amazing addition to our class! The students are so tickled to have the chance to see themselves on film. We filmed our class plays and scenes - so now 180 students have been able to see themselves in their very own movies. As a continuation of our study of movies, we are creating silent movies in conjunction with an upcoming movie night. This will allow parents and community members to see the successes of our students. So thank you for allowing this to happen.

And thinking ahead to the end of the semester, we have started to create a large collection of videos that will be put on a DVD for each student to keep. What a great memory for these students to have! Middle school is a hard time for so many kids and to have their performances on DVD to watch as a positive reminder of their successes is priceless.

I can't thank you enough for your kindness and support of the arts!  ”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Whittaker

The new listening center is a huge hit in my classroom! I have wanted to add to our listening library for a while now. You have made my dream a reality! The first day we got our books and CDs, we had to add it to our Reading Stations that afternoon. My students love having their own book to follow along to.

The listening center has improved their listening skills, as well as their comprehension skills. My students are able to retell the story they listened to. They are also able to identify the characters in the story and describe the character traits. The center is reinforcing concepts that we are learning about in whole group. Teachers need more people like you to help their classrooms succeed!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Gargone