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We had enough ink cartridges to last us through the school year. My students love to use the computers and enjoyed writing several books. In the pictures I have uploaded, you will see students working on their rough drafts and then reading their final books to the class.

Your donation allowed me to give students varied opportunities in the classroom to learn, explore, and to practice their reading and writing. You helped to make this school year an enjoyable and successful one. I can't thank you enough.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Forrester

Thank you so much for your contribution to my classroom. The LeapFrog books have been a tremendous addition to our library. My students are able to use them on their own during workshop and center time. It has become one of their favorite activities due to the wonderful selection of books. Many of the books are classics that my students were unaware of but are now becoming quite fond of. It is so exciting to see them engaged and excited about reading a new book. My students and I thank you very much for you generosity!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Reynolds

I have now been giving books to the parents at my school for the last several months. The parents have expressed to me how grateful they are to have this resource. I give the parent a book that they read with their children When they have fully enjoyed the book, they return the book to me to be used by another family.

What makes this so nice for the parents is the ease in accessing the books. I am on a first name basis with many of the parents at the school, and they simply step into my office take a book and leave. With many of them having very busy schedules and/or young children, this saves them the time from going elsewhere for a book. It helps that my office is conveniently located off of the main lobby.

This year, I focused on reading books for students. Next year, I would like to focus on books that will help parents to help their children succeed in school.

Again thank you so much for the wonderful gift you have given to the parents of my school.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Swann

Your generous donation to our class does not go unused. Everyday we use the projector. It is a very versatile item. We use it for our Promethean board activities. We projector literature books with it. This makes the print large enough for everyone to see. We use it for teaching math. Promethean planet has 1000's of usable flipcharts that let the students interact with math and math concepts. We use it to watch educational and quality family videos for instruction and for pleasure. We went on a fieldtrip to the aquarium. We created a video of our trip. We watched the video using the projector. My students are pleased everyday with every use of the projector. They love it as much as I do. Thank you and your families for the generous donation. It is a wonderful gift to a very active group of first graders.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Ott

Thank you so much for your donation to our school. We are so grateful for your support of our attendance initiative. This year we have been able to see our attendance steadily increase, despite the impact of the Swine Flu and the horrible winter that we faced. Our attendance has remained above our goal of 94% for every month since we started the program. The students love the incentives that we have been able to offer them individually and as classrooms. Giving classrooms the opportunity to win a basketball helped our classrooms to work together towards a common goal. It taught them teamwork and it also helped to reinforce the importance of coming to school every day. Thank you again for your generous donation!”

With gratitude,

Ms. D.

Greetings of love in our Mighty God and Savior...

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who took part in exploring the imagination of my 7th and 8th students. Your donation is really of great help and we're so blessed to have all the materials on time. At present, our topic in 7th science is Ecology and teaching is not that hard because they can see a real ecosystem which is the aquarium. Last quarter we used the blood typing kit for our genetics lesson. On the other hand, my 8th graders are benefiting on some exciting and interesting Physics experiments.

Thank you so much for your concern, care and love for education. May God abundantly bless you more.”

With gratitude,

Teacher

I just wanted to take the time to extend my most sincere gratitude for helping my program. The additional equipment has allowed the children to get more opportunities to use a basketball and has allowed me to convey the knowledge needed to play the game in a different way.

Before I received the 10 new basketballs, I only had seven basketballs that were of good quality. This prevented the children from getting the maximum repetitions needed to help improve the basic fundamentals of dribbling, passing and shooting. For example, with a total of 17 basketballs, I am able to give each player a ball during a dribbling or shooting drill. It is an awesome sight to see all the kids dribbling a ball.

When teaching court placement for an offensive play or a defensive setup, the white board's significance is unmeasurable. Some children need to see this visual to actually understand where they need to be on the floor. I can label the positions on the courts for the kids to help them understand the different positions. I have even used the white board during my normal physical education classes to post objectives and instructions for my students.

With 37 boys and girls from grades one through five participating in the after-school program, and an additional 15 participating on the school team, the equipment has been a blessing. After running this program for eight years, all on a voluntary basis, it has been reassuring to see that there are other people who want to see our children succeed and are willing to help make things better for the kids.

I think the largest impact on our children is one that is hardest to measure. Positive self esteem is a characteristic that a lot of my kids don't have. Many of them quit when things get too challenging. They would rather say they quit instead of saying they failed while giving it their best. It is difficult for many of them to trust people and many of them feel no one cares. They were extremely excited to hear we were getting new equipment, even if they didn't really understand how I obtained it. Before using the equipment for the first time, I sat all my kids down and told them how I went about getting the new balls. Some of them don't understand why people they didn't know gave them the new equipment, but they do know that someone cares. Thank you.”

With gratitude,

Mr. Coffey

Let me begin by saying, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! It's ironic that I'm writing this letter of thanks for your generous donation at the same time I'm reading 29 Gifts by Cami Walker. In the book she talks about the act of giving and how it benefits the giver too. "By giving, you are focusing on what you have to offer others, inviting more abundance into your life" (Mbali Creazzo, her spiritual guide). I hope this will be true for you as well.

When your gifts arrived, I brought the unopened boxes into my classroom. Later, as the kindergarten children marched in, their eyes caught the brown, cardboard boxes sitting in the corner. The excitement was palpable. They had to know what was hidden inside. One by one we opened the gifts together. Their eyes lit up. It was like early morning on Christmas Day. I hadn't quite expected them to be that thrilled. Immediately each student grabbed a book from the box and began "reading" it. They read the words they knew and made up the rest. Their fingers traced the illustrations. Some picked a book they had read before, a favorite. It was as if they had found an old friend. Each one wanted to share his book, with me, or with a classmate. The moment was a snapshot of community, a community of readers.

A few weeks later and they're still crazy about the new books. I knew the books would be an asset, but I hadn't expected what I witnessed and am still witnessing, that love for and curiosity about books. I make sure to set time aside during every class, so that the students can freely peruse our new collection, our gifts. One of the older students is so inspired that she started to write her own children's book. Maybe one day it will be a fond gift, too.

The pocket chart and stand have been invaluable also. First, I had A. B., an older student, assemble it. Of course, like most boys I know, he didn't bother reading the instructions first and just dove into it. Needless to say, he ran into a snag when the hooks wouldn't fit onto the top rung like they were supposed to. Dilemma! I thought having him figure it out on his own would be a useful life lesson, so I didn't help. Eventually, after looking at the instructions and using a little common sense, he was able to put it together correctly. It only took him twice as long. We've all been there, right?

My younger children love the pocket chart. At first I modeled how to use it. Basically, I write words on index cards and then line them up on the chart to make sentences. Now they are eager to create their own sentences. They know many sight, or simple, words, so that's not a problem. When it comes to writing the names of animals or other things, I have them look it up in a picture dictionary. It works well since they know the letter sounds at this point in the year. All they need to know is the first letter and then they can search for the picture.

In ending, I just want you to know that your gifts do have an impact. They do make a difference.

May you find abundance in your life,”

With gratitude,

Mr. H

I would like to personally thank each of your for your generosity. It is because of wonderful, loving people like you that children are afforded the basics of a good, solid education.

The games have made a tremendous impact on our classroom. Having math as the last subject of the day had been a "hard sell" to keep the students' interest and enthusiasm. Now, with the games and activities, the students are eager to finish the lesson and their required tasks so that they can quickly get back to the learning station tables to play. They share, play fair, abide by the rules, and learn all at the same time! It is truly an amazing sight.

I even have a group of young ladies who now ask to stay after school to play the games more. The same young ladies that would drift off, act out, or make careless errors our of disinterest are thriving and enthusiastic about math. They are even helping other students so that the lesson goes a little faster and they can play their game before time is up.

It is amazing to see just how much a few board games can change a child's life....and a teacher's life! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Overstreet

I can't fully express my joy, excitement, and thanks for your donation to my project. It is great to see that you share my vision for reaching children. In reading, we so often need creativity, humor, and colorful words to explain simple ideas and concepts. The Judy Blume books you have helped provide for my students will fulfill these ideas.

The books that you have funded will enable my students to create and explain their own concepts and explore their own creative writing. In addition, I will be able to demonstrate setting, mood, theme, and other genres in literature. As an inner city teacher, I rarely receive the opportunity to give a wonderful gift like this project to my students!

Thank you so much. I can't wait to introduce these special books to my children.”

With gratitude,

Teacher