September 15 (Day 199) Donors Choose

It's hard to believe...another school year is underway.  Summer flies by much too quickly!   How about making a difference for a kid this school year?  How about a whole classroom of kids?!  I know a great way to do just that....    Donors Choose. 


Did you know.... A teacher spends $40 every month on classroom essentials.  Teachers spend an average of $458 of their own cash each year on their students: $275 on basics like notebooks, paper, and pencils; $183 on "extras" like novels, calculators, and art supplies. Teachers do this because they can't bear to see their students go without the resources they deserve.


DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need.
Here's how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org.   Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to microscope slides for a biology class.

Then, you can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that inspires you. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the materials to the school.

You'll get photos of your project taking place, a thank-you letter from the teacher, and a cost report showing how each dollar was spent. If you give over $100, you'll also receive hand-written thank-you letters from the students.

At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally reserved for someone who gives millions. We call it citizen philanthropy.


DonorsChoose.org grew out of a Bronx high school where teachers experienced first-hand the scarcity of learning materials in our public schools.

Charles Best, then a social studies teacher, sensed that many people would like to help distressed public schools, but were frustrated by a lack of influence over their donations. He created DonorsChoose.org in 2000 so that individuals could connect directly with classrooms in need.

Our mission is to improve public education by empowering every teacher to be a change-maker and enabling any citizen to be a philanthropist.  Our vision is a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.


 
 
Get Involved:
 
Help fund a project!  Search for a project by location, urgency, subject, cost or other criteria.
 
Check out the gift options page.  Give a gift to honor someone or set up a personal page for a birthday or wedding.

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Source:  www.hua.org