Calling All Mom’s To Action
I’m a big believer in donating to charity – in any ways we can. I try to make a continous effort to find ways that we (my family and my classes) can contribute to causes that benefit the less fortunate. Being a teacher, I’m really excited about this latest organization I found. I wanted to share this with you since so many of you are Moms (and some are even teachers).
DonorsChoose.org is a organization that allows classroom teachers to register for items they need in their classrooms to be more effective teachers and assist their students in learning. After they are registered, DonorsChoose.org promotes their need and takes pledges to help pay for the item. While you could choose to support a teacher and purchase the entire item they are requesting, you can also make donations as small as $5.
I’ve picked three English/Language Arts teachers from a various of grade levels from elementary to high school who are looking to promote reading amongst their students, and I’m hoping you will help me help them. I’ve created a group at DonorsChoose called Mom’s Encouraging Reading. If you have it in your heart, please pledge to help at least one of these teachers. As a teacher, I can tell you that school budgets are getting smaller and smaller and the price of tools we’d like to utilize are increasing rapidly. Sometimes it’s amazing how just one new set of books or one piece of tehnology can change the dynamics in a classroom and make students more eager to learn.
If you have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews in school, browse around DonorsChoose and you may just find teachers from their schools requesting help.
Tags: charity, donations, Education
