Last night, I learned about an online charity set up for the sole purpose of helping teachers, students and classrooms, that it brought tears to my eyes! The organization is called Donors Choose and has been made into national news by Stephen Colbert just this last week. By going to Donors Choose, teachers can post projects they need help funding, but also, people can go online to donate money and help fund those projects. If the donor completes the project funding, they get hand written letters from the teacher and students the project is benefiting.
The projects teachers post online are under surveillance and are thoroughly checked for their validity to prevent this amazing idea and charity from getting out of hand. The idea that makes this organization relate-able to anyone and everyone is that the mass majority of Americans have gone to school. They have memories of activities they did, or inspirations they acquired in school, or teachers that made a difference in their lives. Education is something everyone can relate to and has been a part of. People can use their passion, memories, or plain old kindness to help out other schools and students through this charity.
I encourage anyone who reads this to at least pass this website on to one friend. Let's make a change in a students life!
What a wonderful thing! I was privileged enough to attend schools that have ample resources and materials for school projects. Like you said, it certainly makes a huge impact and I remember many of those projects to this day. This is a fabulous charity and I think it should be featured on Oprah. According to the site, projects posted on Donors Choose only have a 65% completion rate. It is my hope that this cause will catch the eyes of the media even more, even international recognition.
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