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April 3, 2018

Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

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*Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program. Gift Cards Received. 

I never really knew how little teachers made until I was older. My brother is a teacher and he is trying to save money to buy a house. He certainly doesn’t make enough money yet he does SO much for kids! It doesn’t seem fair!

Teachers play a critical role in shaping the future of local communities all across the country. Yet every year, teachers spend about $500 of their own money on basic school supplies to help improve classroom experiences for their students! Can you believe that?!?

Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

Showing support for teachers is really important. Doing little things like buying extra school supplies at the beginning of the school year and delivering it to their classroom is one way you can support your child’s teacher. There are plenty of other ways too!

Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

Recognizing public school teachers needed more support, SONIC Drive-In partnered with DonorsChoose.org ten years ago to come up with a solution. In 2009 SONIC launched Limeades for Learning. Limeades for Learning® is a national award-winning initiative to support U.S. public school teachers in local communities.

Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

Since the launch of SONIC’s Limeades for Learning philanthropic campaign in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, SONIC Drive-in has donated $9.5 million to public school teachers nationwide to fund essential learning materials and innovative teaching resources to inspire creativity and learning in today’s youth.

There are now three periods in which SONIC makes $1 million donations to public schools:

  1. During the Fall Voting Campaign, which typically runs from late September through October
  2. Throughout the months of January through April during a series of surprise funding events in cities across the country – as an example, today SONIC funded 75 teacher projects from across the country in honor of National Handwriting Day
  3. Throughout the month of May during #ThanksTeach, a social media campaign encouraging consumers to thank their favorite teachers during Teacher Appreciation Month

With the help and support of our fans, by 2021 SONIC’s total contribution to local public school classrooms will exceed $20 million! Imagine that!

Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

 

So, I am Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program by visiting DonorsChoose.org and browsing the classrooms that need funding. My kids’ school was not listed so I chose to fully fund Ms. Funk’s classroom in a different city. They needed 10 sets of headphones for their classroom which I funded/bought for them. I feel SO good knowing that I helped out a teacher and her classroom! Man, it feels great! The project I chose to donate to, needed $334 to reach their goal, but since SONIC Drive-in matched my donation, it is fully funded!! So exciting!!!

 

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Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

 

I had $33.11 remaining on my gift card, so I decided to help add to some funds of another classroom in need! And, of course, SONIC Drive-in matched my $33.11 so now that classroom is that much closer to their goal! So neat to see!!

 

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Showing Support For Teachers Through This Program

There are SO many projects that need funding. So many to choose from. It is actually very hard to choose who you will help because I wanted to help them ALL.

Find A Teacher/Classroom To Donate To

It is easy to find a classroom or teacher to donate too. Just visit DonorsChoose.org and browse schools/city/state. If you don’t see your school listed, you can create a listing for them! Easy!

Win

One person is going to win a $50 SONIC Drive-in Gift Card AND a $200 DonorsChoose gift card! Yay!

Rules

The Contest is open to US 18+. Giveaway will end on April 22, 2018, at 11:59 PM MT. The Winner will have 48 hours to confirm their win, after I email them, or a new winner will be chosen. I am not responsible for lost or stolen mail.

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About Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre is a mommy to three beautiful, smart kids and wife to an amazing husband of 24 years! She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family, and blogging.

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  1. Lily Kwan says

    April 23, 2018 at 11:35 am

    I would donate to Exploring Insects! at Halle Hewetson Elementary School in Las Vegas, NV.

  2. Leah Shumack says

    April 22, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    I would choose to donate here – https://www.donorschoose.org/project/sharpen-pencils-help-sharpen-minds/3232203/ – Asking for pencils and a sharpener. Basic school supplies that should be in every single classroom.

  3. Fiona says

    April 22, 2018 at 9:52 pm

    I would love to win and donate to local Early Intervention Center
    Thank You

  4. maria beas (@haboorymadebera) says

    April 22, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    I would definitely donate it to The Calm and Caring Kindergartener Project from Miss Jagdeo at Caliber Beta Academy in Richmond Ca. Thanks for the chance to win such an AMAZING giveaway.

  5. Jerry Marquardt says

    April 22, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    I would love to donate to the A Table for Elbow Room in Scarlet Oak school in Oak Forest, IL.

  6. Buddy Garrett says

    April 22, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    I would donate it to our local Fifth Grade Academy to help buy computers for the computer lab.

  7. gala says

    April 22, 2018 at 8:29 am

    I’ll donate to “We Need Headphone Heros! ” project by Mrs. Stygles, Hattiesburg

  8. Nicole Lancaster says

    April 21, 2018 at 11:49 pm

    I would use my DonorsChoose gift card on the Helping Little Minds Learn to Read! project in Mrs. Petrosky’s Classroom. My daughter attends the school.

  9. slehan says

    April 21, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    Tool Not A Toy would be my choice.
    Thanks for the contest.
    slehan at juno dot com

  10. Kayla Klontz says

    April 21, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    I’d like to donate to someone in Ohio working towards sensory and processing disorders.

  11. Gina Ferrell says

    April 21, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    I would donate to Ready to Read Ms. Arabie classroom.

  12. LauraJJ says

    April 21, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    I would love to donate to our little ones schools teachers Mrs. Burdick & Gile’s Classroom Project at Southview Elementary!

  13. DEBIJOT says

    April 21, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    I would choose to donate school supplies to my grandson’s school.

  14. aprilt1585 says

    April 21, 2018 at 5:30 am

    I would donate to my step daughters school

  15. Jennifer Oliger says

    April 20, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    I would love to win the Donors Choose gift card to use for my fourth-grade class.

  16. Julieh says

    April 20, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    I would choose to donate classroom supplies to our local schools.

  17. Stacey says

    April 20, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    I would donate the gift card to a book project that I have up. My students are in desperate need of new books to read. They are reading like crazy this year and are running out of things to read. The project name is Books are Magical.

  18. Julie Ahern says

    April 20, 2018 at 6:34 pm

    We love DonorsChoose.org! https://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/529172

  19. colleenmarie says

    April 19, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Flexible searing for students

  20. Michele Pineda says

    April 18, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    I am pretty sure I would choose the library for high school students https://www.donorschoose.org/project/seeking-an-awesome-classroom-library/3182521/ this is in the next town over unless of course there is one for my daughter’s school.

  21. Shakeia Rieux says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:39 am

    I would donate to Osmo Kits for Kinder Geniuses at Douglas K Fletcher Elementary in Bakersfield, CA

  22. Leela says

    April 16, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    There are some classrooms nearby that need some help.

  23. courtney says

    April 14, 2018 at 9:43 am

    I would donate to my son’s school and find out exactly what they wanted or needed.

  24. Terra Heck says

    April 13, 2018 at 3:58 am

    I’d donate to Take (another) seat for learning campaign in Quincy, IL . Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  25. LaTanya (@sweetums82) says

    April 10, 2018 at 8:23 am

    teaching through technology

  26. ger says

    April 9, 2018 at 4:29 pm

    I would donate to Student Organizers Part I at E Ray Elementary School.

  27. Bryan Vice says

    April 9, 2018 at 11:01 am

    I would donate to ” i like to wobble wobble ” class project local Kindergarten academy that my daughter went to

  28. Wehaf says

    April 8, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    I would donate to this math supplies option for early childhool learning: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/diving-into-math/3163814/

  29. Jeffrey Lammers says

    April 8, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    I would donate it to Bowling Green Middle School, for the Built It, Mobile Makerspace Cart.

  30. Julie Bickham says

    April 8, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    I would donate it to Library Flexibility Stretches Learning at Claiborne Pell Elementary School
    Newport, RI. My daughter went to school there and they are the best!

  31. Janice Cooper says

    April 7, 2018 at 9:05 pm

    I would donate to Mathematician Magicians at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary School

  32. Jennifer Tilson says

    April 7, 2018 at 10:29 am

    I’d donate to “Books for Every Student, A-Z” for Ms. Davenport’s students at Carter High School in Straw Plains, TN.

  33. vickie couturier says

    April 7, 2018 at 5:31 am

    i would donate to my grandchildrens school library

  34. Wendy R. says

    April 7, 2018 at 12:24 am

    So many projects near me to donate to! I’d pick one that benefits our local community and schools.

  35. Lisa Pecora says

    April 6, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    I would donate to Basic Supplies for Success in the Classroom in Nashua NH

  36. Jack B says

    April 6, 2018 at 1:53 am

    I’d love to donate to the project “Preschoolers Need PLAY!” for Ms Devore at Washington Elementary School in Alliance, OH. I have a 3 year old in daycare and know that he loves having as many play centers and activities available as possible. It’s a fun age that needs play.

  37. Rosanne says

    April 5, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    I would love to give it to “Read Along Books Encourage Literacy Skills” It’s for Rolling Green Elementary School in Rockford IL. Our city has many needs. We have a higher amount of poverty than many cities this size in the US and this teacher truly cares.

  38. Linda G says

    April 5, 2018 at 4:58 pm

    I would donate it to this local school that our church helps out

  39. Mia says

    April 5, 2018 at 4:05 pm

    I would donate to Kinders in Need.

  40. Susan Smith says

    April 5, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    I would donate art supplies to a Mrs Blackmans PreK-2 class at King Elementary school.

  41. Rachel says

    April 5, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    I would donate to the EAResistable Need for Headphones in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

  42. Alena Svetelska says

    April 5, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    i would choose lets dig it up chanllenge,sounds very interesting

  43. paige chandler says

    April 5, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    I would donate to the student headphones project

  44. bethelderton says

    April 5, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    I would support We Just Need Pencils and a Sharpener, by Normandy 7th-8th Grade Center–Mrs Beck 6-8th.
    This is very close to me, and kids from my own neighborhood attend there. Almost all of the students are lower-income.
    Mary Beth Elderton

  45. Darlene Carbajal says

    April 5, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    I would love to donate to my old HS. They need new tables and chairs.

  46. Kayley says

    April 5, 2018 at 9:43 am

    I would probably donate books to schools for projects such as “Jamestown 1607”.

  47. Char says

    April 5, 2018 at 8:58 am

    I would donate to some education because this is so important to me, thank you so much!

  48. Elizabeth Miller says

    April 5, 2018 at 7:29 am

    I would donate to this one: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/building-a-better-bookshelf/3158477/. I have seen in school that typically once the middle school age is hit that the library for kids shrinks dramatically. My daughter attends a different middle school than this one and it hold true in her school as well.

  49. Helen says

    April 4, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    I would donate to Three Chromebooks for Classroom in Title I School

  50. ellen beck says

    April 4, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    I would donate to Ms Woods PreK-2 class Haskovec’s class for in Olwein Iowa for the five math related games she needs to teach math skills.

  51. Kelly D says

    April 4, 2018 at 5:42 pm

    I would donate this towards the Headphones for Listening Ears! project near me.

  52. shelly peterson says

    April 4, 2018 at 3:11 pm

    I would donate to Laptops for Learning! at a local school near me.

  53. Natalie says

    April 4, 2018 at 3:07 pm

    I would choose to Lakeland Elementary School in Willmar MN to give students books to read.

  54. heather says

    April 4, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    I would donate to schools library program.

  55. courtafi2138 says

    April 4, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    I love Donors Choose! I love helping out different classrooms.I would choose a music class that needs instruments or other items because music is so important in schools and needs all the help it can get.

  56. Elizabeth Tarlow says

    April 4, 2018 at 12:38 pm

    I would donate to “If There’s A Whisk, There’s A Way!” Mrs. Sands, 6th-8th graders, at La Mesa Middle School in La Mesa CA.

  57. Leigh W. Smith says

    April 4, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    I would be so psyched to win a $200 gift card that I could give to Mrs. Newkirk’s class in Litchfield, IL. They need new marker boards, as theirs are 5 years old or more. Thanks so much for doing this!

  58. jjohnson46 says

    April 4, 2018 at 11:32 am

    I would donate this to Language & Vocabulary Thru Ladybugs, Butterflies, & Worms Oh My! at Gocio Elementary in Sarasota, FL.

  59. Antoinette M says

    April 4, 2018 at 10:18 am

    I would donate to Lincoln PreK – 8 School in Warren,OH. They need flannel display boards & puppets in Kindergarten.

  60. tat2gurlzrock says

    April 4, 2018 at 8:54 am

    They have quite a few great ones in our area. One I especially like is the Fit Desk exercise bike desks for the library at a local middle school.

  61. bill norris says

    April 4, 2018 at 2:45 am

    i would mix it up to a bunch of projects in Eugene, Oregon

  62. Cheryl says

    April 4, 2018 at 12:57 am

    I would donate to Headphones for Listening Ears!

  63. Amanda Alvarado says

    April 3, 2018 at 9:52 pm

    I am waiting on final approval for my project so I’d donate to my own project! Here’s the private link until it is published publicly if you want to check it out: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-us-be-competitive/3179577/?rf=email-system-2018-03-project_submitted-teacher_4598681&challengeid=20968333&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_submitted&utm_swu=2457

    • Kim Delatorre says

      April 4, 2018 at 11:57 am

      Well, shoot! If I had known I would have donated to your classroom! Good luck to you!!!!

  64. HS says

    April 3, 2018 at 8:12 pm

    I would choose Ms. Good Grades PreK-2 Champaign Early Childhood Center Champaign, IL

  65. Tonya NC says

    April 3, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    I’d donate to our school’s library program! https://www.donorschoose.org/tfletcher

  66. Melissa Storms says

    April 3, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    I would donate to Glass Fusing Kiln! in Mr Wilsons classroom.

  67. Margaret Smith says

    April 3, 2018 at 3:55 pm

    I would donate to the “learning from screen to paper” project in newark, nj

  68. Ann Fantom says

    April 3, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    I would donate to “Just Right Books” at Fishkill Plains Elementary School Wappingers Fl, NY

  69. Terri Bollin says

    April 3, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    I would choose to donate to Technology for Everyone! By Mrs. Patterson for DuPont Elementary School.

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