*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 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.
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:
- During the Fall Voting Campaign, which typically runs from late September through October
- 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
- 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!
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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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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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.
Lily Kwan says
I would donate to Exploring Insects! at Halle Hewetson Elementary School in Las Vegas, NV.
Leah Shumack says
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.
Fiona says
I would love to win and donate to local Early Intervention Center
Thank You
maria beas (@haboorymadebera) says
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.
Jerry Marquardt says
I would love to donate to the A Table for Elbow Room in Scarlet Oak school in Oak Forest, IL.
Buddy Garrett says
I would donate it to our local Fifth Grade Academy to help buy computers for the computer lab.
gala says
I’ll donate to “We Need Headphone Heros! ” project by Mrs. Stygles, Hattiesburg
Nicole Lancaster says
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.
slehan says
Tool Not A Toy would be my choice.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
Kayla Klontz says
I’d like to donate to someone in Ohio working towards sensory and processing disorders.
Gina Ferrell says
I would donate to Ready to Read Ms. Arabie classroom.
LauraJJ says
I would love to donate to our little ones schools teachers Mrs. Burdick & Gile’s Classroom Project at Southview Elementary!
DEBIJOT says
I would choose to donate school supplies to my grandson’s school.
aprilt1585 says
I would donate to my step daughters school
Jennifer Oliger says
I would love to win the Donors Choose gift card to use for my fourth-grade class.
Julieh says
I would choose to donate classroom supplies to our local schools.
Stacey says
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.
Julie Ahern says
We love DonorsChoose.org! https://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/529172
colleenmarie says
Flexible searing for students
Michele Pineda says
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.
Shakeia Rieux says
I would donate to Osmo Kits for Kinder Geniuses at Douglas K Fletcher Elementary in Bakersfield, CA
Leela says
There are some classrooms nearby that need some help.
courtney says
I would donate to my son’s school and find out exactly what they wanted or needed.
Terra Heck says
I’d donate to Take (another) seat for learning campaign in Quincy, IL . Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
LaTanya (@sweetums82) says
teaching through technology
ger says
I would donate to Student Organizers Part I at E Ray Elementary School.
Bryan Vice says
I would donate to ” i like to wobble wobble ” class project local Kindergarten academy that my daughter went to
Wehaf says
I would donate to this math supplies option for early childhool learning: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/diving-into-math/3163814/
Jeffrey Lammers says
I would donate it to Bowling Green Middle School, for the Built It, Mobile Makerspace Cart.
Julie Bickham says
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!
Janice Cooper says
I would donate to Mathematician Magicians at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary School
Jennifer Tilson says
I’d donate to “Books for Every Student, A-Z” for Ms. Davenport’s students at Carter High School in Straw Plains, TN.
vickie couturier says
i would donate to my grandchildrens school library
Wendy R. says
So many projects near me to donate to! I’d pick one that benefits our local community and schools.
Lisa Pecora says
I would donate to Basic Supplies for Success in the Classroom in Nashua NH
Jack B says
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.
Rosanne says
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.
Linda G says
I would donate it to this local school that our church helps out
Mia says
I would donate to Kinders in Need.
Susan Smith says
I would donate art supplies to a Mrs Blackmans PreK-2 class at King Elementary school.
Rachel says
I would donate to the EAResistable Need for Headphones in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Alena Svetelska says
i would choose lets dig it up chanllenge,sounds very interesting
paige chandler says
I would donate to the student headphones project
bethelderton says
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
Darlene Carbajal says
I would love to donate to my old HS. They need new tables and chairs.
Kayley says
I would probably donate books to schools for projects such as “Jamestown 1607”.
Char says
I would donate to some education because this is so important to me, thank you so much!
Elizabeth Miller says
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.
Helen says
I would donate to Three Chromebooks for Classroom in Title I School
ellen beck says
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.
Kelly D says
I would donate this towards the Headphones for Listening Ears! project near me.
shelly peterson says
I would donate to Laptops for Learning! at a local school near me.
Natalie says
I would choose to Lakeland Elementary School in Willmar MN to give students books to read.
heather says
I would donate to schools library program.
courtafi2138 says
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.
Elizabeth Tarlow says
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.
Leigh W. Smith says
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!
jjohnson46 says
I would donate this to Language & Vocabulary Thru Ladybugs, Butterflies, & Worms Oh My! at Gocio Elementary in Sarasota, FL.
Antoinette M says
I would donate to Lincoln PreK – 8 School in Warren,OH. They need flannel display boards & puppets in Kindergarten.
tat2gurlzrock says
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.
bill norris says
i would mix it up to a bunch of projects in Eugene, Oregon
Cheryl says
I would donate to Headphones for Listening Ears!
Amanda Alvarado says
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
Well, shoot! If I had known I would have donated to your classroom! Good luck to you!!!!
HS says
I would choose Ms. Good Grades PreK-2 Champaign Early Childhood Center Champaign, IL
Tonya NC says
I’d donate to our school’s library program! https://www.donorschoose.org/tfletcher
Melissa Storms says
I would donate to Glass Fusing Kiln! in Mr Wilsons classroom.
Margaret Smith says
I would donate to the “learning from screen to paper” project in newark, nj
Ann Fantom says
I would donate to “Just Right Books” at Fishkill Plains Elementary School Wappingers Fl, NY
Terri Bollin says
I would choose to donate to Technology for Everyone! By Mrs. Patterson for DuPont Elementary School.