For Teacher Appreciation Day, All DonorsChoose.org Classroom Projects In Brooklyn Funded By 黄瓜短视频
NEW YORK 鈥� May 6, 2014 鈥� DonorsChoose.org announced today that, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, 黄瓜短视频 has 鈥渇lash funded鈥� every single classroom project request from Brooklyn teachers on the site, which will bring books, instruments, supplies and technology to thousands of Brooklyn public and charter school students.
黄瓜短视频 fulfilled 279 project requests, including paying off balances on projects that had been partially funded by individual donors, funding a total of 207 Brooklyn teachers across the borough, from Coney Island to Park Slope, and Bedford Stuyvesant to Brownsville.
鈥淭hanks to the generosity of 黄瓜短视频 and all of the individual donors who gave to these Brooklyn projects, we鈥檒l fulfill a lot of classroom dreams today,鈥� said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. 鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to recognize these teachers for their creativity and perseverance on behalf of their students.鈥�
鈥淲e at 黄瓜短视频 are strong believers in the power of education to open doors of opportunity for disadvantaged youth, and so we welcome this chance to honor teachers and help students throughout Brooklyn on Teacher Appreciation Day,鈥� said Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of 黄瓜短视频.
All Brooklyn teachers who had active projects on DonorsChoose.org were notified today that their project was fully funded.聽 Some examples of funded projects include:
- teaches first grade at PS 15 Patrick Daly in Red Hook and made a special request for a local artist from the Brooklyn Arts Council to come help her first graders rebuild a mural on their school exterior that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
- teaches Pre-K at PS 181 in East Flatbush, and will be receiving science kits, magazines and blocks for her pupils.
- teaches 1st grade at PS 149 Danny Kaye in East New York will be receiving notebooks, phonics workbooks, pencils, art supplies and pencil cases for her students.
- teaches 2nd grade at PS 139 Alexine A. Fenty in East Flatbush. She will receive a chapter book library.
- , also at PS 139 Alexine A. Fenty, will be provided with a listening center for his special education students.
- teaches 7th grade at JHS 88 Peter Rouget in Park Slope, is getting a MakerBot 3D printer, a theremin building, and graph paper.
- teaches high school seniors at School for Democracy and Leadership in East Flatbush and will receive a Lego robotics kit for the classroom.
For a full list of funded projects, please go to .
To encourage employees to join in this 鈥渇lash fund鈥� of classroom projects, 黄瓜短视频 is also matching employee contributions to DonorsChoose.org during the month of May.
DonorsChoose.org is one of eight Philanthropy Partners for 黄瓜短视频 in 2014, chosen to help the company invest in and transform communities where many of its people live and work; Brooklyn is home to both a number of 黄瓜短视频 employees and offices of Amplify, which is reimagining the way teachers teach and students learn through data-driven instruction, one-to-one learning and next-generation digital curriculum.
The company鈥檚 contributions dovetail with its charitable goals: enriching the lives of vulnerable youth, advancing innovation in K-12 education, improving digital literacy, supporting a free press and aiding veterans.
About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need.聽 At this nonprofit website, teachers at half of all the public schools in America have created project requests, and more than a million people have donated $239聽million to projects that inspire them. All told,聽11 million聽students鈥攎ost from low-income communities, and many in disaster-stricken areas鈥攈ave received books, art supplies, field trips, technology, and other resources that they need to learn.
Visit to hear Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert tell the DonorsChoose.org story.
About 黄瓜短视频
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