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Teachers at E. Rivers and Garden Hills Elementary Schools Receive Classroom Supplies, Thanks to Generous Donations

talkupaps11 Nov 20160

By: Alicia Sands Lurry Dozens of teachers at E. Rivers Elementary School were showered this week with a myriad of classroom supplies and educational materials totaling over $22,000, thanks to a partnership between DonorsChoose.org and OshKosh B’gosh. Teachers and students celebrated the spirited occasion during a special school assembly on Thursday, Nov. 10, when staff opened boxes filled with gifts ranging from microscopes […]

Hope-Hill funds new book club through DonorsChoose.org

talkupaps7 Feb 20140

Hope-Hill Elementary School received two grants through DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy to help students in need through school donations. Paula Sanders Morris, who submitted the grants, will use the funds to purchase books for her new Chat and Chew Book Club. The first grant for $1,150 was funded in 7 days and Disney […]

Whitefoord’s B.R.A.T. Club Hosts a Holiday Community Event

talkupaps18 Dec 20121

The B.R.A.T. Club at Whitefoord Elementary recently received funding by LOWE’S for their first Holiday Community Event called “Men Make A Difference.” The boys created a gingerbread house at LOWE’S with Media Specialist Mileeka Frank and Principal Timmy Foster. Fathers and siblings of the club members were also invited for the day full of events. […]

11 Alive’s Donna Lowry Visits Dunbar’s Classroom

talkupaps14 Nov 20121

Ms. Allaisia Cotton, 2nd grade teacher from Dunbar Elementary School, requested classroom materials through DonorsChoose.org and received her request with a visitation by Donna Lowry from 11 Alive News. The website, DonorsChoose.org, allows donors to browse and make donations anonymously to the classroom-based projects of their choice. Donna Lowry surprised the students and delivered the […]