My Project Has Been Funded!!

Within 4 hours of sharing this project, it was funded!  I have amazing friends and family who donated and helped make this possible.  However, I had one donor who took a "pay it forward" approach.  He was my first donor and last.  He donated twice and was the one who donated the remaining balance so I wouldn't lose out on an incredible opportunity from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The best part is he is a former CBRSD student who really valued his education in CBRSD and wanted to help provide that experience for current students.  I can't wait to share the news with everyone in just a few days!  Thanks to a few fabulous donors, our class has 4 different subscriptions to Time for Kids and Scholastic News! Not a bad way to start off the school year!

Mrs. Finnerty

My Donors Choose Project

I quietly posted a project on Donors Choose in June that would help bring non-fiction text to our classroom.  I would be thrilled if it was funded but I also knew it would be a stretch to raise the money needed.  This weekend Bill and Melinda Gates will fund half of the cost of your project if you can raise the other half by midnight tonight (Sunday, August 24th).  I just received my first donation from someone in Massachusetts so I feel as if I should spread the word about my project more!  Here is a link to the project on Donors Choose...

www.donorschoose.org\mrs.finnerty

Thank you for your continued support!  I'm excited for the school year to start!

Mrs. Finnerty