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Completed: Dear America, I Can Learn About History . . .

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"I teach fifth grade in a small rural Arkansas town. The community is very small and poor. It is hard at times to get the materials needed to get to my students.

I want my students to have a love for reading. Reading is the basis for all education and the real world, plus it will open doors for my ... " MORE

"I teach fifth grade in a small rural Arkansas town. The community is very small and poor. It is hard at times to get the materials needed to get to my students.

I want my students to have a love for reading. Reading is the basis for all education and the real world, plus it will open doors for my students. They need to be able to read for a purpose and for fun in order to go far in the world. Reading opens the door to many opportunities for people and can lead them to success in life.

The Dear America books are wonderful. They give the much needed reading skills in the form of diaries from history. Each book has a young person and their experience in America's history. Seeds of Hope: The California Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, 1849 is a wonderful piece of literature that teaches about the Gold Rush days in a narrative form.

Make a difference and help some small town students open the door to their future with a good book. Help us get a classroom set of Dear America: Seeds of Hope: The California Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, 1849.

My students need 30 copies of "Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild". The cost of this proposal is $388, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

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Mrs. M. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Nov 13, 2009
 

Thank you so much!! You do not know how excited I am about this project. This is a time in American History that will come alive through using this young adult book. The Dear America books are WONDERFUL for teaching history in a fun, interesting way. They are much better than using a textbook that just gives the facts. These books make it believable because it is about a young person that students can identify with.

My kids will be so excited when I tell them we are getting these resources!! Thank you! Thank you! WE appreciate your kindness and generosity more than you will ever know.

With gratitude,
Mrs. M.

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Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Linda L. (volunteer) on Sep 5, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested books and posted this project.
John C. (associate) on Sep 7, 2009
"My favorite back-to-school memory is...having my fifth grade teacher read "Charlotte's Web" to our class, one chapter per week. What a great book!"
Amy from Millersburg, PA gave on Nov 13, 2009
"The Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRC) is half-funding classroom needs at the rural and charter schools serviced by the center. This is made possible by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. Learn more about APSRC at http://www.apsrc.net/. "
The APSRC and Walton Family Foundation from Bentonville, AR gave on Nov 13, 2009
Project fully funded!
Happy news on Nov 13, 2009
Teacher MailThank You Letter posted!
The teacher Mrs. M. on Nov 13, 2009
"Amy, Thank you so much!! My kids will LOVE this book! Thank you for making it possible."
The teacher Mrs. M. on Nov 13, 2009
"The Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRC)is contributing to schools and individual classrooms in a wonderful way. Thank you so much for the donation!"
The teacher Mrs. M. on Nov 13, 2009
"My mother and her three brothers grew up very poor (sharecropper's children) in Rosie, AR. I'm happy to give some small support to other children in that beautiful, but low-income, area."
Amy from Millersburg, PA on Nov 13, 2009
Purchased the books for Mrs. M.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Jenni D. (staff member) on Nov 13, 2009
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