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Projects funded in support of Ellen's Give-Back Birthday

Welcome to my Give-Back Birthday page! In lieu of gifts and party favors this year, I want to pay homage to the city of my birth, Waterbury, Connecticut. Please help these classrooms get the supplies they need to learn by picking a project from the list below to support. Thanks in advance for helping me have my cake and donate too!

Every donor thanked. Donation is tax-deductible.

Let's Get Ready to Learn!!!!
Mrs. M.'s Classroom
High Poverty ?
Connecticut ?

Let's Get Ready to Learn!!!!

I want to be able to provide my students with the best education possible and an education that they deserve. I have requested magnetic letters and instant Literacy center materials so that I can enga...more

My students need five instant reading learning centers, feathers and tissue paper for art project...
To go: $268
Any amount welcome.
Give $25
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To go: $268
Donors so far: 2
Jo Ann from Connecticut
"I gave to this project because my niece would prefer a donation in lieu of a birthday gift, and I encourage any effort m..."
Help Students to See Their Futures with an LCD Projector
Ms. L.'s Classroom
High Poverty ?
Connecticut ?

Help Students to See Their Futures with an LCD Projector

Every year I have several students that desperately need glasses. This number grows as the year passes and glasses are lost, broken, or stolen and parents do not have money to replace them. I try my b...more

My students need an LCD projector for daily use in our classroom.
To go: $1,085
Any amount welcome.
Give $25
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To go: $1,085
Wireless Listening Center
Mrs. B.'s Classroom
High Poverty ?
Connecticut ?

Wireless Listening Center

My students love the listening center. It is one of the most popular centers in the room. However,they have a very hard time keeping the headphone wires untangled....more

My students need 4 wireless headphones, 1 transmitter, and a storage rack.
To go: $331
Any amount welcome.
Give $25
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To go: $331
Completed Project:
Turn Up the Music!
Ms. M.'s Classroom
High Poverty ?
Connecticut ?

Turn Up the Music!
Updated on Sep 23, 2009

All my students want to do is hear the music in their music class! They want to sing and dance and play and hum with a new stereo system! This is where you can make a difference in my students' music...more

My students need 2 CD players for chorus and their general music classes.
"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. In these tough economic times full of level budgeting and even cutbacks, it is very difficult to obtain new, quality teaching tools for use in t..." more
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