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All of this order has been used, put on shelves, again thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1763587987766,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-involvement/9500365/","projectTitle":"Creativity Involvement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tiffany","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10093547"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9441443,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. One unforgettable moment was when we introduced a set of building blocks and pretend play items. The children immediately began constructing \"castles,\" \"zoos,\" and even a \"grocery store,\" working together and sharing ideas. It was a beautiful display of creativity, collaboration, and joy.\r\nOne specific project that blossomed from these new resources was our \"Community Helpers\" unit. Using the dress-up clothes and pretend play tools, students took turns being doctors, firefighters, chefs, and teachers. They even created a mini \"town\" in our classroom, complete with a post office and a bakery! This hands-on experience helped them understand important roles in our community while building language and social skills.\r\nLooking ahead, we're expanding this project into a \"Neighborhood Map\" activity, where students will draw and label places they've role-played, connecting their imaginative play to early literacy and geography concepts. Your donation has truly sparked a chain of learning that continues to grow.\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom's journey. Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1754415965681,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-play/9441443/","projectTitle":"Sensory / Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9496748,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. One unforgettable moment was when we introduced a set of building blocks and pretend play items. 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Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1754355242474,"projectUrl":"project/reward-system/9496748/","projectTitle":"Reward System","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9342196,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. One unforgettable moment was when we introduced a set of building blocks and pretend play items. 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Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1753114582289,"projectUrl":"project/climate-and-environment/9342196/","projectTitle":"Climate and Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9148335,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. 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Your donation has truly sparked a chain of learning that continues to grow.\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom's journey. Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1743088995922,"projectUrl":"project/bee-the-reason-our-class-has-an-amazing/9148335/","projectTitle":"Bee the Reason Our Class Has an Amazing Graduation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9496780,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! 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Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1754355242056,"projectUrl":"project/movie-star/9496780/","projectTitle":"Movie Star","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9148121,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. One unforgettable moment was when we introduced a set of building blocks and pretend play items. 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Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1743089118347,"projectUrl":"project/year-to-remember/9146526/","projectTitle":"Year To Remember","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9128242,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! Thanks to your support, our preschoolers at Covington Early Childhood Center have been exploring, creating, and learning in exciting new ways.\r\nWhen the new toys and materials arrived, the children's reactions were priceless—eyes wide with wonder, squeals of excitement, and eager little hands reaching out to explore. 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Your donation has truly sparked a chain of learning that continues to grow.\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom's journey. Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1747009383193,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-improve-our-classroom/9128242/","projectTitle":"Help Us Improve our classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9005370,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation, My students loved the toad stuffy and the pigeon stuffy and don't let the pigeon drive the bus story book. The book and the pigeon has brought so much laughter to my students.We are so grateful for your generous contribution to our classroom! 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This hands-on experience helped them understand important roles in our community while building language and social skills.\r\nLooking ahead, we're expanding this project into a \"Neighborhood Map\" activity, where students will draw and label places they've role-played, connecting their imaginative play to early literacy and geography concepts. Your donation has truly sparked a chain of learning that continues to grow.\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom's journey. Your kindness has made a lasting impact, and we're excited to keep sharing our progress with you!\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nLauren Grant","fullyFundedDate":1740150409380,"projectUrl":"project/help-supply-our-class-with-much-needed-t/9005370/","projectTitle":"Help Supply Our Class With Much Needed Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9005302,"letterContent":"The Blankets that were donated to the classroom have been beneficial to students during nap time. The blankets we had did not cover the children all the way. Now the children can lay down and take naps with the comfort of them covering their whole body. The children were excited to have the new blankets they were really excited that they glowed in the dark. Not only did the blankets bring comfort to the children in the room, it became a teaching lesson how to teach the children to fold blankets. Thanks again for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1740150342672,"projectUrl":"project/soft-blankets/9005302/","projectTitle":"Soft Blankets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Grant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9447780"},{"teacherId":9447780,"projectId":9005290,"letterContent":"Thank you, for taking the time to donate to my classroom. When I decided to take on this new roll I did not know what I was going to see. When going through the activities I noticed a lot of things were missing because the teacher before me either took them with her or did not have supplies in the room. I had to start from scratch, without your donations, the children will be bored and have limited items to work with. 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