{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Olivia Park Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10136217,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our library. The students are truly enjoying the new books, especially Jarrett Lerner's Nat the Cat learning-to-read series—it has quickly become a favorite among our early readers. I'm thrilled to have such a fun and engaging new option to support their growth.\r\n\r\nThe latest Doodleville book has also been a big hit! In addition, Marie's Magic Eggs is especially meaningful for our many Ukrainian students—it's a beautiful reflection of their culture and has really resonated with them.\r\n\r\nI'm also incredibly grateful for the laminating paper. It's such a valuable resource for preserving our paperback books and keeping them in great condition for years to come.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and generosity make a direct impact on our students every day. I truly cannot do this work without your support, and I am deeply thankful that you chose to invest in our library.","fullyFundedDate":1773863334174,"projectUrl":"project/learning-to-read-books-for-our-library-s/10136217/","projectTitle":"Learning to Read Books for Our Library Shelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10136162,"letterContent":"Thank you so much, Judy, for your generous support as a first-time donor to our school library. Your gift truly means so much to us!\r\n\r\nWe are especially excited about the new graphic novels in popular series, the Caldecott Award winner, and the other wonderful titles. These are exactly the kinds of books our students are drawn to—engaging, high-interest, and beautifully written. Your donation will have our students eager to read, explore new stories, and keep coming back to the library.\r\n\r\nAt our Title I school, access to books at home can be limited, so our library plays a vital role in fostering a love of reading. Because of you, more students will have access to books they are excited about and proud to check out and share with their families.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and for choosing to support our students. We are so grateful to have you as part of our library community.","fullyFundedDate":1773861967240,"projectUrl":"project/help-fill-our-library-shelves-with-new-b/10136162/","projectTitle":"Help Fill Our Library Shelves With New Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10140749,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support as a first-time donor to our school library. Your gift means so much to us!\r\n\r\nWe are especially excited about the Spanish books you purchased—many of them are from popular series that our students already love. This makes them even more meaningful, as students are eager to read familiar and engaging stories in Spanish. Your donation is helping us better support our bilingual readers and provide more inclusive options for all of our students.\r\n\r\nAt our Title I school, access to books at home can be limited, so our library plays an important role in fostering a love of reading. Because of you, more students will see themselves reflected in the books they read and feel excited to check them out and share them with their families.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and for choosing to support our students. We are so grateful to have you as part of our library community.","fullyFundedDate":1773953942483,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-get-more-spanish-books-for-our-s/10140749/","projectTitle":"Help Us Get More Spanish Books For Our School Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10156495,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project to bring the 2027 Washington State Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominees into our library. Your generosity has made an immediate and meaningful impact on our students.\r\n\r\nAs a Title I school with a limited budget, we are not always able to provide the newest and most engaging books for our students. Because of you, our readers now have access to high-quality, award-nominated picture books that will spark curiosity, build excitement around reading, and introduce them to a wide range of voices and stories.\r\n\r\nThese books will be shared across our school community—read aloud in classrooms, explored in the library, and eagerly checked out by students to take home and enjoy with their families. Opportunities like this help us foster a love of reading while also building important connections between school and home.\r\n\r\nYour support is helping us create a vibrant, up-to-date library collection and giving our students the chance to see themselves as readers. We are so grateful for your kindness and belief in our students.\r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference in our community of readers.","fullyFundedDate":1774727100081,"projectUrl":"project/2027-washington-childrens-choice-pictur/10156495/","projectTitle":"2027 Washington Children's Choice Picture Books For Our Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10114890,"letterContent":"Thank you, Anonymous Book Angel, for choosing to fully fund both of my projects. I was truly in tears when I saw that this final project had been funded.\r\n\r\nI have been working hard to build our library collection to support our Character Strong lessons, and this final set of 12 books focuses on courage and creativity. These books will be shared across our school—by classroom teachers, our PE teacher, our SEL teacher, and by me in the library. Our students also love checking out books after they've heard them read aloud, so this will help spark even more interest in reading while building meaningful connections with students and their families.\r\n\r\nAs a Title I school, we simply don't have the funding to purchase all the books our students need and request. Your generosity is helping make my dream for our library a reality.\r\n\r\nI am so incredibly grateful for your kindness and support. You are truly making a lasting impact on our community of readers.","fullyFundedDate":1774727098646,"projectUrl":"project/character-strong-books-for-sel-part-4/10114890/","projectTitle":"Character Strong Books for SEL Part 4: Final One!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10114874,"letterContent":"Thank you, Barbara, for believing in books and libraries for our youth. Your generous gift and act of kindness have made it possible for us to add meaningful books that will support our units on cooperation, courage, and kindness.\r\n\r\nI truly could not do this work or build these dream lists without donors like you. Because of your support, our library is transforming in such a positive way and helping shape important conversations around these essential human traits.\r\n\r\nOur students are so lucky to have you cheering us on. Thank you for being our book angel—you are making a lasting difference in our community.","fullyFundedDate":1773856041787,"projectUrl":"project/character-strong-books-for-sel-part-4/10114874/","projectTitle":"Character Strong Books for SEL, Part 4","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10136176,"letterContent":"You sent us so much LOVE—thank you for these amazing books! I am truly thrilled to add them to our shelves.\r\n\r\nI selected titles that fill gaps in our collection as well as books I knew would be high-interest for our students. It's been so rewarding to see their excitement—especially since many of them don't have books at home and rely on our library for access to reading.\r\n\r\nI became the librarian here four years ago, and at that time, the collection was quite outdated. I made a commitment to modernize and strengthen it, and while it's been a gradual process, your generosity has made a meaningful difference in helping that vision come to life.\r\n\r\nI truly believe in \"book fairies,\" and you are absolutely one of ours. Your donation has had a lasting impact on our library and our community of readers. Thank you for helping us inspire a love of reading in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1773863270129,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-get-new-library-books-on-our-she/10136176/","projectTitle":"Help Us Get New Library Books On Our Shelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10135985,"letterContent":"Barbara the books you have gifted our library are so loved by our students. As you can see in the pictures, we have MANY so happy to read these new arrivals! Students are always excited for the next book in a series, curious to try new genres and check out new authors. This project delivered all of that and more! I am so grateful you chose our library because many students at our school do not have books at home and rely on the books in our library. You truly are spreading a love for reading, love and peace into our community. Thank you for being our book angel this year.","fullyFundedDate":1773356871194,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-get-new-library-books-on-our-she/10135985/","projectTitle":"Help Us Get New Library Books On Our Shelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10135949,"letterContent":"The books you have gifted our library are so loved by our students. As you can see in the pictures, we have MANY students who celebrate Ramadan and these new books are checked out each week. We also have a large population of students who celebrate Lunar New Year and Ling & Ting's Lunar New Year: Two Times Lucky was a fun new addition by Grace Lin. I am so grateful you chose our library because many students at our school do not have books at home. It is important for me to have students see themselves and their culture in our library. When they see a character that looks like them, they smile and are so excited to read the book. Thank you for helping my dreams come true for these kids. You are truly are spreading kindness, love and peace into our community.","fullyFundedDate":1773853430567,"projectUrl":"project/new-library-books-to-celebrate-diversity/10135949/","projectTitle":"New Library Books To Celebrate Diversity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":10025884,"projectId":9967205,"letterContent":"What a thrill it was to get that message reading, \"Your project has been funded.\" WOW! It never gets old and my gratitude never lessens with time or projects. Your generosity is so appreciated.\r\n\r\nSitting Around Creating Community began as an idea to help my students sit more comfortably no matter where they were working and evolved into an indispensable part of our classroom lifestyle. Students regularly work on hard surfaces, including our floor (which is a thin layer of carpet over cement) and tile (a thin layer of vinyl over cement). Even for kids, who are fairly well adapted to discomfort, don't feel great. Enter these cushions, which make assembly floors, class meeting floors, and even garden grass comfortable.\r\n\r\nWhat I didn't expect was that it would also fundamentally change students' comfort and function seated at their own desks. They adjust these cushions in numerous surprising ways: they do sit on them, but they also cuddle them, place them behind their backs, and kneel on them. Students find focus in comfort - their old plastic chairs are less distracting and they can sit for longer, remaining focused.\r\n\r\nYour donation was for cushions. What you gifted my class was comfort, focus, and a sense of luxury most of them are totally unfamiliar with. You've gifted us a sense of a classroom as a home, and there is no monetary value comparable.","fullyFundedDate":1769178132197,"projectUrl":"project/sitting-around-creating-community/9967205/","projectTitle":"Sitting Around Creating Community!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. D'Ambrosio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10025884_orig.jpg?crop=661,661,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758148589526","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msdambrosio-op"},{"teacherId":2555494,"projectId":10136257,"letterContent":"Thank you so much, Barbara for donating to our school library. These non-fiction books are nominated for the WA state Towner award next year. Having these books will allow me to read these and have our students vote for their favorite book. Non-Fiction books are always a need and adding these books to our shelves is just what we need. The HUGE animal book will make the kids get really excited to check our and learn more about endangered animals. There is one that is a graphic novel too which I know many will want to read which is why I requested two copies. \r\nI honestly, can not do this work on my limited budget without your help and kind heart. I am forever grateful Barbara for you and your impact in our library.","fullyFundedDate":1773356870418,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-get-more-non-fiction-books-on-ou/10136257/","projectTitle":"Help Us Get More Non-Fiction Books On Our Shelves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Riviera's Library","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2555494_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680237073005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2555494"},{"teacherId":10025884,"projectId":9726037,"letterContent":"Wow! When I first envisioned creating Lego Gardeners, I hadn't realized the massive impact it would have on my students' growth in STEAM, nor on the community-building that would ensue. A small group did a test run with me during a big testing window when many of our students were out of the room. I was shocked by how quickly the small groups organized themselves and their materials, with very little guidance from me. The three groups all approached the process differently but all three were successful with only supervisory work from me. Additionally, students did research about their flower/plant and posted the info card with their finished project in the window in our classroom garden.\r\n\r\nThe next step in our project is the whole class participating in building and researching the rest of the Lego plants that were donated. Students will break into six groups with the six largest plants. They began by sorting the Lego sets into permanent numbered bags and plastic tubs (to make sure that the plants can be deconstructed at the end of the year and stored for next year's students to participate in the Lego Gardeners). Again, the teamwork and excitement around the room as we took even this first step was staggering. Students emerged as natural group leaders, quickly recognizing the value in dividing up the work so everyone had a role to play. \r\n\r\nAs we complete our Lego garden pieces and write up our research cards, we'll be completing the unit with a free build: students will pick a flower or plant not represented in our garden yet and free build the flower in their small groups.\r\n\r\nAs we work in our groups, our work in our school garden has deepened and taken on new meaning. Students are seeking knowledge not only about how to maintain a garden but how plants grow and thrive. Seeing the parts of a plant and building the vocabulary during our Lego builds has led to increased awareness of the real plants around us.\r\n\r\nThank you for bringing this incredible learning and exploring to this year's fourth graders as well as fourth graders in coming years. 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