{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Willow Crest Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":58.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":9767351,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our school library. Our K–5 students are eager readers who rely on the library as their primary access to books, and for many, it is the only place they can regularly choose stories that spark their curiosity and imagination. Their excitement is unmistakable whenever new books arrive, and your support helps us keep that joy alive.\r\n\r\nThis project adds a collection of engaging, high-quality books that support literacy, encourage exploration, and reflect a wide range of experiences and cultures. New titles invite students to read more often, experiment with unfamiliar genres, and find stories that connect to their lives. An updated collection ensures our library remains a welcoming, relevant space where every student feels excited and included.\r\n\r\nBecause many of our students have limited access to books outside of school, your generosity directly impacts their learning and growth. These books will be enjoyed during read-alouds, checked out throughout the year, and revisited again and again. Thank you for helping us nurture a strong reading culture and inspire a lifelong love of reading in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1768506085058,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-stories-for-growing-minds/9767351/","projectTitle":"Fresh Stories for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":9319645,"projectId":9982901,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our lower elementary classroom. Your gift of snow-themed read-aloud books is already bringing warmth, wonder, and joy to our students' winter days. These stories invite children to see their own world reflected on the page, turning chilly mornings and snowy playgrounds into moments of curiosity, imagination, and laughter.\r\n\r\nThrough these books, students are not only entertained—they are learning too. Read-aloud time sparks rich conversations, builds vocabulary, and helps children make meaningful connections between stories and their own experiences, whether sledding down a hill, building snowmen, or watching the world change under a blanket of white. The playful tone and engaging illustrations keep little listeners captivated while gently encouraging curiosity about nature, seasons, and community life.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping create a classroom library that reflects students' lives and inspires their imaginations. By giving our children stories that honor their local world, you are helping make winter days brighter, joyful, and full of wonder. Thank you for helping nurture a love of reading and a sense of connection to their community.","fullyFundedDate":1768249959704,"projectUrl":"project/winter-wonders-stories-from-the-snow/9982901/","projectTitle":"Winter Wonders: Stories from the Snow","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Race","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9319645_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696800120917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9319645"},{"teacherId":9319645,"projectId":9982701,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Title I classroom. Your gift of motion toys, magnetic cubes, puzzle boxes, and cat's cradle strings is already making a meaningful difference for our students. These materials provide hands-on opportunities for exploration and play, helping children build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and sensory awareness while encouraging problem-solving, creativity, and imaginative thinking.\r\n\r\nMany of our students do not have access to these kinds of materials at home, so having them in the classroom gives every child a chance to tinker, experiment, and discover in fun and engaging ways. Students can explore independently or collaborate with friends, sparking curiosity, wonder, and a sense of accomplishment as they twist, turn, and invent new shapes and patterns.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping create a classroom environment where creativity and critical thinking come alive. By providing these tools, you are giving our students the chance to move, build, and imagine in their own way—planting the seeds for a lifelong love of learning.","fullyFundedDate":1768161558205,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-wonder-tinker-twist-and-turn/9982701/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Wonder: Tinker, Twist, and Turn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Race","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9319645_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696800120917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9319645"},{"teacherId":9319645,"projectId":9982649,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift of books to our classroom. Your support provides our students with fresh, engaging stories that capture their interest and inspire them to read. For many of our young learners, these books offer a chance to discover themselves as readers, take risks, and develop confidence in a joyful, low-pressure way.\r\n\r\nBy bringing new titles into our classroom library, you are helping create a welcoming space where children can explore books that reflect their interests and spark curiosity. Students are excited to pick up these stories, share them with friends, and return to their favorites again and again—building reading habits that will grow with them for years to come.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your generosity. Your support not only enhances our library but also shows our students that reading can be fun, empowering, and full of adventure.","fullyFundedDate":1768146194163,"projectUrl":"project/books-that-bounce-giggle-and-grow-mind/9982649/","projectTitle":"Books That Bounce, Giggle, and Grow Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Race","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9319645_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696800120917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9319645"},{"teacherId":9319645,"projectId":9982591,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Title I classroom. Your gift of Pokémon books is already making a meaningful difference for our students, many of whom are still learning to see themselves as readers. Because these characters are familiar and exciting, students feel more confident picking up a book, taking risks, and reading independently.\r\n\r\nThese engaging stories motivate children to read through favorite characters and fun adventures, encouraging them to reread, share with friends, and talk about what they've learned. This joyful, low-pressure reading builds confidence, vocabulary, and comprehension while helping create a welcoming classroom environment where students feel excited to read every day. Thank you for helping show our students that reading can be fun, empowering, and full of adventure.","fullyFundedDate":1767889556052,"projectUrl":"project/pokmon-pages-powerful-readers/9982591/","projectTitle":"Pokémon Pages & Powerful Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Race","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9319645_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696800120917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9319645"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":9883999,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project and investing in our K–5 Title I library. My students love time to create, and they are deeply curious about history and culture—especially when they can see how ideas travel, discoveries begin, and creativity connects to both science and everyday life. Your generosity brings fresh, engaging titles into our library that enhance our CKLA curriculum and help keep our collection current, exciting, and reflective of a wide range of interests and perspectives. I can't wait to see my students unbox these titles and hurry me along to get them ready for checkout!\r\n\r\nBecause of you, students will have access to books that spark curiosity, celebrate innovation, and show how imagination can solve real problems across places and cultures. These stories help make learning come alive, strengthen early geography skills, and invite students to see themselves as inventors, thinkers, and creators. Thank you for helping us build a library that encourages exploration, honors curiosity, and inspires students to imagine what they might one day create.","fullyFundedDate":1767990838992,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-big-thinkers-inspiring-young/9883999/","projectTitle":"Books for Big Thinkers: Inspiring Young Inventors","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":9891284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our elementary library and helping us expand access to stories through audiobooks. Our students love listening while following along or using their own devices, and audiobooks give them another meaningful way to engage with reading at their own level. Your generosity helps ensure that all learners—including emerging readers, multilingual students, and those who need extra support—can fully experience stories that spark imagination, build empathy, and open doors to new ideas.\r\n\r\nBy adding these audiobooks to our collection, you are giving students confidence, independence, and choice in how they access literacy. Whether listening during library centers, reading along with a print book, or enjoying a story for the sheer joy of it, students will feel successful and included. Thank you for helping make our library a place where every child can connect with stories and discover the joy of reading in a way that works best for them. I can't wait to see them unbox these new titles!","fullyFundedDate":1767654457273,"projectUrl":"project/listen-learn-imagine-bringing-audiobo/9891284/","projectTitle":"Listen, Learn, Imagine: Bringing Audiobooks to Our Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":9979505,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our K–5 library and helping us meet our students' incredible enthusiasm for manga. Your generosity puts books into their hands that feel exciting and approachable, especially for readers who are still building confidence and stamina. Because of you, students will be able to explore a format they love while strengthening visual literacy and developing a genuine joy for reading in a way that feels natural and engaging.\r\n\r\nThese thoughtfully chosen, age-appropriate manga titles make it possible to say \"yes\" to student requests while keeping our library a safe, welcoming space for young readers. The warm, humorous stories and lovable characters you've helped provide will invite laughter, connection, and repeated reading. Thank you for listening to our students' interests and helping create a library where every child feels excited to open a book and come back for more.","fullyFundedDate":1767803531420,"projectUrl":"project/manga-mayhem-expanding-our-k5-collecti/9979505/","projectTitle":"Manga Mayhem! 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Because of you, younger readers will have access to age-appropriate manga that helps them learn how to read this popular format with confidence, keeping the library a vibrant, welcoming place where a love of reading continues to grow.","fullyFundedDate":1767740226592,"projectUrl":"project/goals-grit-and-graphic-reads/9982323/","projectTitle":"Goals, Grit, and Graphic Reads","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":8070177,"projectId":9837575,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in our school library and in our readers. Because of your generosity, these new books are already creating a buzz the moment students walk through the doors. I introduce many of them during read-alouds, highlighting engaging language and rich vocabulary that spark curiosity and conversation. Students love being in the know about award-winning authors, and these titles give them exactly what they need to expand their book choices and feel confident exploring new stories. When the books move to our displays, they don't stay there long—students immediately notice what's new and can't wait to be the first to check one out.\r\n\r\nReading in our library is joyful, energetic, and shared. There is always a friendly race to see who gets a new title first, and the novelty of these books draws in readers of all kinds. I see students recommending books to friends, returning to favorites, and proudly using new words they've discovered. Your support didn't just add books to our shelves—it filled our library with excitement and helped students see themselves as informed, enthusiastic readers.","fullyFundedDate":1767922877034,"projectUrl":"project/laugh-out-loud-belly-burner-books/9837575/","projectTitle":"Laugh Out Loud Belly Burner Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070177"},{"teacherId":6742252,"projectId":9923328,"letterContent":"Our Books and Blankets event was so much fun! Students were happy and grateful for the gifts they received. Thank you for donating blankets to our deserving kiddos. Students brought them back to the classroom and spread them out to read their brand new books on. Afterwards they were able to take them home to stay cozy with over the cold, Alaskan, winter break. We would not be able to hold this annual event at our school each year without generous donations like yours. Thank you, from our students and families, for your donation of blankets.","fullyFundedDate":1764869042280,"projectUrl":"project/books-blankets-a-school-wide-literacy/9923328/","projectTitle":"Books & Blankets: A School-Wide Literacy Event","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Oliver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6742252_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665184039359","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6742252"},{"teacherId":8840568,"projectId":9556634,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of blankets to our school. Our students are Title I students who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and your kindness made a meaningful difference in their lives. During our holiday event, each student was able to select a blanket to take home, along with a book, making the experience both comforting and joyful.\r\n\r\nThe excitement among our students was truly heartwarming. They loved being able to choose a blanket that felt personal and special to them, proudly sharing their selections with friends and teachers. For many of our students, receiving a new blanket and a book was an unforgettable moment that made them feel seen, valued, and cared for during the holiday season.\r\n\r\nYour generosity provided more than just warmth, it brought smiles, comfort, and a sense of belonging to our students and their families. We are incredibly grateful for your support and for the positive impact you have made in our school community. 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