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Thank you so much for your generosity to my classroom! Words aren't enough to express how much my class appreciates.","fullyFundedDate":1756131678714,"projectUrl":"project/math-manipulatives-for-math-centers/9644475/","projectTitle":"Math Manipulatives for Math Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9118371_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693448111442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9118371"},{"teacherId":9118371,"projectId":9499542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations to our class. All of the students I serve love this area of our room. Thanks to your donations I was able to turn this area into something that everyone loves. It's a cozy area that everyone loves to use. It's a great area that promotes a love of learning. My students are learning to enjoy reading!\r\n\r\nAdding new books into the reading nook is inspiring my kids to read more. I've also been able to add books that are of high interest to our classroom library. We appreciate your help and donations.","fullyFundedDate":1755656529623,"projectUrl":"project/help-revamp-our-resource-room/9499542/","projectTitle":"Help Revamp Our Resource Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9118371_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693448111442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9118371"},{"teacherId":4936781,"projectId":9243774,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the learning items! We've been using them for multiple writing sessions.\r\n\r\nThe students have been reviewing their Penmanship--how to write their letters correctly. 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Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1747846247394,"projectUrl":"project/fun-with-writing/9243774/","projectTitle":"Fun With Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4936781_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509648978736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4936781"},{"teacherId":9118371,"projectId":9247749,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and my students whom are special learners. The donation of these books allows my students to read high interest topics that are at their level. Thank you for building a classroom library that will inspire a life long love of reading. Teaching children to read is a gift that will last a lifetime. Thank you for giving me the materials to inspire them, spark their imagination, and give them access to made up worlds that they never knew existed. This means so much to our community!","fullyFundedDate":1747866786796,"projectUrl":"project/build-a-classroom-library-for-special-le/9247749/","projectTitle":"Build a Classroom Library for Special Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9118371_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693448111442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9118371"},{"teacherId":9118371,"projectId":9660419,"letterContent":"Your donations have allowed me to build a library that my middle school students love. When they saw that new books had arrived they were so excited. They couldn't wait to pick a book and start reading. The selection of books was something that made them so excited.\r\n\r\nWords can't express the gratitude and gratefulness that I feel. Thank you for inspiring my students to be life long readers and thus life long learners. Their love of reader will be a gift that continues into adulthood. Thank you so much for bringing my idea to life and for supporting our community.","fullyFundedDate":1756916219394,"projectUrl":"project/build-a-middle-school-library-for-specia/9660419/","projectTitle":"Build a Middle School Library for Special Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9118371_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693448111442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9118371"},{"teacherId":5845032,"projectId":8943254,"letterContent":"When the boxes of new engineering toys arrived in our classroom, the students were filled with excitement and curiosity. Their eyes lit up as the packages were opened, revealing colorful bristle blocks, building sets, and other creative construction toys. 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