{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lessenger Early Childhood Center","outOfStateSupporters":38.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":436339,"projectId":10390423,"letterContent":"The Lighting Up Learning project brought excitement, motivation, and meaningful learning experiences to my Young 5s classroom! The black lights, glow materials, and glow T-shirts created opportunities to celebrate student achievements in a fun and memorable way. My students were able to enjoy special glow celebrations for reaching i-Ready goals, demonstrating positive behavior, celebrating birthdays, meeting classroom milestones, and completing learning activities. \r\n\r\nThese experiences helped encourage perseverance, build confidence, and reinforce the importance of working hard and doing their best. The glow materials also provided opportunities to make learning more engaging and to create positive memories associated with school. Most importantly, this project helped me create an environment where my students felt recognized, valued, and excited to learn. \r\n\r\nSeeing their smiles and enthusiasm reminded me that sometimes a little extra light can make a big difference in a child's educational journey. I am grateful to everyone who helped make Lighting Up Learning possible and invested in making learning an experience my students will remember!","fullyFundedDate":1791215883074,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-up-and-learning/10390423/","projectTitle":"Lighting Up and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp436339_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691198596262","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/436339"},{"teacherId":436339,"projectId":10417129,"letterContent":"The Keeping Little Learners Warm project has made a meaningful difference for my Young 5s students. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our little learners now have access to essential winter clothing to help keep them warm and comfortable during Michigan's cold winter months.\r\nHaving warm coats, hats, gloves, and other winter essentials helps our students participate more comfortably in outdoor activities and enjoy their school experience without the added worry of being unprepared for cold weather. These items also help ease some of the financial pressure on families who are working hard to provide for their children.\r\nAs a teacher, one of my greatest priorities is making sure my students feel safe, cared for, and ready to learn. This project has helped us do just that. Beyond providing winter necessities, it has shown our children and families that their community cares about their well-being. I am truly grateful to everyone who helped make Keeping Little Learners Warm a reality. Your kindness has helped us provide more than winter clothing—you have helped provide comfort, confidence, and peace of mind for our little learners and their families. Thank you for making a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1789023463776,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-little-learners-warm/10417129/","projectTitle":"Keeping Little Learners Warm","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp436339_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691198596262","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/436339"},{"teacherId":436339,"projectId":10384241,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible generosity and for believing in my Young Five students. Because of your kindness, our classroom was transformed into a colorful, welcoming space where children can learn, explore, and grow with confidence.\r\n\r\nTo see the looks on their faces in awe a they entered our beautifully decorated classroom was well worth it. The flexible seating, hands-on learning games, classroom organization materials, and crayon-themed resources you helped provide will be used every day to strengthen early literacy, math, fine motor skills, and creativity. More importantly, these materials helped to create a classroom where my students feel excited to come to school, comfortable taking risks, and proud of their accomplishments.\r\n\r\n\r\nYour support is giving them opportunities they might not otherwise have, and your generosity reminds them that there are caring people beyond our classroom who believe in their potential.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students, their families, and myself, thank you for helping us create a classroom filled with joy, color, and endless possibilities. Your kindness has made a lasting difference.","fullyFundedDate":1785197652239,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-colorful-classroom-for-young/10384241/","projectTitle":"Creating a Colorful Classroom for Young Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp436339_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691198596262","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/436339"},{"teacherId":3079929,"projectId":9148817,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project! The dinosaurs were an amazing hit! The children created new dinosaur scenarios each day. Sometimes it involved the Lincoln logs which were also a hit. Dinosaurs knocking over huge Lincoln Log houses and children giggling and laughing became an everyday occurrence. \r\nThe children also loved the baby doll clothes. They were so incredibly happy to have new outfits to change their babies into after their \"baths.\" \r\nBy far the favorite though was the construction cars. They would drive the cars all over the classroom with all sorts of things in them. 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