{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Marshall C Darnell Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":53.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7852039,"projectId":10386193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! Your donation has helped us create a more comfortable, welcoming, and engaging space where my students can learn and grow each day. Our new rug will give us a cozy place to gather for lessons and discussions, while the standing desk provides a flexible workspace for students who benefit from movement. The new books are already helping us build a classroom library filled with choices that students are excited to read. \r\n\r\nEven the everyday essentials, like Clorox wipes and dry erase markers, make such a difference in keeping our classroom clean, organized, and ready for learning. Our new welcome mat is the perfect finishing touch to make students feel at home when they walk through our door. \r\n\r\nMy students and I truly appreciate your kindness and your investment in their education. Thank you for helping make our classroom a place where students feel supported, comfortable, and excited to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1788490688615,"projectUrl":"project/yearly-reset/10386193/","projectTitle":"Yearly Reset","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Felix","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7852039_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721430304732","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristifelix"},{"teacherId":4801400,"projectId":10525151,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in bringing a vibrant new collection of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) picture books into our 3rd-grade classroom! Your kindness has made a tangible, immediate impact on our daily learning and classroom community.\r\n\r\nWhile reading picture books with adults often centers on enjoying a great story, teaching them in a 3rd-grade classroom allows us to target both literacy and essential emotional development skills simultaneously. Through these new SEL titles, our students are practicing:\r\n\r\nWith these new resources, reading time in our classroom is an active, interactive experience:\r\nWe gather together to explore a story, stopping to discuss character choices, predict outcomes, and reflect on the emotional lessons embedded in the text.\r\nThese picture books have resonated deeply across our entire classroom, particularly for students who previously struggled with expressing their feelings or staying engaged during independent reading.\r\n\r\nSeveral of our students who often feel overwhelmed by big emotions now regularly point to characters in these books to explain how they feel. Having visual and story-based examples has given them the language and confidence to express themselves constructively. For our reluctant readers, the rich illustrations and relatable themes have turned reading time into a favorite part of the day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has given our 3rd graders far more than just books—you have provided them with tools to build empathy, resilience, and a lifelong love of reading. Thank you for investing in our students and our classroom community!\r\n\r\nWith heart felt gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1788286390197,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-big-feelings/10525151/","projectTitle":"Books for Big Feelings!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Aggers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4801400_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728805370792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/aggers"},{"teacherId":6591968,"projectId":10593873,"letterContent":"On behalf of the entire staff, student body, and school community, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for providing the incredible array of equipment for our recent Field Day. Events like this simply cannot happen without the right tools, and your generous contribution was instrumental in turning what could have been a standard school afternoon into an unforgettable, action-packed celebration.\r\n\r\nFrom the moment the supplies arrived, it was clear that every item had been selected and prepared with care. Having access to high-quality tug-of-war ropes, durable relay batons, brightly colored cones, oversized lawn games, and properly inflated sports balls allowed us to run a seamless, multi-station event. In past years, we often had to compromise on activities due to a lack of proper gear, but your support meant we could offer a wide variety of engaging, safe, and exciting challenges for students of all ages and athletic abilities.\r\n\r\nField Day is one of the most anticipated traditions on our school calendar, serving as a vital outlet for students to celebrate their hard work, stay active, and build lasting memories with their peers. Thanks to the equipment you supplied, our students spent the day learning valuable life lessons that extend far beyond the classroom walls. They practiced teamwork during the group relays, demonstrated encouraging sportsmanship while cheering on their classmates, and built resilience through friendly competition. Seeing the smiles, hearing the laughter across the field, and watching students encourage one another was a powerful reminder of how movement and play bring a community together.\r\n\r\nWe also want to acknowledge the effort that goes on behind the scenes to make an event like this successful. Supplying, organizing, and delivering equipment for hundreds of energetic children is no small feat. Your reliability and attention to detail took a immense amount of stress off our event planning committee and physical education team. Knowing that we had safe, sturdy, and abundant gear ready to go allowed our teachers and volunteers to focus entirely on guiding the students and sharing in the fun, rather than troubleshooting missing or damaged supplies.\r\n\r\nThe positive energy generated by Field Day continues to resonate throughout our halls. Teachers have reported that students returned to class energized, unified, and full of stories about their favorite activities—whether it was the obstacle course, the water games, or the final all-school relay. These moments foster a vibrant, supportive school culture, and your contribution was directly responsible for making them possible.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your generosity, dedication, and investment in our community. Your support directly enhanced the physical, social, and emotional well-being of our students, and we are deeply grateful for your partnership. We hope to work with you again for future events and look forward to building on the incredible success of this year's Field Day.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1788748416526,"projectUrl":"project/field-day-equipment/10593873/","projectTitle":"Field Day Equipment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hallett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6591968_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634241893544","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6591968"},{"teacherId":8997263,"projectId":10575085,"letterContent":"Receiving funding for this library book grant will make a meaningful difference for our students and our entire school community. \r\n\r\nOur students have a wide variety of interests, reading abilities, backgrounds, and learning needs. New books will allow us to provide more choices and help students find books that truly connect with them. Whether a student loves animals, sports, humor, adventure, mysteries, graphic novels, biographies, or fantasy, having appealing books available can be the difference between a child saying, \"I don't like to read,\" and discovering a book they cannot put down.\r\n\r\nNew library books will also help keep our collection current, engaging, and relevant to today's students. Fresh titles give returning students something new to explore and give reluctant readers more opportunities to find a book that matches their interests and reading level. Students will be able to see themselves and their experiences represented in books while also learning about people, places, cultures, and experiences different from their own.\r\n\r\nThe impact will extend beyond the library. Classroom teachers will be able to use these books to support lessons, introduce new topics, and encourage student discussion and research. Students will have access to resources that support literacy, vocabulary development, comprehension, critical thinking, and background knowledge. Most importantly, these books will be shared by hundreds of students over many years, allowing the impact of this grant to continue long after the initial funding is received.\r\n\r\nA well-stocked library sends an important message to children: \"your reading matters, your interests matter, and you deserve access to books that excite you.\" This grant will help create a library where students are eager to browse, discover, read, and recommend books to their friends.\r\n\r\nI am incredibly grateful for every donor who helps make this possible. Your support will put new books directly into the hands of elementary students and help create joyful reading experiences that can last a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1788624414979,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-a-world-of-reading/10575085/","projectTitle":"Unlocking a World of Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8997263"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10537476,"letterContent":"The funding for new books has had a wonderful impact on our elementary school readers. Students are excited to see fresh, engaging titles added to the library and are eager to discover books that match their interests and reading levels. The new books have encouraged more students to visit the library, choose books independently, and spend more time reading.\r\n\r\nHaving a wider variety of books also helps students see themselves, their families, cultures, and experiences represented in the stories they read while giving them opportunities to learn about people and perspectives different from their own. These new resources have helped create a more welcoming and engaging library where students can develop a love of reading, build confidence, and become lifelong readers.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the grant has shown our students that their reading interests matter. The excitement on their faces when they find a new book they cannot wait to read is a meaningful reminder of the difference donor support makes in our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1788470250127,"projectUrl":"project/give-our-library-some-love/10537476/","projectTitle":"Give Our Library Some Love!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":8123275,"projectId":10195335,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support! Your contributions allowed us to purchase wonderful new outdoor materials that have brought endless joy, movement, and learning to our preschool students.\r\n\r\nThe children are having an absolute blast outside! Whether they are practicing their coordination with the swing and catch cups, playing group games with the new balls, taking turns flinging the pizza frisbees, or going on mini-adventures around the playground to spot birds and bugs with the binoculars, these materials have transformed our outdoor play time.\r\n\r\nYour kindness directly supports our students' growth, curiosity, and outdoor discovery every single day. We are so grateful for your investment in our classroom community!","fullyFundedDate":1776784159095,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-play-grows-minds/10195335/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Play Grows Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Boylan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8123275_orig.jpg?crop=288,288,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699118103684","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8123275"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10357587,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous Teachers Pay Teachers gift card! Your donation will help me provide engaging, creative, and meaningful resources for my students.\r\n\r\nWith your support, I can select high quality activities, lessons, games, and projects that bring learning to life. These resources will help me create lessons that are interactive, purposeful, and accessible to a variety of learners. Having the flexibility to choose materials that fit my students' needs allows me to make their learning experiences even more exciting and successful.\r\n\r\nYour generosity saves valuable time and gives me access to new ideas and resources that I can use throughout the school year. Most importantly, your gift helps ensure that our students have opportunities to learn, explore, and have fun along the way.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping make learning more engaging, creative, and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1785331537411,"projectUrl":"project/building-bright-minds-through-stem-explo/10357587/","projectTitle":"Building Bright Minds Through STEM Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10357595,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our magnetic blocks grant! Your generosity has provided our students with an exciting hands-on way to build, create, explore, and learn.\r\n\r\nThe magnetic blocks will give students opportunities to strengthen their creativity, problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning, and teamwork. As they design towers, structures, and imaginative creations, they will learn that sometimes the best ideas come from trying, rebuilding, and trying again.\r\n\r\nYour support helps make our library a place where students can learn through play, collaboration, and discovery. We are so grateful that you chose to invest in our students and give them materials that will inspire curiosity and creativity for years to come.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students think big, build boldly, and imagine what's possible!","fullyFundedDate":1785331585245,"projectUrl":"project/building-big-ideas-with-magnetic-blocks/10357595/","projectTitle":"Building Big Ideas with Magnetic Blocks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10221375,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of STEM Planks to our school library! Your support is giving our students an exciting opportunity to build, create, experiment, and learn through hands-on play.\r\n\r\nThese simple wooden planks inspire students to think creatively, solve problems, practice patience, and work together. Whether they are designing a tall tower, building a bridge, or creating something completely original, our students will be developing important STEM and collaboration skills while having fun.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a library environment where learning goes beyond books and students are encouraged to imagine, explore, and discover. We are incredibly grateful for your support and for believing in our students!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students build something amazing, one plank at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1783795081152,"projectUrl":"project/from-blocks-to-brilliance-stem-planks-i/10221375/","projectTitle":"From Blocks to Brilliance: STEM Planks in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10089261,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation toward the purchase of books for our students. Your kindness and support are making a wonderful difference in our learning community, and we want you to know how much we truly appreciate it. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps us provide students with more opportunities to discover new stories, explore different ideas, and develop a lifelong love of reading.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we are able to add new and engaging books to our collection and give students greater access to books that spark curiosity and imagination. A great book can open a door to a new world, introduce a student to a new perspective, or simply provide a quiet moment of enjoyment. Your donation helps make those moments possible.","fullyFundedDate":1778068705811,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages-building-readers-new-nov/10089261/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages, Building Readers: New Novels for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":313255,"projectId":10089214,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation toward the purchase of books for our students. Your kindness and support are making a wonderful difference in our learning community, and we want you to know how much we truly appreciate it. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps us provide students with more opportunities to discover new stories, explore different ideas, and develop a lifelong love of reading.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we are able to add new and engaging books to our collection and give students greater access to books that spark curiosity and imagination. A great book can open a door to a new world, introduce a student to a new perspective, or simply provide a quiet moment of enjoyment. Your donation helps make those moments possible.","fullyFundedDate":1779371055685,"projectUrl":"project/the-worst-books-the-best-readers/10089214/","projectTitle":"The Worst Books = the Best Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Frazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313255_orig.jpg?crop=1126,1126,x0,y337&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625993194631","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/313255"},{"teacherId":7852039,"projectId":10349197,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through this DonorsChoose project! Your generosity has provided materials that will make a meaningful difference in our students' everyday learning.\r\n\r\nThe colorful rainbow cart will help us keep our small-group materials organized and easily accessible, while the comfortable cushions will give students a cozy place to read and learn. 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