{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"East Side Community School","outOfStateSupporters":36.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":32964,"projectId":9311643,"letterContent":"As students prepare for upcoming competitions, the resources you provided will continue to support their growth and confidence. Your generosity serves as a powerful example of investing in others and making a positive impact.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation reminds our students that they matter. Your generosity provides resources and also encouragement, inspiration, and opportunity.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and support of education and student athletics. We deeply appreciate your contribution and the positive impact you have made on our students' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1746787414812,"projectUrl":"project/lets-playwait-where-are-the-balls/9311643/","projectTitle":"Let's Play...Wait Where are the Balls?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kerisaj"},{"teacherId":32964,"projectId":8983445,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our project. Your support has made a meaningful difference in the lives of our student-athletes, and we are incredibly grateful for your kindness and belief in our students.\r\n\r\nHere athletics play a vital role in many students' lives. Sports teach teamwork, responsibility, perseverance, leadership, and resilience while providing a strong sense of belonging. 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It helps them learn so many valuable life skills and lessons. Unfortunately to keep things running it requires money and resources that we are not always able to provide without the help of generous people like you. \r\n\r\nAs students prepare for practices and competitions, the resources you provided will continue to support their growth and confidence. Your generosity serves as a powerful example of investing in others and making a positive impact.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation reminds our students that they matter. Your gift provides not only resources, but also encouragement, inspiration, and opportunity.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and support of education and student athletics. 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Reading is a social activity--we share our favorite books, we find our favorite places to read, and we talk about our favorite parts with each other. My students are often completionists, who share their stories of finishing a whole series.\r\n\r\nThe students are feeling so special because of our new books! We recently admitted a new student, and he actually jumped up and down when he saw the completed sets available in the library! 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By providing the snacks and materials needed for our after-school planning and fundraising sessions, you've created a space where our students feel fueled and valued as they work toward this life-changing goal.\r\n\r\nThe addition of the instant camera and film is a particularly special gift that has sparked so much excitement. For many of our students, this journey represents their first time stepping outside their immediate community, and having a tangible way to capture the landscapes and faces of the West Indies is invaluable. These photos will be more than just keepsakes; they will be the primary tools for our students to share their growth and newfound perspectives with their peers and families once they return home.\r\n\r\nYour investment in our students goes far beyond the physical supplies. You are sending a powerful message to our young travelers that their dreams are worth supporting and that the world is open to them. This experience will undoubtedly shape their academic paths and career aspirations for years to come. Thank you for believing in our students and for helping us turn this historic opportunity into a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1765089424069,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-our-first-journey-to-the-west/9945148/","projectTitle":"Capturing Our First Journey to the West Indies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sancia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10374612"},{"teacherId":10374612,"projectId":10040672,"letterContent":"On behalf of the entire East Side Community School family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity in bringing our \"West Indies Journey\" project to life. This trip marks a monumental milestone in our school's history, and your support ensures that our students are not just traveling, but are arriving fully prepared and supported. By providing the snacks and materials needed for our after-school planning and fundraising sessions, you've created a space where our students feel fueled and valued as they work toward this life-changing goal.\r\n\r\nThe addition of the instant camera and film is a particularly special gift that has sparked so much excitement. For many of our students, this journey represents their first time stepping outside their immediate community, and having a tangible way to capture the landscapes and faces of the West Indies is invaluable. These photos will be more than just keepsakes; they will be the primary tools for our students to share their growth and newfound perspectives with their peers and families once they return home.\r\n\r\nYour investment in our students goes far beyond the physical supplies. You are sending a powerful message to our young travelers that their dreams are worth supporting and that the world is open to them. This experience will undoubtedly shape their academic paths and career aspirations for years to come. Thank you for believing in our students and for helping us turn this historic opportunity into a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1768935090439,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-our-first-journey-to-the-west/10040672/","projectTitle":"Capturing Our First Journey to the West Indies! Part II","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sancia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10374612"},{"teacherId":6641915,"projectId":9765068,"letterContent":"I am so grateful to you for your generous support. My students' photographic experience will be much richer with this new camera. Often, our young photographers must use their phones or older, lower quality cameras. When they have access to higher quality DSLR cameras like these Canon Rebels, it makes a huge difference in their understanding of photographic principles like exposure, and their understanding of the nature they are documenting. The quality of their images increases as well as their experience closely observing, documenting and understanding the nature they encounter everyday in their community garden and neighborhood.\r\n\r\nI couldn't do this without community support. We just don't get the funds we need to provide the kind of learning experience our young people deserve. Thank you so much for making up the difference.","fullyFundedDate":1768668672832,"projectUrl":"project/support-the-vision-of-young-photographer/9765068/","projectTitle":"Support the Vision of Young Photographers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Klonsky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6641915_orig.jpg?crop=2862,2862,x120,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695746546674","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6641915"},{"teacherId":9570832,"projectId":9996844,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous support of our project! Thanks to your contributions, our iPads will stay protected and fully charged for daily use. The screen protectors and charging station are already making a difference—our devices are safer, more organized, and always ready for learning.\r\n\r\nYour donation ensures that students can dive into reading, research, and collaboration without interruption. These tools not only extend the life of our technology but also help students build responsibility as they care for shared classroom resources.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and for helping create a classroom where technology enhances discovery, creativity, and growth every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1769279446018,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-our-classroom-ipads-safe-charge/9996844/","projectTitle":"Keeping Our Classroom iPads Safe, Charged, and Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Jose Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9570832_orig.jpg?crop=2593,2593,x1384,y147&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731268512344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9570832"},{"teacherId":9570832,"projectId":9868153,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project! Because of you, our classroom now has the iPad screen protectors and charging station needed to keep our donated devices safe, organized, and ready for learning each day.\r\n\r\nYour kindness is already making a difference. Our students are positively benefiting from using iPads for reading, research, collaboration, and hearing fluent reading modeled. Listening to fluent reading helps build their confidence, strengthen comprehension, and develop important literacy skills while keeping our devices SAFE! . Thanks to you, they can continue accessing these meaningful learning opportunities without interruption.\r\n\r\nThe screen protectors will help safeguard our devices from damage, ensuring they last for years to come. The charging station keeps everything organized and fully powered, saving valuable instructional time and teaching students responsibility for shared classroom resources. Most importantly, your generosity ensures that both current and future students will have the opportunity to use these devices safely and successfully.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your investment in our students' education. 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