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Our school hallway has never looked better!\r\nKeeping our art supplies and creative corner fully stocked year long will have such a positive impact on everyone. \r\nThank you so much for helping making this happen. We are so blessed to have all of the love and support we have received.","fullyFundedDate":1762266259898,"projectUrl":"project/express-yourself/9627725/","projectTitle":"Express Yourself","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cash","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8582426_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667951681680","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kendallcash"},{"teacherId":8723905,"projectId":9546084,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom headphones project. Because of you, my students now have access to tools that truly help them learn. 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Our snack box runs low all the time so the new snacks will help to keep it stocked for our firsties. Thank you for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764703453358,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-stickers-and-treasure-box/9531380/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Stickers and Treasure Box","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Avery","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5039076_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704769245046","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jbavery"},{"teacherId":2084424,"projectId":5333732,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in bringing Scholastic News to our classroom! The day the first issue arrived, there was an immediate shift in our morning routine. 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