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This came just in time for another project for my WG kids. I love being able to hang them up around the room to show off their amazing work. Thank you for contributing to this project and for helping us obtain these supplies for our classroom! I genuinely appreciate your support because we would not have been able to make these projects without your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1761963660520,"projectUrl":"project/poster-paper/9750824/","projectTitle":"Poster Paper!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cervera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6490148_orig.jpg?crop=447,447,x97,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593458007873","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6490148"},{"teacherId":6490148,"projectId":9655908,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me fund these dry erase board maps of the world! 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We do not have a large PTSA like other high schools since we have a smaller than usual high school population so the school was unable to afford this on our own right away. Thanks to your generosity, we are able to get these in use this week!","fullyFundedDate":1758295220788,"projectUrl":"project/care-closet/9710404/","projectTitle":"Care Closet","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cervera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6490148_orig.jpg?crop=447,447,x97,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593458007873","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6490148"},{"teacherId":9785799,"projectId":9296018,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the supply of index cards which students used to create flashcards and other engaging activities. For example, students wrote down questions to ask their classmates and created a game with the index cards. 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