Do Something

Some of you may know that, when you teach, there's not always enough money for all the materials you need to engage those creative minds. I don't know of one single teacher who doesn't spend his/her own money for some of these materials. Which is why I am grateful for sites such as Donor's Choose that provide a way for teacher's to receive donations for materials we would otherwise never see.

I have had several projects funded through Donor's Choose. The latest one is for a COLOR PRINTER for our computer lab. Is this a PLUG FOR OUR PROJECT? No- though if any of you WANTED to donate, we surely would not turn it down. :) The purpose of this post is to introduce you to an organization that I discovered when several members made donations to our project.

I noticed that several people from an organization called DoSomething.org had donated to our cause. So I decided to check them out. I was impressed. And I told them I was going to blog about them.

Here's why:

This is a non-profit organization that inspires young people to get involved in their communities. Further, it provides resources to act on those inspirations. Kids and young adults can volunteer their time, ask for advice and/or funding to get a beginning project started. This is a positive, free, encouraging site devoted to promoting social action. I LOVE THIS GROUP! LOVE. THEM.

AND- three of these delightful young people came over to Donor's Choose and donated to our color printer project! How sweet was that?!

Please give them a visit at DoSomething.org. They're always accepting donations just like we are when we have a project over at Donor's Choose. :)