Touched

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Happy New Years Eve I received something in the mail today that just made my New Years Eve extra special.

Earlier this year I learned about DonorsChoose.org through BlogCatalog. DonorsChoose is a site where teachers ask for donations for specific items (such as books, chalk, etc). I ended up browsing the site and found a cause that I wanted to donate money to. I loved this site because I personally am a nerd like to learn and I feel that education is priceless! Growing up I know that the schools I attended weren’t as well equipped as other top notch schools but I definitely appreciated the teachers who went out of their way to teach and to make learning fun. So one day I donated, it was simple, and that was it.

I honestly forgot all about the donation I made… until today I received a thank you package from the classroom that I donated money to. It’s from a school in Louisiana and WOW… what can I say… I was touched. They sent a cute little package that included pictures of the students using the Leapsters (that the money was donated for) and cute little posters that the students wrote and drew on to say thank you Here are some snap shots of some of the things I received. I took these right now on my N95:

There’s just something about seeing what your money was used for… and seeing the people you helped. It’s an amazing feeling. I’m by no means rich, but I am going to donate to a cause that I’m truly interested in every year on DonorsChoose because like I said before, education is priceless… it is something that NOBODY can take away from you. What a great gift