Although we opted out of the public education in favor of Catholic school, I still ended up on the mailing list for my neighborhood elementary. A letter I recently received from the PTO, began as many letters from California schools probably do.
“Due to state-wide cuts in the education budget….” and closed with a list detailing their needs for the coming year.
The items they were requesting were so utterly and painfully basic– a printer, art supplies, classroom equipment, etc. It’s hard to imagine any school going without these items, but we all know that they do. They have to.
To a lesser extent, I see the same thing at our little parochial school. We pay tuition, give to the Church community, and contribute generously (albeit begrudginly) to their fundraising campaigns throughout the year… and yet there is still a gap in the cost of my child’s education versus the money being contributed.
What kills me is that I live in one of the more affluent parts of the country. So to see such a need in my very own neighborhood schools makes me wonder what other communities much have to endure. What other gaps are there that we just don’t realize?
My point is, there isn’t a teacher or a classroom out there who couldn’t benefit from an extra $25,000 and here is your chance to win it for your school.
Check out Macy’s School Makeover contest. You can enter your school for a $25,000 makeover just visiting their Facebook Page!
Here’s all you have to do:
- Head to www.facebook.com/macys and like the page
- Click the Classroom Makeover Sweeps tab
- Fill out the entry form & submit
- Share the contest via Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #MacysB2S
Then, then, then…
Attend the SheSpeaks Macy’s Classroom Makeover Twitter Party on September 8th at 8pm ET/5pm PT for chances to win Macy’s Gift Cards and other great prizes.
Just follow @shespeaksup & @macys and use the #MacysB2S hashtag.
Custom TweetGrid: http://bit.ly/pwNceY
For more details and to RSVP for the party, go to SheSpeaks’ website.
Disclosure: I have been asked to promote this campaign as a member of She Speaks, who has teamed up with Macy’s and their Classroom Makeover Sweepstakes. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not reflect those of SheSpeaks or Macy’s.
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