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Philanthropy in Full Bloom
DonorsChoose.org is enriching education by connecting donors with teachers who need funding for their school projects. This has some of its supporters from San Francisco blooming into lovely young philanthropists.
Neil Armstrong Elementary’s 4th and 5th grade students grew over 5,000 marigolds from seeds that they planted at school. By growing and selling the marigolds in the past year, the Neil Armstrong Elementary students funded over 20 teacher proposals on DonorsChoose.org, resulting in over 2,500 hours of instruction to over 600 students.
This coming year, they are hoping that their efforts will have an even greater impact. So far, they’ve met over half of their $10,000 goal. Visit their challenge page to see their progress, an adorable photo of the class, and how you can help them out!
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