Spirit of Giving - Donors Choose Campaign

In the spirit of the season I am challenging members of my family to donate to a worthy cause. There is plenty to read and learn about Donors Choose and please do so at www.donorschoose.org, but in a nutshell this is a non-profit organization that receives proposals from teachers all across the country and allows those who wish to contribute, to sign on to the proposal(s) of their choice and thus donate to or raise money for the project. It is a donation marketplace and the best part is that it will go directly from us to the school to fulfill the needs. You will see displayed on the blog a fundraising graphic which will monitor how much we have raised for the project. Click on the green tab below that reads "Donate To My Challenge" and this will bring you to the donation page where you are then able to click on the project to learn all the details of the teacher's proposal, including itemized costs, implementation of the donated materials and goals of the project. Among the many proposals to donate to, I have chosen this one because it is based on teaching low income, immigrant children all the benefits of cooking and eating meals together, and how cooking knowledge lends itself to a better understanding of math, reading and science. I am excited to take on this challenge and even more excited to get others involved. Please also feel free to involve extended family and friends that are not members of our blogging community. Happy Holidays!