DonorsChoose Offers Gift Certificates for the Holidays; Gift Certificates Make Gift Giving Easy While Providing Resources for North Carolina Students.DURHAM, N.C. -- DonorsChoose North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , the nonprofit web site where teachers and citizens connect to give North Carolina students the resources they need to learn, announced today that gift certificates are now available for the holidays. If you are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a perfect gift for that person who has everything, the answer could be a gift to a classroom that doesn't. With DonorsChoose gift certificates, you can give the gift of reading, math, science and more. Gift certificate recipients can fund the projects of their choice. Once those projects are funded, they will receive a feedback package of student photos, thank-you notes and teacher impact letters. The gift giver will receive the tax deduction Tax deduction An expense that a taxpayer is allowed to deduct from taxable income. tax deduction See deduction. . Gift certificates in any amount can make a difference in North Carolina classrooms. For example, a $135 gift certificate could fund an interactive calendar program designed to help students learn new math skills each day; floor pillows to encourage in-classroom reading; or online testing materials for ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. (English as a Second Language) and/or LEP (Light Emitting Polymer) An organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. LEP screens are used to make organic LED (OLED) displays and are expected to compete with LCD screens in the future. See OLED. (Limited English Proficient) students. A $300 gift certificate could provide a set of conga drums for budding musicians; a set of printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. supplies for up and coming artists; or supplies to help high school students acquire successful job-seeking skills. A $500 gift certificate could help fund video equipment for future film makers; personal communicators for use with autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. students; or software designed to facilitate creativity and self-expression. Gift certificates can be sent immediately via e-mail or via postal mail within 10 days. Gift certificates are available at http://www.donorschoose.org/donors.php?action=gift_certificate. "These gift certificates are a great way for someone to give not only to the gift recipient but also to classrooms in need," said Missy Sherburne, DonorsChoose North Carolina executive director. "These gift certificates really are the 'gifts that keep giving" - providing resources that numerous students can use for years to come." In addition to gift certificates, two other gift options are also available. The gift registry allows individuals to select favorite proposals and share their list with family and friends via the DonorsChoose e-mail engine. Individuals can also fund a project "in honor of" someone they care about. Once again, the tax deduction goes to the donor but the project feedback with thank you notes from students, photographs, and a teacher letter are sent to the recipient. In the spirit of giving, DonorsChoose also offers these great holiday gift options to meet a variety of giving needs and interests. Since its inception in North Carolina, DonorsChoose North Carolina has raised more than $626,593 to fund 1802 projects. These funds have come from donors in 46 states and have helped 53,618 North Carolina students. Most of these students come from schools with a large number of low income students, as defined by the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. About DonorsChoose DonorsChoose.org was recently named as the winner of the Amazon.com Nonprofit Innovation Award. Launched in the spring of 2000 by Charles Best, a public high school teacher in the Bronx, DonorsChoose.org is a Web site where teachers describe and individual donors can fund specific student needs. Today, 5,000 public school teachers use DonorsChoose and individuals in 50 states have funded more than 8,200 projects, channeling $4 million worth of books, art supplies, technology, field trips and other resources to classrooms in low-income communities. DonorsChoose currently serves all public schools in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Chicago, Los Angeles, North and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , and the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay . For more information, go to www.donorschoose.org |
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