I’m a DonorsChoose.org employee, newly on staff. After my first few weeks of telling other people in the community (and my friends, and my family, and several unsuspecting strangers on the metro, a lady in the grocery line, random elevator-sharers, and the guy with the corner beverage cart where I buy gum) about how awesome DonorsChoose.org is, I realized no one had asked me if I’d actually funded a school project myself.
About that time, Katie B. sent me a link to the cutest Dr. Seuss project, with only $6 left to be fully funded. Now, I should note that I am a total sucker for all things book, including quirkily written children’s literature (which she may or may not have known and may or may not have been exploiting for DonorsChoose.org’s gain). And $6? I mean, that’s less than a sandwich at Cosi! That’s 1.5 lattes! A Belgian at RFD! A nosebleed seat to a Nationals game at RFK! That’s not much. So, with a few clicks, I funded my first project.
It would be fine if it stopped there. But then, yesterday, I was doing “research” on Washington DC projects, and imagine my delight – another Dr. Seuss project? Yes, please. Click. Then, a music field trip for kids from Southeast DC with only 15 more days left to fund? Well, yes! Click.
And while a Belgian at RFD is pretty tasty, I’d have to say getting an email from these teachers is a thrill of a different kind.
I can’t wait to get my feedback packages from the students!!!
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