Spoiler alert: This post contains a hearty helping of joy.When someone donates $50 or more to a classroom project on DonorsChoose.org, they get the chance to receive handwritten thank-you notes from the students they helped. Many donors then hop online and use the #sharethanks hashtag to spread the love.All told, donors have funded 195,587 classroom projects this year — and students sent 1,307,548 of these special notes in return. We've collected just a few of our favorites, one for each month, as shared by the recipients. Here's the most thankful year-in-review you'll read in 2017!
January
To “kickoff” the year just right, we defer to the pro football star.
https://twitter.com/BenjaminSWatson/status/822133473179791364
February
Best office party ever.
https://twitter.com/IDrawPicsAllDay/status/834488506999308295
March
New mittens. Warm hearts. Can’t lose.
https://twitter.com/g_mirabelli/status/842186742023221248
April
Mackenzie brings it home.
https://twitter.com/mackenziewalton/status/848287249531797504
May
When you're walking your pet dragon in 2037, you'll know who’s responsible.
https://twitter.com/bradennis/status/869667279675559937
June
Sometimes you just need a little boost. Cheers, Mallory!
https://twitter.com/malloryloren/status/878353330526855168
July
Gretchen, we’re proud to have you (and Dad) in our teachers’ corner!
https://twitter.com/GretchenTibbits/status/883697402196238337
August
Thank-you notes from kindergartners > almost everything else.
https://twitter.com/benforta/status/897126695005827072
September
We think it’s silly too, Gerson. (And, Rebecca, we hope you’re okay?)
https://twitter.com/toberbh/status/913781662126886914
October
Classroom news — straight from the source.
https://twitter.com/TVietor08/status/923229775384084480
November
Class reads Wonder. Class shares wonderment. Mission accomplished.
https://twitter.com/kickerkate/status/932372921779216384
December
When it comes to students and teachers, what more can we say? MariAnne tells it like it is.
https://twitter.com/VanellaGroup/status/937832266578849797
Want more gratitude in your life? Check out #sharethanks on Twitter and Instagram.
