Join the Donors Choose Blogger Challenge
This past week, the Donors Choose tech blog challenge kicked off. Over the next month or so, some of the biggest tech blogs will be competing to see who can raise the most money for schools across the country. Last year, Fred Wilson and his blog AVC beat out TechCrunch, Engadget, and even the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D blog. It’s a great challenge, as the tech blogs band together in friendly competition to raise money for schools around the country.
As soon as I heard about this year’s challenge, I asked Fred Wilson to add one particular project to his list: “It’s a Small World After All.” This project is a classroom in Texas — and I know the teacher. The teacher is a woman named Bari — my sister-in-law. Bari moved to Texas because my brother is doing a clerkship at the 5th circuit court. So Bari found herself in Texas, looking for a new career start. She decided to spend the time and money to become a certified teacher in Texas. After a year of helping in the classroom, Bari now has her own class. It’s pretty sad to hear that the school doesn’t even provide the basics that a teacher needs such as chalk and erasers. Rather than complain about that, Bari purchased her own supplies but still wants to improve the classroom. Her project is to purchase a globe for the classroom so that the kids in the class can be taught about the world around them. I’m really excited that Fred has included this project on his list.
One important note about Donors Choose: when you donate money to a Donors Choose project, your money goes directly to purchase the items that the teacher needs. Rather than sending money, Donors Choose purchases the item and sends it directly to the teacher. It’s a fraud-free way to donate directly to schools.
I hope you’re interested in reading more about “It’s a Small World After All” and Fred Wilson’s tech blogger challenge. Even a small $20 donation can really help teachers across this country.
