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Limeades for Learning has funded over 14 thousand public school teacher projects since 2009 and provides many ways for you to help support public school projects in need. Through Limeades for Learning SONIC is providing essential funds to thousands of public school teachers from every corner of America to help inspire creativity in the classroom. There are now three periods in which SONIC makes $1 million donations to public schools:
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- During the Fall Voting Campaign, which typically runs from late September through October
- Throughout the months of January through April during a series of surprise funding events in cities across the country – as an example, today SONIC funded 75 teacher projects from across the country in honor of National Handwriting Day
- Throughout the month of May during #ThanksTeach, a social media campaign encouraging consumers to thank their favorite teachers during Teacher Appreciation Month
With the continued help and support of their fans, by 2021 SONIC’s total contribution to local public school classrooms will exceed $20 million.
When you visit DonorsChoose.org you will see all of the opportunities available for you to help out. You can search by teacher name or city, state or Zip. The front page features some of the most urgent projects like Ms. Leonard’s class at Evans Elementary School in Evansville, IN who needs headphones for technology use in their classroom. Technology is integrated into the classroom as much as possible to keep the students engaged in their work. Their earbuds are several years old and do not fit a young child very well. Testing and in-class activities require sound and it is very difficult without having working headphones in the classroom. Currently, several students do not use any type of earbuds or headphones so they are unable to hear tests or activities that are read aloud to them. This causes difficulty when completing the work on technology.
Thanks to SONIC we were given a $200 gift card for DonorsChoose.org to pick a classroom to help. We wanted to choose a need in our community close to home so we searched for classrooms in the Lebanon, TN area and we immediately saw the classroom we waned to support. Ms. C. at Carroll-Oakland Elementary School here in Lebanon, TN was looking for donations so her classroom could receive fun learning games like Coder Bunnyz and LittleCodr, as well as Code and Go Robot Mouse, in order to learn the STEM concepts. My husband works in IT and we are an electronically connected family so we believe technology is so important and the earlier our kids can start getting hands on experience with it, the better they will be in the future in this technology driven world.
Ms. C’s classroom still needed $200 to meet their goal and that just so happened to be the amount of the gift card from SONIC so we were able to finalize the funding for their classroom. Yeah!
After making the donation you can see an itemized list or where the funding will go which is pretty cool. We were also able to send a personal message to the teacher and her classroom to tell them why we donated so we had to express our love for technology and how we think what she is doing in her classroom will benefit these kids in more ways than she can ever imagine. You also have the option to include your address so the kids can send thank you letters and you can also upload a picture for them to put a face with the donation so we sent them our family Christmas photo. Limeades for Learning is an awesome cause and I cannot think of a better donation than helping out or children as they prepare to be our future leaders, please donate today!
Queen of Reviews has teamed up with SONIC to offer one of my lucky readers a $50 SONIC Gift Card and a $200 DonorsChoose.org Gift Card so you can find that classroom that touches their heart and support their cause. Head over to DonorsChoose.org today and also be sure to show Sonic some love on facebook, twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram to stay up to date with all things Sonic.Unfortunately Summer does not last forever and neither will the Custard Concretes at SONIC.
I would love to donate to Protect Your Skin Through Inquiry or Healthy Seating and STEM Activites in Portland Oregon!
I would love to donate to Autism, Rocks, Rolls and spins and flaps and twirls.
Such a great cause very close to my heart.
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
I would like to donate to Opening Students’ Eyes to Their Future Through Reading in NJ
so many good ideas to choose from. I’m not sure yet where I’d donate.
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
Many chooses. Hard to choose.
I would donate to Character and Fitness Go Hand in Hand.
I would donate toClassroom Computers for Self-Esteem and Academic Success! in Ms. Egan’s class at James S Evans Elementary School Wappingers Fl, NY
I found ‘Let’s Get Reading!’ for a Kindergarten Center near me. Would love to see them reach their goal for good books
i wanna donate to the Special Education Vocational Materials!!
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
I will donate to Lets Get Reading. Such a great cause
Either whiteboards or wobble chairs for an elementary school a few blocks from me
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I have a project for wobble chairs and flexible seating also!!!I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
I can’t afford to help any.
I like the Reading A “Wonder”ful Book project.
I found the perfect projects to provide books to a Kindergarten classroom!
I found a project at my Grandson’s school
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
Expo Markers for Low Income Kids
Paul Cooper Elementary School
Wichita, KS
We dind’t have musical opportunities at my school.. so I’ll go with deeds for reeds
Love donors choose. I will donate to a local opportunity in my community.
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
I would luv to donate to Think & Learn The Pre-K Way!, always good to start young in shaping young ones lives
Get Fired Up! is who I would donate to.
I would donate to Wellness Room for Teacher Self Healing
There are so many in need of donations. Tough to choose only one.
There’s a school about 10-12 miles from where I live that’s listed on the website as needing donations for IPADs for their students.
My son;s school needs Running & Fitness Watches for Cross Country/Track.
I would love to donate to the Wabasha-Kellogg school in Wabasha MN to help with transportation for students to the library, parks, community pool and swimming lessons.
Im not sure which to choose yet. I would like to look more.
https://www.donorschoose.org/project/books-for-future-bookworms/3059036/ in Grove City PA
The one I would choose is the L P Quinn Elementary School
Tupper Lake, NY , “Camp out with a Book ” event.
I would choose the Sketch Books for Art on a Cart.
I would like to donate to Motivating Learners in the Mathematics Classroom in Mississippi
Hi! If you’re interested in involving projects that donate to children with Autism, please donate to one of mine! I have three up right now! I teach 9 year olds with severe Autism in a low-income school in NY. Please share! I’ve been doing everything in my power to share my links because I know my students deserve these items! Thank you!!! https://www.donorschoose.org/Ms.Cariddi
Yes, I have quite a few to choose from here in my area.
engaging seating for active learning from Southern Valley schools
I’m all for arts in the schools. It’s a great way to teach kids creativity and improve self-esteem. I found a high school who needs tables for individual work centers and $202 is what is still needed. This is where I would give my money, if I won to Designing an Artful Success in the Art Room in Caldwell, KS!
I would like to donate to Ms. Thomas Class Valencia Middle School Tucson, AZ Biosphere 2 Field Trip .
There are so many great places to donate!
I would donate to my kids school Painted sky.
I would love to donate to my local school. They need headphones so student’s can work independently at a fluency center. This will help increase their reading fluency and comprehension.
I would support Soccor Goals.
There are many projects in my county, so I would choose to donate to one of them!
there’s a couple local elementary schools listed near me that I would donate this to
I would donate to Open Up Our World, my church does different things to support this school, the teachers are wonderful.
I’d like to donate to an autism related school or program.
I would like to donate to Madison Elementary School in San Antonio. They have several excellent projects.
I would choose Special Needs to donate to.
I would be inclined to donate to “Books Please!” at Emerson Community Charter School.
I would love to donate to the Ela library in Chicago, thank you so much for the offer!
I would donate to an animal shelter for sure!
I would donate to prek- 2 nd grade i have a 1st grader and i would love to donate more books because you learn by reading. My daughter loves to read and is way ahead of her “level” That is what i would donate to
donate to Lets Get Reading
I would donate to Character and Fitness Go Hand in Hand.
I would like to donate to Forganize: Focusing and Organizing in Speech.
I would donate to Ms Weber’s classroom for STEM materials.
I would donate to Math Activities for my Mathematicians.
I like Re-Claiming our Gentrified Neighborhood. Lots of amazing ones!
I’d donate to get the students in LA a 3D printer! Cool idea!
Id like to donate to the Turn 2 foundation
Math Mania in chicago, IL
Since I think reading is so important I think I would donate to Let’s Get Reading.
Its been a few years since I’ve been able to, but I used to donate through that site. It really is wonderful! I searched my area and found that my son’s elementary school is trying to raise money for their library. I would absolutely love to help with that!
I would donate to Food for the Brain in Pico Rivera, CA because having food is so important to learning.
I would donate to Myrtle Beach Primary, Mrs. Thomas’ class. https://www.donorschoose.org/project/working-together-and-learning-together/2975292/
I would like to donate to Music ‘Round the World – Making STEAM in Music for Dearing Elementary School•Dearing, GA.
There are currently 5 DonorsChoose projects at my school. $200 would be a great help,
Great contest! I love DonorsChoose.
Not sure where I would donate.
I would open a foundation and donate to myself 🙂
i’D DONATE TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
I would choose chromebooks for my local elementary school.
I would donate to one of our local schools needing classroom supplies.
I would donate to Flexible Seating for Optimal Learning! Ms. Parker Tierra Bonita Elementary School
Poway, CA .
I have not had the chance to look into it yet but definitely will!
I would like to donate to Wiggle While You Work
Yes I did. There’s a school near me looking to improve their science classrooms.
I would love to donate some flexible seating to Ms Jimenez classroom at Lake Elementary School. Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing giveaway.
I would choose a school that needs books.
Flexible seating for optimal learning looks like an interesting avenue to check out !!
There are so many to choose from,and I know a few teachers who I thought had requests on there but don’t so I’d contact them to make sure there wasn’t any before deciding where to donate it.
I would donate to reading needs to be fun- Mrs Boul’s classroom.
I would like to donate to Lets Get Reading in my local area.
I would disagree to schools
I would choose the STEMability: Constructing Apprentices of Innovation in Saginaw, Michigan.
Yes, I found a couple in my old hometown.
I would donate to let’s get reading.
I love kids in sports so the Southern Nash soccer campaign is a great one
S.T.E.M. Success
I would donate to a primary school near my home that is looking to purchase instruments!
I did look, but there are so many worthy ,I’d need to do my homework.
Yes! I would donate to Mrs. L in Atkins, Arkansas. I do know her personally and the classroom needs Technology.
I would donate to a local teacher who wears several teaching hats in our middle school and also does after school resource. Teachers use too much of their own money to have what is needed in their classrooms all over this country.
I would donate to Red Bank Elementary School Lexington, SC Half of students from low‑income household.
I will donate to a local opportunity in my community.
I would donate to mrs. hardy at creekside elementary school
i would choose the warriors don’t cry project. it seems good.
I will be donating to Scientific Thinkers Need Scientific Calculators.
Yes, I actually found a couple that I think are great!
fidget to focus
They have a lot of great options!
Word work makes reading work, and Today a reader tomorrow a leader. What a wonderful funding site! Quick question. Can Private or homeschools use this site? Or only public schools?
3Doodler 3D Pens Watch Us Create!
I would donate to Snack Power = Brain Power where a teacher is requesting snacks for her classroom.
There are so many worthwhile projects at the Junior High that I attended. It’s now a low-income middle school, and has gone through even further budget cuts. So many of the classroom teachers need basic supplies & books for their students!
There’s a couple schools near me that need funds I would donate to them
I would help out with our local vet office and have money on hand to help with the animals such as food , medical care
I would love to donate and support Mrs. Morgan’s class @ Cowden Elementary in Springfield, Missouri! Thanks for the chance at this!
So many schools to choose from. I found one to donate to in my neck of the woods.
The life cycles of butterflies is a local one for me!
St. jude hospital
I would donate to a school close to me that is in need of headphones. It is called “Listen Up, Let History Be Heard”.
I would donate to Shriners Hospital
I like how I can look at the projects by state there are several in Kentucky that I could choose between to donate to.
I’d love to donate to the “Learning Empathy” project at Franklin County Early College High School which would help students travel to the Holocaust Museum.
I have not decided yet. Am looking at several. Thanks for bringing this site to our attention! Will definitely be sharing.
I would choose Flexible Seating for Special Education Students in Frankfort, Ky.
I love using DonorsChoose to help my students get the material they need for the classroom.
I would donate to my colleague’s worthy project: Book Shelves for the Book Worms.
I love DonorsChoose.org. I am able to bring some incredible resources to my school and students. A gift card will help to bring more resources to them and I could help other teacher friends.
I’d like to donate to “Getting Our Voices Pitch Perfect”
I’d donate to any of the projects at my school, Spooner Elementary in Spooner, Wisconsin. I love DonorsChoose.org and all it has done for our students. Thanks!
So many choices. Great projects to support!
I would donate to Owl Always Loves to Read!
I would donate to Wellness Room for Teacher Self Healing
I would donate to Making Coding Come to Life! in Bardstown KY
Hard to choose
I would donate the to an elementary school in va. That needs funding for their flexible seating project that helps kids that need an alternative way to study like using stable balance balls and stand up desks. This would fully fund them.
I would donate to my A+ Organization project to get my kids some shelves for their interactive notebooks.
I would donate to Highland Primary School in Highland, IL. They need a classroom rug for the young children to sit on while doing reading activities. I remember as a very young child sitting on the floor on a rug in a circle while the teachers read to us. Reading to children is very important!
Yes I did! There’s a lot of schools out there in need of supplies, but I would choose Ms. Mojarro from John Paul Stevens High School in
San Antonio, TX and her Interactive Notebooks idea for 10-12 graders.
I did look around the website and I would be interested in Every Kid Needs a Mentor.
I run a Tents4TheHomeless project, so I’d love to donate to “Backpacks for the Homeless, Veterans, and Domestic Abuse Shelters” student run initiative. Thanks and God Bless!
I would love to use the donation for my own project, Budding Artists in Bloom. It would help me integrate art and science in my fourth-grade class.
I would choose Mrs. Schriner’s Project in Ennis, Texas because this is the town in which I live, and my kids attend this school. My kids would not personally benefit from this donation however, as they are not in the program that this fund would address. But it would make me happy to help out Mrs. Schriner in any way that I can.
I looked and saw local classrooms near me need a lot! 🙂
Yes, there is one in my state that is looking for reading materials that I would choose.
I would choose donating books to schools.
I like this one: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/health-and-fitness-in-the-21st-century/3002042/
Towamensing Elementary School in Lehighton, PA
Let’s Get Reading!
I would support Letters, Sounds, Fun, Oh My! for instructional items to help pre-k through 2nd graders learn to read at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
Cincinnati, OH
Great contest! I love DonorsChoose.
I would donate to my son’s former science teacher. https://www.donorschoose.org/project/stem-from-above/3088123/
There are so many…but would donate to one of my own projects and another teacher at my school who has a project posted
I have been there abd actually made a few donations within the last year.
There are so many worthy causes. I would have to take a hard look at the choices.
I’d choose Hands On Math Center Organization for the Waterbridge Elementary School in Orlando, FL
Would like to donate to my daughters old elementary school, Pell elementary in Newport RI. They have 2 different teachers asking for help on different classroom equipment.
Wow, I haven’t heard of SONIC until I came across your blog. I would donate supplies and money to a local elementary school.
The one at my daughter;s school, Mt Vernon Elementary is on the list! Thanks so much for the chances to win.
I would like to donate to Can You Hear Me Now? Mrs. Hall classroom at Chalmette Elementary School in my hometown.
I would choose the following school since it is in my area https://www.donorschoose.org/project/we-like-big-books-and-we-cannot-lie/3016839/
Would chose a special needs program.
I would choose to donate to a local school in my hometown,
Pershing Elementary School
Saint Joseph, MO
I would love to donate to Mrs M and help her students get Chromebooks.
I would donate to the Shriners hospital
I would choose to donate to a school in New Orleans- Moving Upward and Onward is the project.
Not sure yet, so many choices I would need more time to decide. I do like that we get a sonic gift card too, I’ve never eaten there.
I’d love to donate to “Backpacks for the Homeless, Veterans, and Domestic Abuse Shelters” student run initiative.
Yes, I would choose the Digital Learning that doesn’t hurt challenge at Shawnee Elementary in Ohio!
Such a hard choice
Big Island Expedition
I did. I found a class in a local school that needs supplies. It would feel good donating to a local school in need.
I looked around but have decided not to donate at this time but may later to a special needs school near me.
There were not any classrooms in my city, so I’d probably pick the nearest
Yes, I have donated to my child’s teacher on donorschoose.org before. I would like to donate to another teacher.
We found a “Teaching With Tech” opportunity @ Thew Elementary School – Tempe AZ that could use some help $$$.
I would donate to Rolling Greens in Boynton Beach, FL (Library Lions).
I would like to donate to Oa Forest High School, which is in my neighborhood through the Donorschoice donation.
I would donate to Ms Jimenez at Lake Elementary School in CA for flexible seating. I think that being/feeling comfortable at school enhances learning and productivity. Thanks for the chance to win BIG.
I’d love to fully fund Ms M’s Greatest Show On Earth project in Millington, TN.
I would like to donate to Taking a Stand with Learning Mrs. Schaefer.
Thanks for the chance to win!