heartwarming--

[synj_munki]

So, I have a smattering of cousins (first cousins and their kids) in California, mostly in the LA area. one of them is a public school teacher. It's no secret that public school funding isn't that great, and California's public everything is in dire straights. Well, there's a website, donorschoose.org, where teachers can put up wishlists. It ranges from the mundane, like colors, pencils, paper, and pencil sharpeners, to the pricey, like computer labs and language acquisition software. Anyone, anywhere can click on things to donate to schools, and in return you get pics of smiling kids using the stuff. Well, this school year, a single donor called them up and FUNDED THE ENTIRE WISHLIST. My cousin said she and all the teachers at the school she works at did, indeed, receive all the things on their wishlists :)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F08%2F31%2FMN2D1F6FF7.DTL