Nope, It’s Not The Alexa Train, It’s The DonorsChoose & BlogCatalog Community Train

All aboard! The DonorsChoose & BlogCatalog Community Train has set way and will be running through the rest of the week. All are invited and, to participate, is easy! The DonorsChoose & BlogCatalog Community Train was created by Tony from BC and is all about raising money for our public schooling systems and the teachers and students that make them up. Classroom supplies and other educational necessities are in high demand across the globe and we, together, can help to make a difference for all of those that are in need.

Bloggers, please write about the event/train and encourage others to write and to make donations (and, if you want to make donations, too, that will be more than perfect). Readers, please get involved, express your voices by leaving comments and consider making some donations. The future of our youth generations is dependant on our help and, with such a powerful force on the web driving such wonderful causes like these, I feel that their futures are are in good hands. Let’s all show the world just how united and just how powerful we can all be.

To learn more about this specific challenge, which is hosted, managed and maintained by DonorsChoose.org, visit this link and see a related press release here.

DonorsChoose.orgis a not-for-profit group focused on providing essential resources for all students in need. With DonorsChoose, teachers submit requests for what their schools (students) currently need and individuals like you and me get involved, participate and help make these requests a reality. DonorsChoose has successfully raised $12,713,018 for 568,670 students to date and, according to their mission,

DonorsChoose is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and inequitable distribution of learning materials and experiences in our public schools. We believe this inequity is rooted in the following factors:

1. Shortages of learning materials prevent thorough, engaging instruction;
2. Top-down distribution of materials stifles our best teachers and discourages them from developing targeted solutions for their students; and
3. Small, directed contributions have gone un-tapped as a source of funding.

DonorsChoose will improve public education by engaging citizens in an online marketplace where teachers describe and individuals can fund specific student projects. We envision a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.

…DonorsChoose will continue to better our educational systems and the lives of students and teachers for many decades to come. Let’s all get involved and help to make a difference. The goal of this challenge is $25K, let’s raise the bar and exceed this goal! ScottPot, united we stand, tell everyone, bring all of your friends and jump on The DonorsChoose & BlogCatalog Community Train. Choo, choo…!

Are you in? Leave a reply here with the URL to your post and I’ll save a seat for you! Come on, jump on in!

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