Dear Berwyn Teachers and Administrators:
BerwynCARES (www.berwyncares.org) is happy to present a “2011 Berwyn Challenge” to help fund classroom projects in Berwyn schools through DonorsChoose.org. DonorsChoose uses the internet to connect individuals who want to support education DIRECTLY with classrooms in need. Indeed, the website is frequented by donors with as little as $1 to give AND donors with deep pockets looking for a place to make a difference. The website is easy to use, and accessible by the general public.
How can you use DonorsChoose.org to help promote your classrooms?
Berwyn schools are underfunded compared to the public schools in surrounding communities.
However, BerwynCARES has found that the residents generally support the teachers and would like to contribute. There truly is an enthusiasm and passion for education in our community!
DonorsChoose.org allows individuals, organizations, and businesses to choose which projects to fund and what amount (small or large) to give. The past Berwyn CARES Challenges have brought tens of thousands of dollars to Berwyn classrooms through our own fundraising efforts and promotion of The Berwyn Challenge outside our membership.
2011 Berwyn Challenge
BerwynCARES has created the 2011 Berwyn Challenge including all of the current proposals by Berwyn school teachers. This will help rally our membership to focus on our Berwyn teachers and classrooms and to hopefully direct funds to those projects. But why stop there? You can spread the word to the families of your students and to your PTAs that they can make a difference by donating as little as $10 to their own child's classroom or project!
Next Steps:
(1) Submit a proposal. Go to http://www.DonorsChoose.org
(2) Let us know you've submitted a proposal. Please e-mail info@berwyncares.org alerting us that your proposal has been submitted to donorschoose.org! We will then add it to the Berwyn Blogger Challenge.
(3) Click this link to The 2011 Berwyn Challenge and join us in widely promoting the Berwyn Challenge. Perhaps there are grandparents in other states looking to fund the project in their grandchild’s class. Include the information in PTA newsletters. Suggest that the businesses that support your school consider donating directly to classroom proposals. We can all promote the 2011 Berwyn Challenge to our memberships, the media, and beyond.
We sincerely hope this will help supplement your classroom needs and bring resources to your classrooms and to our Berwyn students.
Best,
Susan Crowe,
BerwynCARES Board Member
