U.S. Cellular has delivered exciting news to 78 Nebraska teachers that $48,408 in classroom projects have been funded through the company’s Calling All Teachers program.
There were 11 Lincoln County teachers who had projects funded.
North Platte High School s– Annie Seamann, $829.14 for Life-Skills Math: A World of Bills and Budgets.
Sutherland Public Schools – Briana Hawks, $993.42 for Setting the Stage in First Grade; Elizabeth Copeland, $974.31 for I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for iPads; Jewell Samuelson, $961.13 for Becoming Smarter With Technology; Heather Marquardt, $946.65 for Great Minds-Creatively Thinking; Nancy Hoatson, $916.55 for Literacy for All; Kim Schow, $856.71 for Boogie Into Learning With Boogie Boards; Kelli Flesch, $853.29 for Who Is Ready to Learn Social Skills; Denee’ Elfeldt $823.20 for ELMO’s Coming to Our School; Missy Hopping, $792.67 for iLearning Is Fun With iPad Mini; Betsy Elder, $608.45 for Roll Out the Learning Carpet.
This is U.S. Cellular’s fourth time working with philanthropic website DonorsChoose.org. This year, U.S. Cellular funded $1 million worth of impactful and engaging classroom projects submitted by public school teachers.
“U.S. Cellular is proud to support and salute teachers’ efforts to ensure every student has a meaningful learning experience,” said Erryn Andersen, U.S. Cellular’s director of sales for Nebraska and Iowa. “We are dedicated to Nebraska and excited to lend a hand to teachers in ensuring educational excellence of local students through this program.”
Earlier this fall, teachers across the U.S. Cellular footprint posted classroom projects for funding consideration that covered a variety of topics, such as language and literacy, math and science, music and the arts, health and sports and special needs. Some asked for classroom reading rugs, teaching easels and books while others requested foreign language tools and tablets. A technological aspect, such as iPads and tablets, was included in 55 percent of funded Nebraska projects.
“U.S. Cellular’s continued support of education is helping change the classroom experience in a powerful way,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. “The company’s donation of $1 million enables teachers to create impactful learning moments, which last a lifetime.”