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sharp_stick

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1. It can really add up
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:25 PM
Feb 2014

if lots of families take part. The program provides cash directly to the school and my kids school has in the past purchased tablets for classrooms, smartboards and quite a few other useful tools that they wouldn't get otherwise.

This year part of the money is going toward library upgrades and hopefully computer upgrades.

When deciding which school could use them more I'd talk to the PTA, they should have an idea of what they'd like to buy and they might be able to give you an idea which school could use the most help.

I think there's an upper limit to how much a school can earn, something like $15,000 or $20,000 per year. We've got a pretty active parent base and we've never reached the limit though we'd sure like too sometime.

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It can really add up sharp_stick Feb 2014 #1
Thank you for your response! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #2
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