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jwirr

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58. I was wondering that also. Are they all just doing this on their own? I know that the Salvation Army

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:40 PM

Mar 2015

collects school supplies at the beginning of each year - pencils, colors etc. That is also a good cause.

Personally I save Campbell's Soup coupons and the Box Tops for the schools. It is something I can do to help. Also our schools collect recycled colored paper and sells it for money. That probably will not work everywhere as we have paper mills here.

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Teachers Ensure Poor Kids are Fed on Snow Days With No Free School Lunch [View all] Exhibit A Mar 2015 OP

Rec. Highly riversedge Mar 2015 #1

If you belive or not The Jungle 1 Mar 2015 #9

Exactly. You do it because it's the right thing to do. Arkansas Granny Mar 2015 #16

I don't care who said it! ybbor Mar 2015 #25

And to have someone from the community to just show they care erronis Mar 2015 #62

Thank you. These teachers are what I call heros. jwirr Mar 2015 #27

Oh, but, but, he didn't say the government is supposed to do it. pangaia Mar 2015 #44

Yesterday, on Facebook, chervilant Mar 2015 #50

Thank God for food stamps. juajen Mar 2015 #52

Bless the teachers & helpers. And the kids. What a country. Thanks for this impt. post. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #2

That's wonderful. I knew a teacher of younger children always took granola bars for the kids that rhett o rick Mar 2015 #3

k and r..I will be sending some funds to foodbank soon..great idea.. Stuart G Mar 2015 #6

Stuart G, I volunteer in two different food ChazII Mar 2015 #41

...and they didn't call CPS on their parents, who are struggling enough ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #4

Yes, teachers are social workers as well. In addition to everything else LuckyLib Mar 2015 #5

A society that values military might a heck of a lot more than we do education. nt raccoon Mar 2015 #46

Making sure we have un-informed non-voters juajen Mar 2015 #53

Don't forget to give thanks to the MIC. Without the trillion$ we spend on Karmadillo Mar 2015 #7

And these are the people who are being vilified in the media Wella Mar 2015 #8

Let Them Eat Snow? daredtowork Mar 2015 #15

"The police are exempted from the ADA."? Are you serious? Wella Mar 2015 #17

I'm not sure why daredtowork Mar 2015 #36

I agree with disabled community here. You need a trained person to handle the mentally ill Wella Mar 2015 #40

Exempted from the ADA doesn't mean that. jeff47 Mar 2015 #60

Ah, OK. Wella Mar 2015 #61

Exempted from the ADA doesn't mean they can abuse disabled people jeff47 Mar 2015 #59

And the M$M will cover... ReRe Mar 2015 #18

that is why teaching is a calling roguevalley Mar 2015 #10

It is indeed! calimary Mar 2015 #11

It was my utter joy. I remember all roguevalley Mar 2015 #24

That's amazing, roguevalley. Exhibit A Mar 2015 #12

What a wonderful thing to do. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #13

This brought me to tears MissDeeds Mar 2015 #28

it was my dream :D roguevalley Mar 2015 #37

and I'll bet everyone of those kids still remember you! mountain grammy Mar 2015 #29

they do. I remember them when they come roguevalley Mar 2015 #38

Yup. We teachers sure are terrorists. DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2015 #14

That SOB.... ReRe Mar 2015 #19

God, I wish you taught at my son's school here in NW Harris. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #33

I left the public schools in Houston after 33 years. DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2015 #35

But, but, teachers are union thug leeches on society mcar Mar 2015 #20

K&R ReRe Mar 2015 #21

Are these the same teachers... Takket Mar 2015 #22

And bravo to the businesses that provided the bread and soup, etc. No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #23

A years ago memory about a teacher friend dem in texas Mar 2015 #26

I remember teachers who treated kids with kindness. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #30

They are wonderful people! Dorian Gray Mar 2015 #31

k&r Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #32

Tell me again what a great country this is . . . Brigid Mar 2015 #34

teachers suck. they're authoritarian bullies who hate kids & like having authority over the weak. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #39

Many teachers are like that. roody Mar 2015 #42

If they were teachers in Wisconsin, Hoppy Mar 2015 #43

Faith in humanity Telcontar Mar 2015 #45

We know what their states will be saying soon. That teachers are overpaid if they can afford to valerief Mar 2015 #47

Thanks to decades of GOP rule, with a short respite from 2006-10, Ohio's children are suffering. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #48

Scott Walker wishes they taught in Wisconsin so he could fire them. bullwinkle428 Mar 2015 #49

Teachers rock! McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #51

I don't know how it happened but I alerted a post. BobbyBoring Mar 2015 #54

Oops! Exhibit A Mar 2015 #55

Was just talking to someone here in our community about this and she told me that our teachers jwirr Mar 2015 #56

Wow. Exhibit A Mar 2015 #57

I was wondering that also. Are they all just doing this on their own? I know that the Salvation Army jwirr Mar 2015 #58

It has become needed far more frequently, but teachers in my rural area always did this for kids. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #63