In honor of May’s Teacher Appreciation Month, SONIC Drive-In’s SONIC Foundation donated $1.5 million to match all public contributions made to requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.
As part of SONIC’s ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative, the $1.5 million donation matched 50 percent of each donation made to all teacher requests. SONIC helped fully fund nearly 15,300 projects from teachers and schools across the country.
The following are among the exceptional teachers who received funding:
In Puyallup, Washington, two exceptional teachers from two schools received a combined donation of $189.00, including:
- Mrs. Salter at Ballou Junior High School for the project “What’s Cooking in Our Room?” for Grades 6-8
- Ms. Colombo at Firgrove Elementary School for the project “Art Club Supplies” for Grades 3-5
In Tacoma, Washington, 28 exceptional teachers from 17 schools received a combined donation of $1,934.00, including:
- Ms. Ward at Blix Elementary School for the project “Help Our Class Paint with Watercolors!” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. Powers at Boze Elementary School for the project “Can’t Sneak a Peek” for Grades 3-5
- Mrs. B. at Fawcett Elementary School for the project “Future Composters!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mrs. Garcia at Geiger Montessori School for the project “Exploring Our World With Reading: Words to Sentences to Books!” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. A at Giaudrone Middle School for the project “Teacher Resources” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. MacDonald at Harvard Elementary School for the project “Games For Rainy Recesses And Clean Desks” for Grades 3-5
- Mr. Kagochi at Henry Foss High School for the project “Science, Soap, and Social Change!” for Grades 9-12
- Mrs. Baughman at Hilltop Heritage Middle School for the project “Stick Together Mosaic Puzzles” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Baughman at Hilltop Heritage Middle School for the project “Snacks for Learning” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Graham at Hilltop Heritage Middle School for the project “Classroom Book Sets and Writing Tools” for Grades 6-8
- Ms. Curtis at Hilltop Heritage Middle School for the project “Monopoly and Chess” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Sinding at Hunt Middle School for the project “Out of My Mind: One School One Book Project” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Glodowski at Lincoln High School for the project “We Need Diverse Books for Literature Circles” for Grades 9-12
- Mrs. Hillis at Lister Elementary School for the project “Picture Books Are For Everybody!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mr. Tucker at McCarver Elementary School for the project “Emerging Scientists of the Future and Beyond!” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. Beauprez at McCarver Elementary School for the project “Wobble, Rock, and Bounce!” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Burke at McCarver Elementary School for the project “Getting Comfy & Ready to Learn” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Olkowski at Morris Ford Middle School for the project “Crazy Circuits!” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Lehman at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Artists in the Making!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mrs. Pick at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Sight Word Fun!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mrs. Pick at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Goal Setting Rewards: Summer Style!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mrs. Pick at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Magna-Tiles for STEM Building!” for Grades PreK-2
- Mrs. Pick at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Pokemon Fun!” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. Bri at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Speech Language Pathology New Materials” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. Haynes at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Help Build Our Novel Study Library” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Haynes at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Our Outdoor Classroom” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Hemenway at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “‘Traffic and Pedestrian Safety’ Tools for a Title 1 Elementary” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Hemenway at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “An Elementary Field Day to Remember” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Kaupp at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Manga Madness!” for Grades 3-5
- Ms. Lena at Roosevelt Elementary School for the project “Roosevelt Walking Club” for Grades 3-5
- Mrs. Clabaugh at Skyline Elementary School for the project “Just Keep On Reading” for Grades 3-5
- Mrs. Garrett at Skyline Elementary School for the project “Hands-On Learning in Kindergarten” for Grades PreK-2
- Ms. Alyssa at Stewart Middle School for the project “Snack Time!” for Grades 6-8
- Mrs. Sol at Washington Virtual Academy for the project “Science Explorers!” for Grades 3-5
“SONIC is invested in supporting the local communities served by our more than 3,500 locations, and we’re proud of the impact we’ve made over the past 14 years through Limeades for Learning,” said Lori Abou Habib, Chief Marketing Officer of SONIC. “We’re grateful to all the SONIC guests who joined us in celebrating teachers this month by donating to a classroom request on DonorsChoose, and those who continue to help us support public education by grabbing their favorite SONIC drink and having a portion of the purchase go towards helping a nearby public school.”
Through the SONIC Limeades for Learning initiative, the brand donates a portion of proceeds from every drink, slush and shake purchase to the SONIC Foundation, which is used to support local public education.* Since 2009, SONIC has donated more than $26 million to funding local classrooms, becoming one of the largest programs to support public education in the U.S.
Visit www.DonorsChoose.org and donate to one or more of the thousands of public school teacher requests seeking support to provide students with educational resources.
