Date: July 2025

School: St. Maries High Schools

Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies

Teacher Chelcie Asbury says "I am asking the Idaho Lottery to help me transform my special education classroom into an environment that is conducive to providing instruction to a variety of high school learners with special needs. Since transferring to the high school several years ago, I have been teaching in what is called the “dungeon.” Running several groups in a small space has been very difficult. In fact, I had to move one of my groups to a Life Skills kitchen that can no longer be used for what it was intended for. Due to a recent turn of events, I will finally get a classroom, with windows even! Talk about exciting news!"

Wish Amount: $3,367

Date: June 2025

School: Mountain Home High School

Wish Delivered: Desks

Teacher Samantha McDonald says "

We currently use $20 folding camp tables as desks in many of our rooms. They are not sturdy enough to hold up to constant abuse. I would love a classroom set of actual tables designed for chairs to be brought (not attached) and sit one student only. This will allow students to work individually or collaboratively as needed. It will also provide students with a quality surface to work on that is not warping or defaced."

Wish Amount: $6,000

Date: June 2025

School: Greenacres Elementary

Wish Delivered: Sensory Supplies

Teacher Kristine Willard says "I will be teaching moderate to severe, non-verbal kindergarteners and 1st graders with Autism in the Fall. I plan on making a sensory room for these students who have high behavior/sensory needs. I also need the IPads for communication (there are free communication app's that I will install). This will be a new class and there is very little items in this class for the students. The Sensory area will be used daily depending on the sensory needs of the students (hence why I will need options for the students). Providing for the communication needs of the students in this classroom is also important. I will have 14 students, but I will be able to use low tech communication aids for some of the students, which is why I only want 5 IPads."

Wish Amount: $2,327

Date: May 2025

School: Idaho Arts Charter

Wish Delivered: Desks

Teacher Erin Bass says "My students don’t have desks. Instead, they sit at oversized trapezoid-shaped tables designed for three students per group. These tables are bulky, inflexible, and simply not made for a modern elementary classroom—especially one with diverse learners. They dominate the room, limit movement, and offer little to no individual space for students. There’s no option to turn, shift, or separate the tables to meet different learning needs. Students can’t face the front of the room at the same time. No matter how I arrange them, at least one or two students in each group end up with their backs to the board. That’s a huge instructional barrier."

Wish Amount: $1,782