Date: May 2023

School: Middleton High School

Wish Delivered: Business start-up

This wishlist will purchase the supplies needed to start a school based business, including a square card reader, Ipad, and Cash Drawer. Teacher Holly Allison says “The Middleton High School Extended Resource Room is starting a school-based business called Valhalla Cravings. We will be selling cold (sugar-free) drinks and popcorn. We are in need of a cash register with a debit card feature. Thank you so much!”

Wish Amount: $600

Date: May 2023

School: Sweet Montour School

Wish Delivered: Chairs

Teacher Deanna Richards says “My chairs in my classroom are falling apart. They are almost 20 years old. They are mismatched and rocky. Since I teach a multiage classroom, I need chairs that can grow with students for 2 years. These chairs would be more comfortable for my students and stack easily for clean-up. The district doesn't always have money for new chairs, since there are more pressing needs (e.g., holes in windows, torn carpets). Research shows that when a student can sit comfortably one of their basic needs is being met, therefore they can now focus on learning, not falling.”

Wish Amount: $2015.52

Date: May 2023

School: Southside Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Setup

Teacher Sadey Vogel says “In my 10 years of teaching, I have had a unique teaching career. I have taught abroad, in a Native Alaskan town in the Arctic Circle, and now I have returned to my hometown to give back to the community that shaped me into the person I am today. This is my first-year teaching back in Sandpoint, Idaho and I have loved being back in my hometown and reintegrating myself into my community. Because of the giant moves I have made for jobs in the past, it has made it very difficult to accumulate teaching items. Flying a ‘classroom’ down from the arctic circle just isn’t feasible. So, I have essentially started from scratch upon returning to Idaho.

Wish Amount: $1386.45

Date: May 2023

School: Pinehurst Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies

This wishlist will provide basic classroom supplies such as storage, floor cushion seating, a fun rug and books. Teacher Korin Miller says “I became a teacher for the first time this February, when I embarked upon an adventure with a room full of second graders in Pinehurst, Idaho. Pinehurst Elementary is a rural Title 1 school that is in a low socio-economic area; 50-60 percent of its 480 students qualifying for free or reduced lunches. The items I have asked for will create a classroom environment that welcomes students and demonstrates to them that reading and books are valued.

Wish Amount: $1500