Date: April 2026

School: Chief Tahgee Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Lorinda Sowell says "As a Kindergarten teacher living in Idaho, we have many recesses inside. To keep my Kinders happy I try to do something fun, although it does not replace the large motor activity they may have had while being outside, I like to build the small motor skills when we do stay inside for recess. We go through many school supplies, these supplies are in dire need of replacement to best facilitate learning and hands on experiences. Not only do students need to have supplies, but some of the tools students use to explore and create need to be replaced quite a bit."

Wish Amount: $502.47

Date: April 2026

School: Chief Tahgee Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Lorinda Sowell says "As a Kindergarten teacher living in Idaho, we have many recesses inside. To keep my Kinders happy I try to do something fun, although it does not replace the large motor activity they may have had while being outside, I like to build the small motor skills when we do stay inside for recess. We go through many school supplies, these supplies are in dire need of replacement to best facilitate learning and hands on experiences. Not only do students need to have supplies, but some of the tools students use to explore and create need to be replaced quite a bit."

Wish Amount: $502.47

Date: March 2026

School: East Valley Middle School

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Kara Elliott says "As these hardworking kids are learning English for the first time, we want to give them a way to easily communicate and understand their teachers.This is where the Pocketalk comes in-- it is a small device that instantly translates spoken conversation and written student work. In addition to translating conversations in real time, the Pocketalk can also translate entire documents from a picture, allowing students to read the instructions for their written assignments in their home language. Both of these things are features that our school’s laptops do not have the ability to do. Teachers like me have been sometimes able to use their own personal cell phones to do this type of translation, but that becomes difficult when there are multiple students speaking different languages in the same class."

Wish Amount: $4,980

Date: March 2026

School: East Valley Middle School

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Kara Elliott says "As these hardworking kids are learning English for the first time, we want to give them a way to easily communicate and understand their teachers.This is where the Pocketalk comes in-- it is a small device that instantly translates spoken conversation and written student work. In addition to translating conversations in real time, the Pocketalk can also translate entire documents from a picture, allowing students to read the instructions for their written assignments in their home language. Both of these things are features that our school’s laptops do not have the ability to do. Teachers like me have been sometimes able to use their own personal cell phones to do this type of translation, but that becomes difficult when there are multiple students speaking different languages in the same class."

Wish Amount: $4,980