Date: July 2025
School: Riverbend Elementary
Wish Delivered: 3D Printer
Teacher Tiffanie McNeel says "As a third-grade teacher, I am constantly seeking ways to make learning more engaging and meaningful for my students. A 3D printer would bring hands-on, interactive learning to life across multiple subjects. For example, students could design and print animal models during our science units, or create geometric shapes in math to explore fractions and measurement in a tangible, memorable way. This type of creative learning fosters critical thinking and helps students better connect abstract concepts to the real world."
Wish Amount: $991
Date: July 2025
School: Rigby Middle School
Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies
Teacher Angilee Peck says "Our school totals around 960 students. This is the first year that elementary students from 3 schools are now combined to create the middle school population. This past year, our school district implemented a no cell-phone campus. That has resulted in a huge opportunity for face-to-face interactions and the increase in library use. Our library was not equipped for the influx of students. It is common to see students arrive in plenty of time before the bell, especially for those students needing a safe place as parents leave for work, as well as some arriving on early buses. With the new cell phone policy, the library is now becoming a popular spot to meet up with students. The grant will allow us to focus on creating a warm, learning enriched environment and to give room for my school budget to buy the books needed for our diverse student population."
Wish Amount: $1,740
Date: July 2025
School: Lena Whitmore Elementary School
Wish Delivered: Books and Sensory Supplies
Teacher Jillian Guier says "My students need a classroom that feels magical—colorful, calming, inviting. Many of them come in carrying stress, fear, or trauma, and I want my room to be the place that sparks their curiosity and helps them believe that school can be a joyful, welcoming escape. I want it to be a place where they feel peace, where they’re free to explore, create, grow, and be themselves. I currently buy snacks out of pocket to make sure no child is hungry, but that’s becoming harder to sustain. These wishlist items would directly support my students’ academic, emotional, and behavioral development—and help me create the kind of classroom that doesn’t just meet their needs, but inspires them to dream bigger."
Wish Amount: $2,159
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
Date: May 2025
School: Sagle Elementary School
Wish Delivered: Reading Phones
Teacher Jen Corneelius says "Whisper phones allow students to hear themselves reading aloud clearly during small group reading intervention time when there may be other noises in the classroom. Listening to themselves read aloud in a quiet way will aid students in self-correcting their errors and boosting comprehension while not adding to the noise in the classroom."
Wish Amount: $65.00
