Date: August 2026

School: Valley View Elementary

Wish Delivered: Books

Teacher Shelly Hoisington says "Bringing our school community together through reading is a valuable and meaningful tradition at Valley View. For the past three years, we have implemented a schoolwide reading program that encourages families, students, and staff to share a common reading experience. Each Valley View family receives a copy of the selected book, along with a reading schedule and discussion questions designed to support meaningful conversations at home. As families read together, classrooms celebrate the book through daily literacy activities, cross-curricular lessons, and engaging discussions that connect students to the story and to one another."

Wish Amount: $1,587

Date: August 2026

School: Troy Elementary

Wish Delivered: New Cooler

Teacher Kim Espy says "Our cooler broke and is in need of replacing and this would help our school out tremendously. "

Wish Amount: $2,500

Date: August 2026

School: Lakeland High

Wish Delivered: Chrome Book Chargers and Paper

Teacher Colleen Bevacqua says "Due to budget cuts, our classroom lacks enough working Chromebook chargers, limiting student access to technology. To keep students engaged, we are doing more hands-on projects, but supplies like construction paper are often purchased with my own money. Funding from the Idaho Lottery would help provide chargers and classroom materials so students have the resources they need to learn, create, and succeed. "

Wish Amount: $1,382.22

Date: July 2026

School: Riverbend Elementary

Wish Delivered: Phonics board and supplies

Teacher Tiffanie McNeel says "Strong phonics instruction is the foundation for helping first graders become confident readers and writers. In our classroom, students need daily opportunities to practice hearing sounds, building words, and applying phonics skills in meaningful ways. The addition of Hand2Mind Phonics Boards, Post-it anchor charts, colorful reading phones, and the Word Pop fidget game will provide engaging, hands-on tools that make our phonics lessons more interactive and effective. "

Wish Amount: $400

Date: July 2026

School: Leadore School

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Jennifer Piippo says "Preschool and Kindergarten are all about FUN- really it's about learning but as a teacher I strongly believe that my students learn best through play and exploration. As you can imagine it takes a lot to provide 8 hours of engaging, hands-on experiences that build phonics, phonemic awareness, and early literacy skills. My wish list expands our opportunities for manipulating letters, sounds while also developing fine motor skills, visual discrimination, hand-eye coordination, and executive functioning—all of which support successful reading and writing. Providing developmentally appropriate, play-based learning opportunities empowers children to build confidence and reading readiness."

Wish Amount: $1,530

Date: July 2026

School: Two Rivers K-8

Wish Delivered: Sensory Room supplies

Teacher Kim Unrein says "The Extended Resource Room (ERR) at the Two Rivers K-8 school is in hopes of setting up, for the first time ever in our school district’s history, a “sensory room.” As a special education teacher and past paraprofessional, I have worked for the school district for 38 years and it has been a dream of mine to help students with autism and high anxiety to experience the calming affects of a sensory room. "

Wish Amount: $8,839.04

Date: July 2026

School: Sunnyside Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom supplies

Teacher Nichole Jones says "These new tablets will be dedicated exclusively to educational learning games. For kindergarten students, the highly motivational nature of tablet-based games turns the repetition needed for mastery into a fun, rewarding challenge. As students interact with these games, the devices provide instant feedback, allowing children to immediately recognize and correct their mistakes while practicing letter sounds and names. This rapid, self-correcting cycle of trial and error accelerates learning in a way that traditional flashcards and worksheets simply cannot achieve on their own. "

Wish Amount: $769.95

Date: July 2026

School: Shoshone Elementary

Wish Delivered: Classroom Supplies

Teacher Glenda Knight says "The upcoming school year presents me with a unique challenge. For the first time in my lengthy teaching career, I will not have a teaching partner. Students who would normally be assigned to two separate classrooms will be combined into one third-grade classroom. Unfortunately, the physical space of the environment doesn't increase. Therefore, I am planning to utilize a variety of seating options to maximize space and provide useable sitting and writing spaces for my students."

Wish Amount: $1,012.59