tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post6853322532137417180..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: Shopping on the Donors' DimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-62244843319680826182010-08-29T16:20:33.982-05:002010-08-29T16:20:33.982-05:00Our department had a cabinet full of binders from ...Our department had a cabinet full of binders from all those meetings and such over the years that make you put things in binders. Any time I asked the kids who needed a binder, hands shot up all over the place. They always loved the free binders and anything else I had to give away. I wish we could all do more of this in the schools where poverty is so high.http://dkzody.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685733471410144224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-90377912733068771012010-08-28T18:47:44.479-05:002010-08-28T18:47:44.479-05:00oh, I'm jealous... wish we had something like ...oh, I'm jealous... wish we had something like that here.<br /><br />We had so many free/reduced lunch kids that the district just decided it was faster/easier/cheaper to give ALL kids at my school free breakfast every day. <br /><br />On the plus side, instead of having my 'secret' stash of PB and bread for hungry kids, I now get to spend the money on paper and folders for them. (Pencils, strangely enough, aren't an issue. The kids are AMAZING at remembering to give them back! They'll even swing by at the end of the day when they borrow one for the day.)Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727049381343668364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-10089979675119770492010-08-28T13:54:09.280-05:002010-08-28T13:54:09.280-05:00(On an aside here...if there's one thing that ...<i>(On an aside here...if there's one thing that drives me nuts, it's people who can't take care of their kids' basic needs like food, clothes, and school supplies, yet have enough money for beer, cigarettes and lots and lots of body art. Priorities people.)</i><br /><br />Totally agree!! My own brother asked me if I could help him buy supplies for my niece because he's "broke" as he says. Yet he has so many tattoos, I've lost count of them. I pointed out that I can't help HIM because I bought for my own 3 children PLUS the 30 I anticipate having in my class this year. Sheesh!<br /><br />How awesome that you were able to make that kid's day!Rayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188775899039031370noreply@blogger.com