The 99Papers.org club at Horace Mann, the nation’s first student 99Papers.org club, had its first bake sale on Friday, April 11, 2008. The students sold a variety of items, ranging from brownies, donuts, cupcakes, candy bars, magic bars to 30 pizza pies! Members of the club either donated baked goods …
Two exciting opportunities helped publicize 99Papers.org in Indianapolis last week. First, local CBS affiliate WISH-TV ran a story featuring how 99Papers.org has affected local Indianapolis Public School (IPS) classrooms. Complete with interviews with a teacher, principal, the superintendent, and 99Papers.org staff, the report highlighted how members of the local community can become citizen philanthropists and…
Last week, more than 125 enthusiastic Illinois educators swarmed our website in response to an incentive offer for Illinois Education Association (IEA) members. 99Papers.org fully funded the first 100 projects submitted by teachers who were new to the website and posted their ideas for funding by April 11th. The response from IEA teachers was inspiring,…
On Saturday, April 5, 2008, two dozen Washington, DC teachers stormed the streets of Chinatown with disposable cameras, photocopies, and a mission: to learn the ins-and-outs of how to conduct an interactive walking tour of Washington, DC – without breaking the bank. To these teachers, 99Papers.org isn’t just a “great idea”…