Category: AAC News

We hope 2011 has been off to a fantastic start for you! At Adopt-A-Classroom, we’ve been involved in the Members Project contest and it’s ending soon on Feb 20, so if you haven’t voted for Adopt-A-Classroom this week (you get 1 vote per week), would you please vote today? Your vote can help us win […]

Our friends at Kids In Need Foundation are in this week’s Target Give Joy Promotion and we are happy to support their participation! They’d like you’re support too and here’s what you can do to help Kids In Need Foundation receive up to $50,000 this week: go to www.facebook.com/target and create a wish list. For […]

It’s almost 2011 and we are proud that Adopt-A-Classroom is featured in the 2011 Champions of Change calendar! The calendar is designed to raise awareness for charitable organizations and we are highlighted in the month of August, right in time for the Back-to-School season. Each month of the calendar features a different organization and we […]

We are very excited that Adopt-A-Classroom has been selected to participate in the next round of Members Project voting! This means that we will have a chance to win $200,000 in funding from American Express through Members Project – as long as we get enough votes. The next round of voting starts on Monday, November […]

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/201002/players/player-single.swf?job=46467 Earlier this week, the Jonas Brothers showed their continued support for teachers and students by helping to kick off the annual ‘A Day Made Better‘ campaign with our national sponsor, OfficeMax. They surprised the entire teaching staff of Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts in Los Angeles with $25,000 worth of school supplies […]

Coming up in October is the New York State School Boards Association’s annual convention in New York City (October 21-24). Adopt-A-Classroom will be hosting a panel session titled “Engaging Your Community to Support Teachers and Raise Classroom Funds” on Saturday, October 23rd at 1:00pm. If you are attending the convention, please drop by to say […]

Tomorrow’s edition of The Martha Stewart Show will celebrate teachers and highlight the joy of learning. Food writer and cooking teacher Nick Malgieri will share baking techniques; FIT professor Kenneth D. King will demonstrate how to make DIY fashion accessories; Jones New York stylist Lloyd Boston will provide tips for how to upgrade your wardrobe. […]

If you’ve been to a Whole Foods market then you’ve most likely seen the neatly stocked sushi bar managed by Genji Sushi. Each month, Genji hosts a campaign called “A Special Roll For A Special Cause.” In August, the program featured The National Wildlife Foundation. This month, the program will benefit Adopt-A-Classroom! Now through Sunday, […]

Ford Motor Company Fund’s Operation Goodwill is supporting classrooms in Miami-Dade County Public Schools with a $10,000 match for Back-to-School! Here’s how it works: starting Friday, August 27th, online credit card donations made to M-DCPS classrooms will receive a $25 matching donation, generously provided by Ford Motor Company Fund. The $25 match is available on […]