Ask, And You Shall Receive

You must be sick of it now, all this talk of school supplies. But this post is much needed and overdue.

I am so overwhelmed by the amount of support that I received. I’ve already posted about my first two donations, from my grandparents and my college friends. I couldn’t believe that my words actually meant something, and that they actually turned into a box and bag of school supplies at my door. I was so grateful for those notebooks, pens, pencils, dry erase markers, paper, etc., that I never even stopped to imagine that there would be more.

And then…there WAS more. So much more. Over the next few weeks, I had NINE more people/families donate supplies. My friends (who are probably just as broke as me—an extra thank you!), my parents’ friends, family, and family of friends brought me bags filled to the brim, mailed packages, and dropped boxes off at my parent’s house. My car was packed solid as I headed back to North Carolina, and my closet became my very own Staples Office Supply store.

Of course, I had to empty it all out on the living room floor so I could sort through it, organize it, and try to grasp just how much you all donated. And let me just say, I was floored (ha, get it?). No, but really. There I sat, in the middle of your gifts, and I was humbled by how generous you all are. I never expected to receive so much. My intention for writing the blog was just to make people aware of how much money teachers spend, and hopefully encourage people to consider spending just a few dollars for the sake of one of their friends’ classrooms. I never imagined that all of those donations would come to me and my classroom. I have been able to share your donations with my teacher friends in need, and stock my cabinets at school to help my grade level team. You have no idea just how grateful I am for every single school supply donated—for each tiny little pencil top eraser, every individual sheet of paper, and that pack of 15 whiteboard markers (believe me, I know how expensive those are—THANK YOU!).

I do want to make sure that everyone who had any part in donating is acknowledged. You all are too good to me, and I love you all! For the sake of being in a public domain, I won’t use last names. But a big thank you to:

Memere & Pepere
Memere & Grampy
Mom & Dad
Jess
Malinda
Meg & Ryan
Morgan
Christian & Joey
Emily & Miller
Brittany & Matt
Kaye

In total, here’s how you all have helped my “babies” and the babies of my friends (read on for numbers and pictures:

900+ pencils
10+ boxes of markers, crayons, & colored pencils
15+ packs of paper
15 binders (13 of which were filled with supplies!)
30+ dry erase markers
12+ glue sticks
15+ rulers
150+ erasers
120+ pens
And much more.





I can't say it enough. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! My kids don't know it yet, but they appreciate it, and of course, so do I.

(Thanks Britt Hack for the inspiration for the title.)