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nanamcd
04-16-2008, 04:13 PM
One of the teachers in our school has been gifted $1000 from Oprah's Big Give in the Quad Cities, IL and is one of five finalists for the $5000 top award. Here is a link to the finalists and the voting - Julie and her kitchen are Finalist #4:

http://www.wqad.com/global/Category.asp?c=131341

This money will go toward a handicapped accessible kitchen :eating: for her multiple disabilities kids. They have been using the art room (formerly the home ec room which has never been fully dismantled) and have been given permission to outfit a kitchen in the classroom by the district if they can raise the necessary funds, around $30,000. Local trades and merchants are donating time and materials, and a fellow teacher nominated Julie for this radio station contest. All the finalists and their projects are awesome, so do watch the video clips if you have a minute. And Central School in Ottawa, IL would certainly appreciate your support and your votes! :listen: Feel free to tell your friends! Thanks, all!

Jami Johnson
04-16-2008, 11:50 PM
How cool to know a recipient of such a great cause! They all look well deserving, but being a Home Ec teacher myself (back in the day of prekids) and having taught several children with disabilities, I am bias towards that one. Good luck to her!!

nanamcd
04-18-2008, 06:41 AM
The support movement here is huge! The local grocery store where the kids shop for their cooking classes has printed flyers which they're using as bag stuffers, plus they're using pix on the checkout lane monitors. Julie and our principal were interviewed on the morning radio talk show yesterday, and the Regional Sup't of Schools has put info on the project on their listserv. It certainly is exciting! I'll make sure to let you know who the big winner is!