Teachers receive funding

— Thanks to Sonic customers, several local public school teachers now have the resources they need for their classroom and to inspire students to learn. These teachers are recent recipients of grants from Sonic’s Limeades for Learning program, in which Sonic donated more than half a million dollars in 2010 to public school teachers across the country for classroom supplies and materials. Limeades for Learning stems from Sonic’s partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit organization that helps public school educators find resources for classroom projects they wouldn’t have funding for otherwise.

“As school budgets continue to shrink, teachers are forced to dip more and more into their personal funds to provide suppliesfor their students and classrooms. Sonic customers voted on the teachers’ project and we thank them for making these grants possible in the Bentonville area,” said Marcellus Jones, regional vice president of Sonic Drive-In. “These local teachers now have supplies to inspire their students to learn and really make a difference in their classroom. We look forward to helping thousands of more teachers through this program.”

Pea Ridge Primary School received funding through Limeades for Learning for three projects: Mallet Madness Strikes Again, Pt. 1, $519.92; Colorful Classroom Carpet, $588.24; and Mallet Madness Strikes Again, Pt. 2, $598.84.

For more information on Limeades for Learning and how teachers, students and customers can get involved, visit LimeadesforLearning.com.

School, Pages 11 on 10/27/2010