News Release
Jan. 10, 2005
Colorado Education Project Helps Palmer Elementary School Begin 2005 With Cash Donation
Getting back into the swing of school and work after the holidays isn't always easy, but receiving a cash donation to start the year off would certainly help! Colorado Education Project (Eduproject) will be presenting a $2,500 check to the teachers and students at Palmer Elementary School on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 8:30 a.m. The school is located at 995 Grape St.
The funding is part of Eduproject's Denver Teachers Classroom Grants Program, which provides direct donations to DPS teachers for classroom usage and supplements regular school funding. Individual teachers receive classroom grants of $250, with a few larger donations going to support all teachers at particular schools.
Funds for this donation stem from vendor sales of the "E" Book, a coupon book that retails for $10 yet contains thousands of dollars in savings from major area merchants and over $150 worth of free goods and services. Local merchants such as The Tattered Cover retail the "E" Book and schools are able to sell the books as a direct fundraising effort for their classroom.
In the metro area, more than 100 schools participate in the book selling program in which they retain 60 percent of the profits from each book sold. Since its inception in 2000, Eduproject has generated over $1.1 M for local education.
Palmer Elementary School is one of four schools that received a major school-wide donation from Eduproject's 2004 "E" Book merchant sales, and the individual schools were delighted.
"All twenty of our classroom teachers received an equal portion of the Eduproject donation and they were simply ecstatic," claims Pat Macy, an administrator at Ellis Elementary School. "They have been able to purchase needed supplies that they simply do not have the budget for anymore. It was a very touching and generous donation from Eduproject."
Eduproject is a grass roots community organization established in 2000 to benefit the public school system through innovative fund raising methods. Its focus is to create consumer-friendly products that return high profits for education combining the efforts of not only the schools, but community organizations as well. Aided by volunteers and a board of directors, Eduproject keeps its overhead to a minimum with a paid staff of only two. For more information about the Colorado Education Project visit www.eduproject.com, or contact Paul Napoli at 303-359-9501.