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SCHOOL continued from Page 1 sensory devices, and standing desks.
sated aides, who stayed after school to Special needs students, the organization
involve their students with extracurricu- hopes, will enjoy the additional support
lars such as sports and the musical. Addi- from these items. To apply, teachers
tionally, First Day of School Foundation must complete a short form describing
has hosted school supply drives in which their intended use of the $1,000 grant at
over 31 lunch boxes with notebooks, cray- firstdayofschoolfoundation.org. Recipi-
ons, and pencils were ents will be contacted
donated to special needs throughout August to
youth in Trenton. It also ‘Budgets are ensure their classes
has donated $15,000 to are stocked before the
Trenton Special Advo- limited across semester begins.
cacy Group, which helps the board, and “We want to keep it
underprivileged families going and build up the
receive the services they we want the foundation,” Waller
need for their child. money to go to said, “Mostly, we want
The charity has raised to donate the money we
over $100,000, and has the classrooms raise—receiving dona-
just launched its new- as quickly as tions is essential—and we
est initiative, Classroom would love to expand out
Sponsorship Program, possible.’ as well. This way, more
a direct path to fund people could participate
teachers. –Andy Waller, on in fundraisers such as
“Budgets are just lim-
WOW! C

ited across the board, his family’s First ‘Smiles for Eli’ and ‘Hearts
WOW!
for Eli,’ raising awareness
B D and we want to get the Day of School for this cause.”
SAVE OVER money out to class- Foundation Eli loved Hallow-
F E rooms as quickly as een, and the First Day
50% O • Installation Services Available possible,” Waller said. of School Foundation
kicked off its existence
“Hamilton, for instance,
doesn’t have athletics in the middle with the very first Smiles for Eli event
MSRP ON • Family Owned and
school anymore. There isn’t enough in October 2014. Hamilton-based pho-
*Must bring in coupon for discount Operated for 35 Years [funding] to go around, and this is the tographer Erica Haller made a set in her
best way to give a little extra to the kids studio, and children came to get pictures
who need a little extra.” taken in their Halloween costumes. The
P R. (R. ) Since special needs classrooms event has evolved, and Haller now takes
609-758-7574 require additional expenses, the Class- photos of 40 students on their first day of
C R, NJ
room Sponsorship Program will allocate school, and Waller attaches a short cap-
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$30,000 for teachers who must purchase tion with their favorite color, their age,
resources, such as therapeutic tools, and their grade.
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