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To honor the creative efforts teachers have made to maneuver their ever-shifting learning environments and keep students engaged this past year, SONIC Drive-In donated $1.5 million to teacher requests on national education nonprofit site DonorsChoose on Teacher Appreciation Day, May 4.
As part of SONIC’s ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative, the $1.5 million donation helped fund more than 7,000 teacher requests across the country in need of critical resources.
"Teachers took this past year head-on, engineering a variety of innovative methods to keep their students learning in both in-person and virtual classrooms," said Lori Abou Habib, chief marketing officer for SONIC. "We express our gratitude to teachers like these, who create inspirational learning environments for students during a challenging time. With SONIC’s $1.5 million donation match, we were able to help teachers access much-need supplies to successfully complete this school year."
On Teacher Appreciation Day, the brand matched 50 percent of each donation made to all teacher requests on DonorsChoose.
In Cape Coral, Florida, three teachers from three schools received a combined donation of $262 including:
* Ms. Bangasser at Caloosa Elementary School for the project Teaching Aspirations
* Mrs. Roberts at Diplomat Elementary School for the project Healthy Air to Breathe, Please!
* Dr. Omundsen at Oasis Charter Middle School for the project Supporting makers: Consumables for the Gator Garage
SONIC is committed to helping teachers now in this time of need, and all year long. Through Limeades for Learning, SONIC has donated more than $19 million to public school teachers, helping more than 36,000 teachers and impacting nearly 7.4 million students in public schools nationwide since 2009.
Visit LimeadesforLearning.com to learn about future funding opportunities and explore public school teacher requests in your community in need of support.
About SONIC Drive-In
SONIC, founded in 1953, is the largest drive-in restaurant brand in the United States with more than 3,500 restaurants in 46 states. For more information, visit SonicDriveIn.com and InspiredBrands.com.