Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Pay It Forward

What a nice idea...giving back to others when you have been blessed by the kindness and generosity of those around you.  

Recently I have been fortunate enough to benefit from the kindness and generosity of men and women I have never met and likely never will!  This normally unlucky person feels so lucky to have had four donors choose projects worth $1,229 funded in the past year and to have won several giveaways from amazing bloggers in just the past few months!  Katie at Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans has had some success with Donors Choose too, and she is planning on posting some of her tips for getting your projects funded too!  In the meantime, check out the rest of her blog!

I want to share my good fortune with others, so I am hosting my first giveaway!  I am so excited to do this, and I have been thinking about it for some time now.  I had planned to hold a giveaway when I reached 75 or 100 followers, but I just don't want to wait!  So here we are!  I hope to have the opportunity to brighten someone's day and make them feel a little lucky too!

I'm giving away two prizes to two winners!  The first winner will get a $15 gift card, and the second winner will get a $10 gift card!  You get to choose between a Donors Choose gift card and a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card or a combination of the two (TPT offers a $10 gift card, so if you are my first winner and would prefer a TPT gift card, you can get $10 from TPT and $5 from DC)!

Enter by following my blog and leaving a comment on this post telling me which gift card you would choose!  Grab my button for your blog or add 3rd Grade's a Charm to your blog roll for two more chances to win!  Mention my giveaway in a blog post and link back to this post for 2 more entries!  You can link back to this post by grabbing the button below for your post!  (Hopefully it'll work!  If not I'll be tweaking it!)


3rd Grade's a charm


What are you waiting for??  Enter now!!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't miss out on these other great giveaways either!

Sweet Michelle, at No Monkey Business, is having a giveaway to celebrate 100 followers!  She's giving away 10 items from her TPT or TN store, and let me tell you, you want to win!  Her stuff is great!  Be sure to go check it out and enter to win!


No Monkey Business

Brittany from Sweet Seconds (love that title - every second counts!) is having an amazing giveaway as well!  She too is celebrating 100 followers!  Stop by and enter to win a TPT gift certificate or an Amazon gift certificate!

Sweet Seconds

Every New Beginning is hosting a giveaway as well to introduce her new blog!  Stop by and take a look around!



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34 comments:

  1. YearntoLearnMay 30, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Great giveaway. I'd want the TPT gift card.


    Yearn to Learn Blog
    taskcard123@yahoo.com

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  2. EveryNewBeginningMay 30, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Great idea! I would lIke the donor's choose card. I have had 26 projects funded over the years :).

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    1. JackieMay 30, 2012 at 2:22 PM

      Wow! That's impressive! Don't you just love Donors Choose?

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  3. MichelleMay 30, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    YAY for your giveaway! THANKS for stopping by to visit my blog today too!
    Hmmmm....I'm thinking TpT gift card, just because I can't seem to stay OFF the site. :-) So that would be AWESOME. I am already a follower, but am adding your button to my blog roll as soon as I get done here!!
    Michelle
    nomonkeybusinessmichelle.blogspot.com

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  4. JessMay 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    Congrats on all of your success with Donors Choose and TPT~! I am your newest follower!

    I would LOVE to have the TPT gift card. Please stop by my blog sometime and check it out!

    mrsjwalk.blogspot.com
    Jess

    jhazel@uab.edu

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  5. Allie @ The Gypsy TeacherMay 30, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    Thanks for your generosity! I would LOVE the TPT gift card! It's a teacher's paradise!!

    Allie
    the-gypsy-teacher.blogspot.com

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  6. HeidiMay 30, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    What a great giveaway. I would choose the TPT card and then some put toward the Donor's Choose card :)

    Heidi
    My (Not So) Elementary Life
    mynotsoelementarylife@yahoo.com

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  7. KWintuskaMay 30, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    I follow your blog! Congratulations on your Donor Choose success - that is awesome!I would love the TPT; it's the best.

    Thanks for a great give away :)

    Kate
    katewintuska@insightbb.com

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  8. SC Teacher 28May 30, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    I am a new follower of your blog!

    Joni
    KinderKids Fun
    jegalford3406@gmail.com

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  9. Mrs. BrownMay 30, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    I am a newbie follower! Both are great, but I would go with the donorschoose gift card for my project-sounds awful, but I really, really need to get the supplies I wrote about in my proposal. Thanks so much!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  10. Aimee V.May 30, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    I follow your blog! I would choose a TpT gift card.

    Aimee
    aimee@vanmiddlesworth.org

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  11. Mrs. WellsMay 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    I follow your blog! I would love the TpT gift card!

    Mindy
    mwells@ourwayschool.com

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  12. The Colorful AppleMay 30, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Congrats on your DonorsChoose success! Isn't it a great site??

    Sara :)
    livs14@gmail.com
    Smiling In Second Grade

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    1. JackieJune 4, 2012 at 6:56 AM

      I love it, Sara! I don't know why I waited 2 years to use it!

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  13. KatieMay 30, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    Thanks for giving me a shout out :) My last day of school is June 7, so I plan on posting some tips very soon after that :) I'm following your blog and would definitely have a hard time choosing between Donor's Choose and TpT. I think I would probably pick TpT though because I have wayyyyy too many items on my wish list currently haha.

    Katie
    Dirty Hands and Lesson Plans
    kjones678{at}gmail{dot}come

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  14. Think, Wonder, and TeachMay 30, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    I would choose TPT as I am still student teaching.

    Misty
    Think, Wonder, & Teach

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  15. Lisa R.May 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    Congrats on your first giveaway!! I would probably choose the TPT card, because there are just so many goodies on my wishlist I would like to get for my classroom for next year!
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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  16. Lori RMay 31, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    I follow your blog and I would choose the TPT gift card.
    lraines78@gmail.com

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  17. Miss KindergartenMay 31, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    How fun! Congrats! I could never turn down TpT money ;)

    Hadar

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  18. Teacher-ificMay 31, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    Awesome giveaway!!!

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  19. Teaching JoysMay 31, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    I am loving all of these giveaways! This is a wonderful one! I don't think I could ever turn down something from TpT!

    teaching.joys@cox.net

    Teaching Joys

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  20. BAK Pack PhotographyMay 31, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    I follow your blog. I am number 76!! I would love a TpT giftcard.
    ❀Beth Ann❀
    Taming My Flock of Firsties
    bakteach16@gmail.com

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  21. Miss SaraMay 31, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    I am a new follower! I would choose a TpT gift card! :)

    Miss Elementary

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  22. KimJune 1, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Following a fellow third grade teacher!!
    mamabain1@hotmail.com

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  23. AnonymousJune 1, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    Yay! Such a fun giveaway! =)
    I would LOVE a TpT gif tcard.

    Thanks,
    Katie Smith
    Adventures of Ms. Smith

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  24. Amber @ Adventures of a Third Grade TeacherJune 1, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Awesome giveaway! I would love a DC gift! I have my first project over there!!

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  25. Miss BrynleyJune 2, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    I would choose the TPT card. I haven't bought anything yet and I'm brand new at all of this.

    Brynley
    Brynley's Brainstorms

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  26. AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    Your blog button is on my page! =) Love your blog!

    Ms. Smith
    Adventures of Ms. Smith

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  27. AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Your blog button is on my page entry #2! =)

    Ms. Smith
    Adventures of Ms. Smith

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  28. AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    I love DonorsChoose! I'm normally unlucky, too, but DonorsChoose has provided my classroom with some really great stuff!

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    1. AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 9:02 PM

      bellsandunicorns(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. ElizabethJune 4, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    I just had a Donors Choose project fully funded and it's so nice! I'd have to get the TPT gift card for now until I can add another project to Donors Choose.

    Elizabeth
    Fun in Room 4B

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  30. UnknownJune 4, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, yours is great! I am your newest follower and I would choose the TpT gift card.

    :) Dana
    Fun in First Grade

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  31. 3TeacherChicks-Amy HoffmannJune 7, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Just wanted to say thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I am so glad to find another 3rd grade teacher! I am adding you to my blogroll!
    Amy
    3 Teacher Chicks

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