Two Hope Elementary teachers received a combined donation of $670 from the Sonic drive-in restaurant chain as part of a nationwide observation of Teacher Appreciation Month in May.
Jennifer Bryant received a donation supporting a project for children in grades 6-8, “Let’s Glow Onto Middle School!” Jennifer Wamsley received a donation for a for third- to fifth graders called “Send Us On A Quest with an Oculus!”
Nationwide, Sonic donated $1.5 million to help fund local education needs through DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.
Sonic matched 50 percent of each donation made to teacher requests on DonorsChoose for Teacher Appreciation Day on May 3. With this donation, SONIC said it helped fully fund more than 9,000 projects from teachers across the country.
