(L-R) Sharon Ferguson and Jennifer Jacobs |
ARLINGTON, TX – Being a teacher is expensive. The people at Office Max agree and they
helped one lucky first-year teacher from Glenn Harmon Elementary.
On Tuesday, October 2, first-grade teacher Jennifer Jacobs was awarded nearly $1200 in items through the Office Max "A Day Made Better" campaign. Jacobs was nominated by her principal, Sharon Ferguson for the in-store campaign at the Office Max located on South Cooper Street, in Arlington.
"Jennifer is my only brand new, first year teacher and I thought she would benefit the most from their generosity," says Ferguson. "She is a caring individual who enjoys what she is doing with and for her kids."
The campaign was established as a collaboration between Office Max and its non-profit partner, Adopt-A-Classroom to eliminate "teacher-funded" classrooms.
"This is our way of giving back to the teachers, says Office Max store manager, Joe Ruzic. "We know how much they spend on supplies each year."
Due to budget shortfalls, teachers across the country are forced to spend nearly $4 billion annually out of their own pockets (an average of $1,200 per teacher) for basic classroom supplies.
According to Ruzic, Jennifer Jacobs is among the 22 teachers chosen out of 859 nominated teachers in the Fort Worth/Dallas area.
 Donated items included:
| Mail Cart |
$315.99 |
| Leather Task Chair |
$89.99 |
| 8 Mega-pixel Digital Camera |
$169.99 |
| Printer |
$39.99 |
plus much more |
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