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Corrected anti-begging sign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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As a public school third-grade teacher, Teresa Danks has grown accustomed to getting creative when it comes to providing supplies for her classroom.
But when her husband joked about begging in the streets to raise money for supplies, she took it seriously.
Teresa Danks (Jonathan Roark)
Recent cuts to Oklahoma’s education budget have made Danks frustrated with the system, which is why she decided to do anything in her power to still deliver the level of education needed.
Danks said she had never panhandled before and wanted to act quickly before she changed her mind. After picking up a poster board from a nearby QuikTrip, she laid it on the hood of her car outside and scrawled a message: “Teacher Needs School Supplies! Anything Helps. Thank You.” At the bottom, she added a smiley face.
Within 10 minutes, she had collected $32. One person stopped to hand her a bottle of water. Another wanted to tell her how much her own teachers had meant to her.
“I went from being nervous and awkward to being overwhelmed, not only with the small donations of cash but just the words of encouragement,” Danks said.
Read the rest of the story:A teacher’s solution to buy school supplies for her classroom: Panhandling
