To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Palo Verde Fiesta Sports Foundation Wishes for Teachers initiative has donated the largest single distribution in program history, with $1.5 million in classroom wishes to 540 Arizona teachers.
Palo Verde Fiesta Sports Foundation Wishes for Teachers provides more dollars in direct teacher financial support than any program in Arizona. This year’s $2,500 classroom wishes went to 404 schools, covering 142 school districts and 31 new cities. A full list of recipients can be found here.
The 540 wishes funded this year represent a wide spectrum of needs for Arizona teachers and schools, including athletic uniforms, campus sensory spaces, STEM and robotics tools, Native culture education materials, new musical instruments, mobile culinary carts, communication tools for inclusive play, campus gardens, art materials for students with impairments and more, supporting teachers who provide instruction in subjects from performing arts to dual-language education…