Teachers around the Valley are preparing their classrooms for the new school year. Some are turning to Amazon Wishlists for help making sure their students have everything they need. abc15
PHOENIX — "Amazon boxes just started showing up at my door and I was so excited. It was like Christmas in the middle of July. And my husband was like, ‘Oh my gosh, where did all these Amazon boxes come from? What are you ordering?’ I was like, ‘It's not me!” laughs Deer Valley Special Education Teacher, Erica Pharr.
It may seem like Pharr is going on a self-induced shopping spree, but multi-colored supplies from strangers arrived at her home from a link she shared on social media.And that Wishlist, isn’t frivolous for Pharr and other staff. She says, “This all ends up coming out of my pocket.” Pharr goes on, “So many teachers have it and I know I'm not the only one that struggles with back to school.”
"On top of that, I know just that everybody's struggling right now with inflation and everything and how expensive everything is,” Pharr says. “It really means a lot to me when somebody helps contribute to my Wishlist.”"It's really difficult for teachers to be able to afford a perfect classroom and getting all the supplies that they want their students to have, especially after the summer,” Pharr says.“I just have such a big heart for my students,” Pharr says.
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