SHOW TEACHERS THE LOVE!
During National Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we hosted our annual variety show at a new, elegant location. Attendees enjoyed a seated three-course dinner and were entertained by performers and inspired by guest speakers. Show Teachers the Love! is unlike any other fundraiser. Half of the audience were teachers who attended for free to feel the love and the other half were donors who came to show it.
The highlight of the evening was Dr. Chelsea Clinton’s presentation of our Woodridge Award for Great Teachers to Dr. Sadie Mitchell, her first-grade teacher from Little Rock, Arkansas.
Photo: Dr. Chelsea Clinton and Dr. Sadie Mitchell
Credit: Sylvain Gaboury
The Woodridge Award for Great Teachers
The Woodridge Award is presented annually by an accomplished person to the K-12 teacher who most helped them on their way.
Photo by Rogerline Johnson, Johnson Studio, Helena, Arkansas
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