10th Annual Palo Verde Fiesta Sports Foundation Wishes for Teachers Program
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – It’s time again for teachers to submit their classroom wishes for the 10th Annual Palo Verde Fiesta Sports Foundation Wishes for Teachers Program.
The program is giving away a record $1.5 million in funding to 540 teachers across the state, each receiving $2,500 to supply their classroom.
The program has funded 31 wishes in San Luis, Somerton, and Yuma since its start and wants to get these resources directly into Yuma County schools.
Last year’s Yuma recipient and Gila Ridge teacher Stephanie Stone shares why the program is helpful.
“It’s very helpful to teachers to get to have some help with those outside resources, so they can do more fun and exciting things in their classroom without it hurting their own pockets,” said teacher Stephanie Stone.
Teachers can submit a brief application online by Tuesday, September 30 at 10:00 p.m. MST sharing their classroom wish. You can find the application link here.