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Three Teachers Need Your Votes in Sonic Drive-In Contest
Three teachers in Lexington-Richland 5 are vying to win Limeades for Learning, a five-week contest, that could help to fund a project for their respective classrooms.
A five-week contest hosted by Sonic Drive-In and DonorsChoose.org has three Lexington-Richland 5 teachers in need of votes.
Votes? Is this some election year for teachers, too?
No, it's not an election, but it is an opportunity to support a local teacher and her work in the classroom.
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Voting for Limeades for Learning officially started Sept. 24 and runs through Oct. 29. During the five-week campaign, Sonic will fund $100,000 of the top vote-receiving projects that promote creativity in the classroom weekly on Oct. 1, 8, 15 and 22.
Here are the local teachers competing and the links to their classroom projects:
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- Ashley Ivey, first-grade special needs teacher at Leaphart Elementary School
- Sharon Watkins, fourth-grade music teacher at Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Clare McKay, fifth-grade teacher at Irmo Elementary School
How to vote?
Visit your local Sonic Drive-in and receive a special code on the bag sticker worth two votes or you can vote once per day with a valid email address.
Donations
Can you donate money directly to a teacher's project? Yes, on the teacher's information page a link is provided to make a monetary donation to the project.
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