Dec: Give the gift of giving | DonorsChoose | Help Education
December 10, 2007 — PDXPIPELINEFor your friends and family that don't really need anything, you can often donate to a cause they support. The only downside is the lack of connection and the fear that your contribution went to something the recipient doesn't support or doesn't care about.
If you know someone who cares about education, then DonorsChoose is for you. Teachers upload requests for donations for specific projects or needs and the estimated cost to support it. You can search by geography, type of school, project cost, subject area and others.
There are plenty of requests from Oregon. Here is a request for a light-table for a kindergarten class and here is one for a special art project for kindergarteners. The website will tell you how much goes to maintain the service and how much goes to the teacher so you will know just how your money is spent.
If education isn't your bag, there is always Heifer.org.
