A few days ago a package arrived from the Googledome in a basic white box packaging and it contained a very pleasant surprise.
Inside the box was layers of corrugated cardboard with a snowflake printed on one side.
Inside the packaging fit perfectly a envelope with a card and a small leather case.
Then in another card is another “Thank You” as well as a $100 gift card to DonorsChoose.org.
After you feel good from donating there was also a small case with a 2gig USB card in the shape of a credit card. Unfortunately, mine didn’t work so I have no idea what type of Google propaganda was on it.
What is great about DonorsChoose.org is that you can choose exactly where and what your money gets spent on. You can even set up alerts to get notified when there is a project that matches your desired criteria. That criteria might include subject, resources, cost to complete, grade levels, schools by region or city and way more. It really is an amazing system. No more donating to general organizations and wondering if your donation went to pay for toilet paper or an executives salary. Just for kicks I typed in “T-Shirt” and there were 20 PROPOSALS RELATED TO T-SHIRTS! There are probably more important projects than those related to t-shirts but hey we all love t-shirts so it always feels good to help others who have the same interests as us.