As of Saturday afternoon, more than $600,000 had been raised through donations ranging from $4 to $100, and they keep coming in.
“As a middle school educator, I understand the difference that the outside-of-the-classroom practices make,” one person said in a note on her $25 donation. “I applaud you all for working so hard for these students.”
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“Learning stops during the summer for my scholars. We have what is called a ‘summer slide,'” Lopez says on the fund-raising campaign page.
“They need a safe place where they can do activities and continue to grow their minds.”
