“Orem Elementary has been trying to raise money for a computer lab for over three years now, with little success. We just barely don't meet the standards for Title I funding, which means that as a school we are responsible for raising any funds needed for such things as a computer lab. So called "poor schools" in our area are far better equipped with technology and educational improvements than we are as a school.
We currently only have one small computer lab for the whole school to share. New Utah State regulations require all students to take year-end-testing on computers. …but (our) daily educational use of our existing computer lab is less than optimal and you often see up to three children huddled around one computer during class time.
This year, one mother (Lori Sanders) decided she was fed up with our situation and decided to take things into her own hands. She saw an advertisement for a grant from Clorox called, "Power A Bright Future" () and decided to enter our school. She got our PTA on board and our fight began, but it's been a long, uphill process. The contest runs from 10/24/11 to 12/9/11 and the basic premise is to see how many people each school can get to vote for them. One text vote is allowed per day per person, and another vote per day by going to the website. Our start was a little slow, but we have been jumping up and up in the rankings everyday as the spark caught on with other parents and teachers. We are currently 5th out of 864 in our category and 14th overall out of 1,622 entries. We have some amazing parents, faculty and community leaders who have really helped us with our efforts, but we have less than a week left in the contest and need a serious push of media/social networking support to take it over the top.
This contest has really brought our community together to fight for a good cause, to band together in purpose and serve, and to believe all things are possible. If we don't win this Clorox grant, we won't give up, because our fire is lit and burning bright. We believe in our kids, in our school, and in our abilities to make this computer lab a reality. We invite you, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Target to help us in our efforts and make our dream come true. Thank you! –Julie Hale”
This contest has really brought our community together to fight for a good cause, to band together in purpose and serve, and to believe all things are possible. If we don't win this Clorox grant, we won't give up, because our fire is lit and burning bright. We believe in our kids, in our school, and in our abilities to make this computer lab a reality. We invite you, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Target to help us in our efforts and make our dream come true. Thank you! –Julie Hale”
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