SONIC Drive-In Donates to Local area Schools for Teacher Appreciation Month

America’s Drive-In once again supports local public schools across the country by donating $1.5 million for learning supplies.

The DonorsChoose initiative is a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.

As part of SONIC’s ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative, the brand matched 50% of each donation made to teacher requests on DonorsChoose for Teacher Appreciation Day on May 3, donating a total of $1.5 million. With the donation, SONIC helped fully fund more than 9,000 projects from teachers across the country, including the following teachers from Clay County:

• Mckenzie Moss at Coppergate Elementary for the project Summer Fun! for Grades PreK-2

• Courtney Holcombe at Swimming Pen Creek Elementary for the project Thank You Prizes for Chorus 2022 for Grades 3-5

• Caroline Hellman at Oakleaf Village Elementary School for the project Shhhhh, It’s a Secret! for Grades PreK-2

• Mary Elrod at Oakleaf Village Elementary for the project New for All Part 2 for Grades PreK-2

• Paula Summers at Oakleaf Village Elementary for the project Math Kahoot Saturday! for Grades PreK-2

• Paula Summers at Oakleaf Village Elementary for the project End of Year Celebration! for Grades PreK-2

• Summers for the project New Year, New Crayons and Batteries for Grades PreK-2

• Jenifer Burghart at Orange Park Elementary for the project Teaching Empathy via Classic Literature for Grades 9-12

• Leah Alix at Ridgeview Elementary for the project We’re Building On Up! A STEM Project for Grades 3-5

• Heather Bogle at S. Bryan Jennings Elementary for the project Classroom Furniture Refresh! for Grades 3-5

• Laura Gottberg at W E Cherry Elementary for the project Headphones for Students for Grades PreK-2

“Limeades for Learning is an initiative that SONIC holds dear, and we’re proud to partner with DonorsChoose on this important work,” said Lori Abou Habib, Chief Marketing Officer of SONIC. “Drink purchases at SONIC bring joy to our guests while supporting students and teachers in the classroom.”

SONIC donates a portion of drink proceeds to support local public schools through Limeades for Learning, in partnership with education nonprofit, DonorsChoose*. SONIC has donated more than $20 million to directly fund local education programs since 2009.

For those wishing to make an additional donation to a classroom project in their local community, visit DonorsChoose.org and donate to one or more of the thousands of public-school teacher requests seeking support to provide students with educational resources.