Suffolk: Surprise supplies awarded
Photo credit: Handout | Gene Siller, holding flowers, with her Phillips Avenue Elementary class. She received $1,000 in school supplies from a program that benefits teachers who often pay for supplies out of their own pocket.
Three lucky teachers on Long Island won't need any classroom supplies for a while.
They were among 1,000 teachers nationwide who, earlier this month, were surprised with $1,000 in school supplies from Office Max in partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom. The annual "A Day Made Better" program benefits teachers who often spend their own money on school supplies.
The principals of participating...
