For the twelfth year in a row and during an especially urgent time of need, SONIC® Drive-In donated an all-time high of $1.3 million to fund public school teacher requests across the country as part of its annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting Campaign.

In partnership with nonprofit teacher crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose and with the help of SONIC fans, eight teachers in Mineola were among the community heroes up-voted to receive a combined $5,786 for essential materials to create an engaging learning environment in physical and virtual classrooms.

“Celebrating public school teachers through our Fall Voting Campaign feels special every year, but especially this year, as our incredible public school teachers are going the extra mile to keep their students inspired, regardless of where their classroom may be,” said Christi Woodworth, vice president for public relations for SONIC. “From cleaning supplies to humidifiers and technology needs, we were able to fulfill thousands of teachers’ wish lists for necessary teaching materials to keep their students safe and learning.” 

From Sept. 28 through Oct. 25, SONIC fans voted for teacher requests that moved them at LimeadesforLearning.com, and the requests with the most votes nationwide received funding, totaling $1.3 million. 

In Mineola, the following exceptional teachers at three schools earned funding for their much-needed learning materials as part of the annual Fall Voting Campaign:

Julie Conner at Mineola Elementary School for the project “Let’s Go Jackets!”

Julie Conner at Mineola Elementary School for the project “Safety and Social Distance to Save Recess”

Lori N. Roberts at Mineola Elementary School for the project “Robert’s Ravenous Readers Resources”

Tashara Stephens at Mineola High School for the project “Trust The Process”

Kristin Bright at Mineola Primary School for the project “Sight Word Action”

Laura Harris at Mineola Primary School for the project “Flexible Desks and Phonics!”

Shenice Lacy at Mineola Primary School for the project “Fantastic Phonics!”

Shenice Lacy at Mineola Primary School for the project “Terrific Teachers Pay Teachers!”

Stacey Wedding at Mineola Primary School for the project “A Place To Present Our Learning”

Stacey Wedding at Mineola Primary School for the project “Stem Bins for the Win 2”

Stacey Wedding at Mineola Primary School for the project “Teacher Pay Teacher”

Stacey Wedding at Mineola Primary School for the project “With Our New Stools, Covid-19 Won’t Stop Our Learning!”

Sylvia Harris at Mineola Primary School for the project “Blended Learning!”

Sylvia Harris at Mineola Primary School for the project “Together or Apart, We Continue to Learn!”

Since 2009, SONIC has donated $17.9 million and supported more than 26,500 classrooms in partnership with DonorsChoose.