I am very grateful to all of the support our Seattle Public Schools get from literally hundreds of volunteers -- including so many caring parents and alumni along with community leaders. I join the School Board member in support of this innovative use of technology to directly connect caring individuals and organizations with enhancement projects designed by teachers and approved by Principals. The SchoolKids website is a wonderful way to allow our city's citizens to see what is going on in classrooms throughout our schools and engage directly with those on the frontline of educating our students, our teachers! -- Raj Manhas, Former Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools

Congratulations Dick, on getting the new enterprise off the ground. Yours is a spirit of community unbounded; you're truly one-of-a-kind and I greatly admire you. Thank you for doing this. -- Dick Lilly, Former Director, Seattle School Board

SchoolKidsComeFirst.com makes it easy for citizens who care about schools to donate to projects that will help students succeed,” said Seattle School Board director Irene Stewart. “From the first time I heard about this project, I was excited about the opportunity to enhance student learning with donations targeted to specific classroom projects. -- Irene Stewart, Director, Seattle School Board

SchoolKidsComeFirst.com provides easy access to instantly connect teachers to the public. With this website, special projects in our Seattle schools – those extras that can make learning fun – can be right on a desktop of a caring individual who is as excited as our teachers to help make a difference for a student today! -- Jan Kumasaka, Former Director, Seattle School Board