Update: We made it happen
Hi friends! I posted a month or so ago about one of my graduating seniors (I'm a teacher in Aurora) who was saving up for an acoustic guitar -- she was class salutatorian, has big plans for college, and just overall is an incredible kid who has been through a lot and worked so hard for her success.
I wanted to follow up because within 12 hours, several folks reached out to me and an awesome redditor from Centennial offered to give me a guitar with a case, stands, extra strings, and piks. The next day I drove down and picked it up, and delivered it to my student on Monday. Here's a photo -- I covered her face because she's a real person and not a prop and because young people deserve privacy, but trust when I say that she was grinning ear-to-ear.
Just wanted to share this update as a reminder that people are good, that community makes a difference, and that our young people are rocking it. Thanks, Denver. 💛