Oklahoma Teacher Panhandles for School Supplies

Teresa Danks has gained some worldwide attention after a photo of the panhandling elementary school teacher started getting shared on social media.

She only makes $35,000 a year teaching in Tulsa, Oklahoma and says she spends nearly $3,000 of her own money on classroom supplies. So Teresa took to the streets with a sign that says, "Teacher needs school supplies! Anything helps! Thank you!"

After her photo got shared over a thousand times, Teresa started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her fellow teachers. The donations raised go towards the purchase of:

• Egg cartons
• Paper towel/toilet paper rolls
• Yarn
• Old, leftover party paper plates
• Straws
• Pipe cleaners
• Broken costume jewelry
• Beads
• Craft wire
• Silk flowers
• Plastic water bottles
• Gallon size plastic jugs
• Sewing needles/Thread
• Buttons
• Fabric pieces
• Cotton balls/Pom Poms
• Safety pins
• Stencils (letters & pictures)
• Stamp pads
• Large felt board
• Sandwich bags
• Treasure box single wrap candy
• Single electric hot burner
• Board games and card games for ages 6+
• Big Joe black bean bag chair
• Yoga balls
• Protractors
• Microscope
• Small dorm size refrigerator
• Small microwave