Monthly Shopping Program

Targeted Giveaways
At the heart of C2C’s work are the monthly shopping experiences at our warehouse for teachers from schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates. Teachers from Bethesda, Burton, Eastway, Fayetteville Street, Glenn, R.N. Harris, Holt, Lakewood, Merrick-Moore, Y.E. Smith and C.C. Spaulding elementary schools are invited to shop once every month and spend 50 points.  The warehouse is open for monthly shopping every Monday and Thursday from 3-5:30pm and one Saturday each month from 9:30-12 noon.  There are 5,682 students in these schools; 95% of whom are eligible for free/reduced lunch.

During the second semester of 2016, an average of 145 teachers shopped each month and receive approximately $86 worth of supplies at each shopping trip.  ​

Elementary Giveaways

All remaining DPS elementary schools are invited to shop for 100 points (approximately $145 worth) of supplies during three-day giveaway events.  The schedule is based on the schools' free/reduced lunch rate..

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All C2C Teacher shopping events are listed on our calendar.
Thanks to the generosity of the Durham community, C2C holds targeted giveaways for additional groups of teachers during the year. These include:
  • First-Year Teacher Giveaway – A grant of $9,200 from Durham Rotary Clubs enabled 85 very excited teachers to shop for supplies for their very first classroom.  The total value in supplies given away over this two-day event in the end of August was nearly $15,000.
  • Middle School Giveaway - Teachers from high need middle schools are invited to shop for 100 points. The value per shopping trip averages $150 worth of supplies.
  • Art Teacher Giveaway – ALL Durham Public Schools art, drama and dance teachers are invited to shop for miscellaneous arts and crafts odds and ends that we collect throughout the year.  Many of these we receive through our partnership with Joann Fabrics in Durham, Raleigh, and Cary through the Kids in Need Foundation. The total value of supplies given away over this two-day event in 2015 topped $10,000!