The Teachers Desk still giving despite the pandemic

The Teacher's Desk is an organization that provides school supplies to educators for free.

Due to COVID-19, they have had to shift the way they help give students learning tools.

BUT HE'S NOT THEONLY WESTERN NEWYORKER EMBRACINGTHE BUFFALO STRONGSPIRIT --AND HELPING OURCOMMUNITY.ALL NEW FOR YOUTHIS MORNING --7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEFFSLAWSON SHOWS USHOW ONE BUFFALOGROUP--THAT HELPS KEEPCLASSROOMSSTOCKED WITH BOOKSAND SUPPLIES--IS CHANGING THEWAY IT HELPSSTUDENTS.THEY HAVE A SPECIALMOTIVATIONTO KEEPDONATING--AND YOU CAN HELP.NORMALLY -- THISEMPTY WAREHOUSEFOR THE TEACHERSDESK WOULD LOOKLIKE THIS -- FILLEDWITH VOLUNTEERSAND TEACHERS.WE HAVE 6 THOUSANDTEACHERS THAT SHOPANNUALLY FORSCHOOL SUPPLIES.THE TEACHERS DESKALLOWS EDUCATORSTO SHOP FOR BOOKSAND OTHER SUPPLIESFOR FREE -- WHICHHASNT BEENHAPPENING DUE TOCOVID -- 19 -- BUTDIRECTOR JOHN MIKASTILL WANTED TO GETBOOKS IN THE HANDSOF THE CHILDREN.DISTRIBUTINGLUNCHES WHY NOTDISTRIBUTE BOOKSWITH THAT SO THATSWHERE BOOKS ANDBITES WAS BORNWITH BOOKS ANDBITES -- THETEACHERS DESKDONATES BOOKS TOSCHOOLS ALL OVERWNY TO BE DELIVEREDWITH THE STUDENTSLUNCHES.AND NOW WE'RE ALLOVER WESTERN NEWYORK - MY BUDDY GYMDROPS THEM OFFSOMETIMES SCHOOLSPICK THEM UP -- BUT IFYOU DO A GRAB ANDGO LUNCH FORSCHOOLS WE'REDEFINITELY HERE FORYOU.

WEVE BEENDOING IT SEVENWEEKS NOW AND WEJUST DISTRIBUTED 70THOUSAND BOOKS TOGIVE THE KIDS A HUGESMILE DURING THEPANDEMIC.OF THOSE 70THOUSAND -- 40THOUSAND HAVEBEEN DONATED INHONOR OF ROBINPENBERTHY -- THEVOLUNTEERCOORDINATOR FORTHE LAST 8 YEARSWHO TRAGICALLY DIEDLAST FALL.SHE HAD SUCH ANINCREDIBLE LOVE FORREADING AND LOVEDTHE IDEA OF CRACKINGA NEW BOOK FOR ASTUDENT.INSIDE EACH OF THEBOOKS DONATED INPENBERTHIESMEMORY IS A SPECIALMESSAGEWORK HARD -- BLESSOTHERS -- AND SPENDA LITTLE TIME EACHDAY READING WITHROBIN.FOR MIKA AND THETEACHERS DESK --HAVING PENBERTHIESNAME LIVE ON INTHESE BOOKS -- THEPERFECT TRIBUTE.SHE WAS SO SPECIAL.FOR EVERYVOLUNTEER SHETOUCHED OUR HEARTSIN A SPECIAL WAY.

ALLOF US.AN ENTIRE SECTIONOF THE TEACHERSDESK IS DEDICATED TOROBIN PENBERTHYTHAT MIKA SAID WILLNEVER BEENREMOVED.

FORANYONE OUT THERETHAT WOULD LIKE TOHELP SUPPORT THETEACHERS DESK -- ORIF YOUR SCHOOLNEEDS THE SERVICESOF THE DESK -- THEYHAVE ALL OF THATINFO ON THEIRWEBSITE RIGHT NOW.