Robin Dunn, CEO of Make A Wish of Arizona, and Wish Grantor, ShaRon Rea recently visited Mrs. Acridge’s 3^rd grade class to receive $101.00 raised by the class for this charity.  Mrs. Acridge works a free enterprise system in her classroom management. The kids earn a pretend paycheck for attendance, classroom jobs, behavior etc.  They utilize their math skills while learning how to save and spend in “stores”.   This year, they also learned how to donate to a charity. Every week when the students were paid, they walked over to a “charity table”  and donated into a container with their charity name on it.   Recently, some of the students earned real money at home by doing chores, writing a letter to a relative or helping a neighbor. The results were amazing! The following charities received a check from Mrs. Acridge’s class: Make-A-Wish of Arizona, Turtle Homes Rescue, Prostate Cancer Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul, Petsmart Charities, and Upward Foundation. Donations ranged from $5 to $101.  Way to go! Click here to look at some pictures from the visit!