RootEd in DPS

Durham, you are bringing love and joy to our Durham Public Schools team!!! Since "Tickets for Teachers" launched in March, we've moved over 300 community tickets to our caring staff! Here a just a few of our fabulous educators enjoying events you donated! Teachers, psychologists, librarians, reading specialists and dozens more roles, all feeling appreciated! THANK YOU!

Last month Robin Marcus and family donated financially to "Tickets for Teachers" in honor of Coach C at Southern HS and Ms. McConnell at Neal Middle for "the love they pour into students!" Here are her kiddos with those awesome educators! If you still want to contribute to the startup of Tickets for Teachers: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/special-project Thanks Robin Marcus!!!!!

RootEd in DPS and "Tickets for Teachers" are excited to announce a new partnership with the Flyers Ultimate Carolina Flyers, Durham's national Ultimate Frisbee team! https://watchufa.com/flyers The Flyers are donating in two ways: 1) EVERY DPS STAFF MEMBER can come to this Saturday's game for FREE, with their DPS ID!!! Come on out, DPS! 2) The Flyers are giving every "Tickets for Teachers" participant enough tickets to bring their family to a match this season! Great community partnerships helping keep great educators and staff in DPS!!!

REQUEST A FRIDGE MAGNET! Want to help us grow Tickets for (our Durham) Teachers? Use this form to request fridge magnets for your home, your office, etc. We'll deliver to you! Thanks Bull City!!!

Tickets for Teachers - Fridge Magnet Request Want to help Tickets for Teachers grow in Durham? Request fridge magnets here to place at your home, your office's lounge, etc. We'll deliver them to you! Program info: https://rootedindps.org/projects/tickets-for-teachers/

A donation of Duke baseball tickets meant Jahrion of Hillandale Elementary could have an evening of family fun on Tuesday!!! Tickets for Teachers is the engine that pairs your unused tickets with deserving educators and school staff!

Tickets for Teachers is hosting a one-time fundraiser to help us spread the word and build the automated platform to move hundreds of unused tickets to Durham Public Schools staff.

Can you make a generous donation today to help us build that machine??? https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/special-project

Here's why they gave at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/special-project Will you join them today and show your love for Durham Public Schools? 4 DAYS LEFT IN OUR 1-TIME FUNDRAISER!

Liz Buno - In honor of África Dutor - for leading the DLI program at Southwest Elementary and recruiting some of the most gifted teachers to work with our students. She was a gifted teacher herself and has taken that knowledge and created such a supportive, exceptional environment.

Amie Koch - In honor of Ms. Tracy Bell the VI teacher for many schools, including Jordan is so wonderful!

Emmy Renquist - In honor of Ms.Pelham at Lyons Farm because she is the absolute BEST and we want her to enjoy fun events with her family!

Nick Auten - In honor of Heidi Miles at Lakewood Elementary who led a massive Science Olympiad squad(s) to an overall 3rd place last weekend!!!

Sarah Artz - Because DPS Teachers and their staff are amazing!!

Launch "Tickets for Teachers" in Durham Donate dollars today to unlock hundreds of Tickets for Teachers. When community members have event tickets they can't use, we believe they shouldn't go to waste. Instead, we want to put them in the hands of our hardworking DPS educators and staff. It’s a true win-win!Your one-time donation today w...

Can you donate a few $ today to unlock HUNDREDS of Tickets for Teachers for years to come???

🍎 Durham, you stepped up! In just ONE WEEK, 500 DPS educators signed up for Tickets for Teachers, and we distributed 15 sets of donated tickets to DPAC, concerts and sports events! 🎟️✨

But we’ve hit a bottleneck. Manually matching last-minute ticket donations with teachers takes time, limiting how many we can help. We need to upgrade our engine, make sure everyone in Durham knows about Teachers for Tickets, and smoothy distribute the tickets you're donating every day!

🚨 We've kicked
off our ONE-TIME, one-week fundraiser! 🚨
Your tax-deductible gift doesn't just send one teacher to a game—it builds a custom, automated tech platform that will send hundreds of educators to events for years to come.
Invest in the infrastructure of appreciation. Can you chip in today?
👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/special-project

Here is what your tax-deductible gift makes possible:
🎟️ $35 (Equivalent to 2 Carolina Theatre tickets) – Helps us market and notify all of Durham about the program.
⚾ $70 (Equivalent to 2 tickets + food/drink at the Bulls) – Allows us to secure unique donated experiences from regional partners like Carowinds and Busch Gardens.
🏒 $250 (Equivalent to a family of 4 at a Hurricanes game) – Keeps Tickets for Teachers on-call for last-minute ticket matching.
🏈 $1,000 (Equivalent to a family of 4 at a Panthers game) –Directly funds the development of our tech tool to fully automate ticket matching in 2026.

Invest in the infrastructure of appreciation. Donate today to help us scale Tickets for Teachers, ensuring every DPS educator gets the night out they deserve! 💙

Matt Sears
Chief Connector at RootEd in DPS & Founder of Tickets for Teachers

Launch "Tickets for Teachers" in Durham Donate dollars today to unlock hundreds of Tickets for Teachers. When community members have event tickets they can't use, we believe they shouldn't go to waste. Instead, we want to put them in the hands of our hardworking DPS educators and staff. It’s a true win-win!Your one-time donation today w...