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Liberty Memorial Central Middle School sixth grade teacher Laura Burris received $1,000 for her classroom from the Choose My School Supply Drive, which is run by the Kansas State Treasurer’s Office. Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers presented the check this week.

Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers presented two Douglas County schools with checks totaling $6,000 this week to purchase school supplies and support other efforts.

Liberty Memorial Central Middle School sixth grade teacher Laura Burris received $1,000 for her classroom, according to a news release from the treasurer’s office. The Eudora school district received $5,000 to make improvements to its outdoor culinary classroom and pay for other supplies.

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The Eudora school district received $5,000 to make improvements to its outdoor culinary classroom and pay for other supplies from the Choose My School Supply Drive, which is run by the Kansas State Treasurer’s Office. Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers presented the check this week.

The giveaway was sponsored by Learning Quest 529 accounts, which allow individuals to save money for post-secondary educational expenses.

“Learning Quest is a great program, and I’m excited to be supporting these Douglas County schools with school supplies this year,” Rogers said in the release. “Having been a school board member, I know how much of an impact we are making with this program.”

Burris and the Eudora school district were chosen as random winners of the Choose My School Supply Drive, which is run by the Treasurer’s Office. There were over 2,300 nominations for the giveaway.