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Burlington Stores Teams Up With DonorsChoose to Capture Over $500,000 for U.S. Classrooms

Burlington Stores, a national off-price retailer, teamed up with DonorsChoose this back-to-school season and raised $515,382 to help classrooms in need nationwide through customer donations at check out. Monies raised will now be used to fund more than 850 teacher posted projects throughout the country, benefiting… Read More

DonorsChoose.Org Announces National Back-to-School Partnership with Burlington Stores

According to a survey by the National School Supply and Equipment Association, public school teachers spend $1.6 billion out of pocket each year for supplies and gear for their classrooms. To help alleviate these expenses and ensure that children in every community have the tools and experiences… Read More

Canadian Woman Fakes Rare Neurological Disease & Raises Over $125,000 on GoFundMe

On Friday, a Burlington woman named Cynthia Lynn Smith was accused of scamming backers on GoFundMe by faking a rare neurological disease known as Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Authorities confirmed that Smith went as far as acting out symptoms to convince family and friends to help her… Read More