{"id":118821,"date":"2023-05-25T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T00:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118821"},"modified":"2023-05-25T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T00:35:09","slug":"area-teachers-participate-in-worlds-most-colorful-shopping-spree-for-teacher-appreciation-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118821","title":{"rendered":"Area Teachers Participate in World\u2019s Most Colorful Shopping Spree for Teacher Appreciation Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EASTON, Pa. (May 25, 2023)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Two teachers from the Lehigh Valley and one from New Jersey participated in a once-in-a-lifetime shopping spree through the world\u2019s largest selection of Crayola products today.<\/p>\n<p>Crayola Experience Easton celebrated teachers during Teacher Appreciation Month with its first World\u2019s Most Colorful Shopping Spree\u2014Teacher Edition.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1,200 area teachers were nominated by\u00a0students, parents, colleagues, friends, and family members.\u00a0Three teachers were randomly selected from the pool of nominees for the colorful shopping extravaganza:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pam Lagler from Circle of Seasons Charter School in Fogelsville, Pa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle Gifford from Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton in Pa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Lombardo from Mount Prospect Elementary School in Basking Ridge, N.J.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 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data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Michelle1-1-scaled-e1685061146750-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span>Michelle Gifford from Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton in Pa<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pam Lagler from Circle of Seasons Charter School in Fogelsville, Pa.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Pam1-scaled-e1685061123744-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span>Pam Lagler from Circle of Seasons Charter School in Fogelsville, Pa.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249.jpg\" data-caption=\"Jessica Lombardo from Mount Prospect Elementary School in Basking Ridge, N.J.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EastonTeacherSpree-Jessica1-scaled-e1685061103249-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span>Jessica Lombardo from Mount Prospect Elementary School in Basking Ridge, N.J.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69f61f683da48_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69f61f683da48\"))}, 0);}var 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The Crayola Tip character acted as their \u201cshopping cart\u201d and along with family, friends, students, and school mascots cheered on the teachers.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the dash,\u00a0Lagler, Gifford, and Lombardo\u00a0got to keep what they collected to stock their classrooms for next year and\u00a0Crayola Experience matched the products and donated them to the school. As a bonus, all the students in the winning teachers\u2019 classrooms received a free ticket to visit Crayola Experience this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Crayola Experience gathered more than 2,000 teacher nominations and selected nine winners across the three participating locations in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Arizona for shopping sprees held this week. In appreciation for the work teachers do to educate, motivate, and inspire the next generation, Crayola Experience offers teachers free annual passes to its attractions.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About Crayola Experience Easton<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discover the magic of color at Crayola\u2019s premier and one-of-a-kind family destination.\u00a0More than 25 creative activities and attractions throughout 65,000 square feet of color await families at the Crayola Experience flagship in Easton, Pa., the birthplace of Crayola crayons. Bigger, brighter and bolder than ever, the adventures of Crayola Experience help kids and adults alike explore art and technology, express their creativity, and experience color in a whole new way. Also featuring live entertainment and The Crayola Store with\u00a0the world&#8217;s\u00a0largest selection of Crayola products and unique souvenirs. The brand\u2019s other attractions are located in Orlando, Fla.; Mall of America (Bloomington, Minn.); Plano, Texas; and Chandler, Ariz. To learn more, visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crayolaexperience.com\/Easton\"><em>CrayolaExperience.com\/Easton<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or join the conversation at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience\"><em>Facebook.com\/CrayolaExperience<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nConstance Walker<br \/>\nCrayola Experience<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EASTON, Pa. (May 25, 2023)\u00a0\u2013 Two teachers from the Lehigh Valley and one from New Jersey participated in a once-in-a-lifetime shopping spree through the world\u2019s largest selection of Crayola products &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118821\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Area Teachers Participate in World\u2019s Most Colorful Shopping Spree for Teacher Appreciation Month<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5718,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easton","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/crayola-teachers.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/118822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}