SOMETHING YOU AND I HAVE IN COMMON IS, YOU AND I BOTH LOVE
AN ORG CALLED DONORS CHOOSE.
DONORS CHOOSE.org.
HELP ME IF I GET ANYTHING WRONG, IT'S A WEB SITE TEACHERS ALL
OVER THE UNITED STATES FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ALL 50 STATES
CAN PUT PROJECTS ONLINE THAT THEY WANT TO DO WHETHER ART
PROJECTS OR THINGS THEY WANT TO TEACH, LIKE YOU WANT TO TEACH
""TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"" BUT YOU DON'T HAVE 20 COPIES, THEY
PUT THAT PROJECT ONLINE ON THE WEB SITE AND YOU AS DONOR CAN
CHOOSE TO GO TO THAT CLASSROOM IN THAT STATE, DONATE JUST FOR
THAT PROJECT AND 100% OF YOUR MONEY GOES TO THAT AND HEAR BACK
FROM THE KIDS.
>> AND YOU CAN CHOOSE BASED ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, EXACTLY.
AND WE HAVE THE FOUNDER OF DONORS CHOOSE HERE RIGHT NOW,
CHARLES BEST, EVERYBODY!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: HEARINGS CHARLES.
THANKS SO MUCH.
ONE THING THAT'S GOING ON ALL DAY IS --
>> BEST SCHOOL DAY.
>> Stephen: CHECK YOUR TWITTER, #BEST SCHOOL DAY.
YOU AND I DID SOMETHING TOGETHER, ONE TO HAVE THE BEST
DAYS FOR ME LAST SPRING WHEN WITH YOUR HELP I AND OTHER
DONORS HELPED KIDS IN CALIFORNIA.
TODAY CELEBRITIES AND ATHLETES AND BUSINESS LEADERS ARE DOING
THE SAME THING IN 47 STATES BRINGING TOGETHER $14 MILLION,
11,000 PROJECTS ARE BEING FUNDED, AND IT IS THE BEST DAY!
OKAY?
ANNA, YOU DID ONE TODAY.
THAT WAS YOUR PROJECT?
>> WE GOT TO COVER THE WHOLE STATE OF MAINE.
>> Stephen: EVERY PROJECT IN MAIN!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) AND WITH US TONIGHT, I AM
HONORED WE HAVE SOME OTHER BEST SCHOOL DAY DONORS.
LEST BRING THEM OUT, FROM "COMMUNITY" AND CBS'S "THE ODD
COUPLE," YVETTE NICOLE BROWN!
YVETTE!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) WHAT IS YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAY?
>> I FUNDED ALL THE CLASSROOM PROJECTS IN MY HOMETOWN OF
CLEVELAND, OHIO, WITH AN ANONYMOUS DONOR.
>> Stephen: WE ALSO HAVE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TIM FERRISS!
TIM, WHAT'S YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAYS.
>> I FUNDED EVERY PROJECT ON LONG ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
SACRAMENTO.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: WE ARE BEING
JOINED BY TWITTER FOUNDERS BIZ STONE, JACK DORSEY AND ED
WILLIAMS.
GENTLEMEN, WHAT ARE YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAYS?
>> BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.
>> THE ENTIRE STATE OF MISSOURI.
AND MY WIFE AND I FUNDED ALL THE PROJECTS IN MY HOME STATE OF
NEBRASKA AND THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: JOINING US NOW THE
ACTING -- GO AHEAD -- ACTING U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION JOHN
B. KING, JR.!
SLOOP JOHN B, WHAT'S YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAY?
>> I REPRESENT ANONYMOUS DONATION FOR TEACHER FLOJTS 50
HIGH NEEDS ACCOUNTS IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, OHIO,
NEW MEXICO AND KENTUCKY.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: OUR FRIEND THE
FOUNDER OF CRAIGSLIST, CRAIG NEWMARK.
CRAIG, WHAT'S YOUR PROJECT?
>> I FUNDED THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND ALSO THE WHOLE
CITY OF DETROIT.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: NOW PLEASE WELCOME
C.E.O. AND HIP-HOP MOGUL RUSSELL SIMMONS!
RUSSELL, WHAT'S YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAY?
>> I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH DONORS CHOOSE 15 YEARS AND TODAY
I'M FUNDING MY HOMETOWN OF HOLLIS, QUEENS.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: WIDE RECEIVER FROM
THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, TORREY SMITH!
TORREY, WHAT'S YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAY?
>> MY WIFE AND I ARE FUNDING EVERY SCHOOL IN EAST BALTIMORE!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: FINALLY THE
STARTING CENTER FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS, DWIGHT HOWARD!
DWIGHT, WHAT'S YOUR BEST SCHOOL DAY?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> I AM FUNDING ALL THE STUDENTS
AND TEACHERS FROM PRE-K TO SECOND GRADE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: ALL TOGETHER, THE
BEST SCHOOL DAY HAS FUNDED OVER 11,000 PROJECTS, PROVIDED
14 MILLION DONORS, HELPING 1 MILLION CHILDREN.
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT, EVERYBODY, THE BEST SCHOOL DAY!
LET'S GET THE CLASS PHOTO TAKEN RIGHT HERE!
REMEMBER, THESE ARE ALL GREAT PEOPLE.
WE'RE ALL SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE, BUT THE REAL HEROS ARE THE
TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE KIDS IN YOUR AREA THE BEST SCHOOL DAY, HEAD
TO WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.
MAKE YOUR DONATION.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.
LET'S TAKE THE PHOTO.
ONE, TWO, THREE!