In celebration of national Volunteer Appreciation Week, we’re honored to share this guest post. Read, enjoy, and come volunteer with us! My name is Emily Chandler, a special education high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York. I’ve been volunteering with DonorsChoose.org almost as long as I’ve been a teacher. Six years of volunteering has allowed me to watch DonorsChoose.org evolve through three different offices and be amazed by all the new faces who chose to work and volunteer in the name of Educational Awesomeness. I’ve checked in thousands of thank you packages, written hundreds of thank you notes to donors… and I