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August 30, 2011 (Wichita, KS) — SONIC®, America’s Drive-In® has teamed up with DonorsChoose.org for the third year to pro­vide funds to pub­lic school teach­ers and class­rooms through the Limeades for Learn­ing ini­tia­tive. The pro­gram rec­og­nizes that as fund­ing is cut from schools, teach­ers spend money out of their own pock­ets for learn­ing mate­ri­als to use in their class­rooms. In the past two years, SONIC and its fran­chisees have donated more than $1.3 mil­lion to help teach­ers inspire cre­ativ­ity among their students.

Wichita-based JustinMcClure.tv, an ani­ma­tion and motion graph­ics stu­dio, under­stands the impor­tance of cre­ativ­ity in the classroom.

“It’s unfor­tu­nate that many pub­lic schools are lack­ing the resources to help chil­dren express their cre­ativ­ity,” said Justin McClure, owner of JustinMcClure.tv. “My job is cen­tered on being cre­ative and imag­in­ing the impos­si­ble. I am grate­ful to have had teach­ers who inspired me to be artis­tic; which is a vital part of who I am today.”

JustinMcClure.tv ani­mated the 45-second intro video for LimeadesforLearning.com. Con­tracted by Barkley, SONIC’s pub­lic rela­tions and cause brand­ing agency, JustinMcClure.tv brought Aaron Meshon’s illus­tra­tions to life. The ani­ma­tion pro­vides infor­ma­tion about this year’s Limeades for Learn­ing pro­gram in a friendly and fun way. To view the video, visit LimeadesforLearning.com and click on the “See How” button.

This year, there are more than 70 class­rooms in the state of Kansas alone that are com­pet­ing for their project to be funded by SONIC. Any­one with a valid e-mail address can vote once daily for their favorite teacher or project at LimeadesforLearning.com. Vot­ing begins August 29th and ends Sep­tem­ber 30th. For a com­plete list of projects and for even more ways to vote visit LimeadesforLearning.com.