CLINTON, Mo. — A few months into the school year, many parents have been able to check everything off of their kids back-to-school list. Many teachers, unfortunately, are still trying to stock their classrooms.
Bethany Pierce is from Alabama but moved to Missouri to teach sixth grade English at Clinton Middle School.
"It's going really well, I really love my kids," said Pierce.
As of Thursday, Pierce has received more than 100 packages from Amazon and she's thanking actress Kristen Bell.
On Instagram, Bell shared Pierce's photo with her 7.8 million followers for the "10 Featured Teachers" movement. Pierce thought she'd have a one in a million chance at winning, until Saturday when Bell sent her a direct message on Instagram.
"She said, "Hey, I'm going to put you up and you need to add a lot more stuff to your wish list and so I was like, okay,"" said Pierce.
For 24 hours, Pierce's photo was featured on Bell's Instagram Page, along with her Amazon Wish List for her classroom. People all over the world saw the post and began buying and sending items from the list.
"For teachers who need supplies for their own classrooms, to be spending their own personal money on mine, I was just blown away," said Pierce.
As of Thursday, Pierce had opened nearly $4,000 worth of new classroom supplies. Now, she's hoping other celebrities will join the movement, helping more teachers stock up their classrooms.
To help other deserving teachers get the supplies they need, you can follow Kristen Bell on Instagram at @kristenanniebell and click the link in her bio for the latest Amazon Wish List.
