As Thanks To My Teacher moves rapidly toward launch, the immediate task is to build a grassroots base for our effort to help North Carolina rediscover respect for teachers. Will you help us get the word out?

Thanks To My Teacher is currently in development. We are aiming for an official launch in the first half of 2016. Our initial thrust will be in North Carolina, but we plan to radiate out to a national audience as the groundswell builds.  Here's how you can help support our mission:

At this stage, we are compiling a simple list of people who believe in our mission and would like to encourage its success.

The list we compile now will be critical to the success of our launch. It will be the basis for our ability to reach out to an ever-widening network of supporters. And the growth curve of that list will be critical to our efforts to secure financial support and media attention.

Rest assured that we will not abuse or misuse the list we compile. You will not be bombarded with spam, sales pitches, or dancing cats. Our list of supporters will be used solely toward the specific mission of Thanks To My Teacher.

Please help us move toward a successful launch in just two easy steps:

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Use the button below to go to the "contact us" page. Then email us with a simple message of support. Or if you are ready, take a moment to tell us about a special teacher in your own life.

Help us start spreading the word by telling friends about Thanks To My Teacher and encouraging them to visit this web site:

www.thankstomyteacher.net

Yes, I would like to help.

Your support in any form is greatly appreciated.

James H. Speed, Jr., corporate CEO, thanks Louise Bibby, his fourth grade teacher in Oxford NC.
Missy Cummings, former US Navy fighter pilot, thanks Ms. Birdwell, her fourth grade teacher.
Dr. Oliver Smithies, Nobel Prize winner, thanks Dr. Sandy Ogsden, his mentor at Oxford University.
Bland Simpson, author and musician, thanks Audrey Austin, his fourth grade teacher in Elizabeth City NC.
Tom Ross, former President of the University of North Carolina, thanks Evelyn Thomas, his fifth grade teacher in Grensboro.