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The Teacher Appreciation Package is an effort by Million Dollar Teacher Project to connect teachers with local businesses in their community through a week of meaningful discounts during National Education Month of November and Teacher Appreciation Week in May. The goal of the T.A.P. program is to elevate the spending power of teachers in Arizona whose compensation does not keep up with their personal and classroom needs.

By TAPPING in, local and online businesses have the opportunity to serve teachers in their community by just doing what they do best. By promoting businesses that support teachers, Million Dollar Teacher Project hopes to create a more connected community that rises together to meet and exceed the needs of local hard-working educators. When teachers benefit, we ALL benefit.

Hear What Businesses are Saying

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“Participating in the Teacher Appreciation Package by Million Dollar Teacher Project has been an incredibly rewarding experience. We've not only seen an increase in traffic but also had the honor of serving 25 dedicated teachers and educators. This initiative not only supports our local educators but also strengthens community bonds, something we at Brick Road Coffee are proud to be a part of.”
Gabe of Brick Road Coffee

Check out the surveys below to TAP in for our latest Teacher Appreciation Week.

GET TAPPED IN

Teachers

Are you a certified or retired teacher working in the Phoenix area? Help us appreciate you by letting MDTP know where in your community discounts for goods and services would be meaningful and impactful. By giving us feedback, you have the opportunity to influence where discounts in the community are offered.

TAP in and let us know which businesses or services you would like to see participate in our T.A.P. Program.

Businesses

Are you a certified or retired teacher working in the Phoenix area? Help us appreciate you by letting MDTP know where in your community discounts for goods and services would be meaningful and impactful. By giving us feedback, you have the opportunity to influence where discounts in the community are offered.

TAP in and let us know which businesses or services you would like to see participate in our T.A.P. Program. 

If you are a teacher or represent a business and would like to know more, please email program@mdtproject.org

Where did you go during the Teacher Appreciation Package?

Let us know below!

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

NOVEMBER 13-19, 2023

Note:Certified teachers must show their teaching I.D. at the time of product/service redemption in order to receive the associated T.A.P. discount.

Valley Coffee

VALLEY COFFEE COMPANY
50% OFF ALL COFFEE, ICED TEA, AND ESPRESSO DRINKS.

100 W Portland St.
Phoenix AZ 85003

Custom-Ink

CUSTOM INK
UP TO 10% OFF IN-STORE ONLY, NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE

8777 N Scottsdale Rd #306 Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Dos-Chris-New-Brand

DOS CHRIS’ BAKERY & CHARCUTERIE CO. 
10% OFF ALL BAKERY + 10% OFF BISBEE & PRESCOTT CHARCUTERIE GRAZING BOXES

6007 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ, 85016

PURE-JUICE-N-JOY

PURE JUICE N’JOY SMOOTHIE & JUICE BAR
BUY 1 GET 1 FREE

2155 E. University Dr. Ste 104
Tempe, AZ 85288

Brick-Road-Coffee

BRICK ROAD COFFEE
20% OFF

4415 S Rural Rd. Ste 10
Tempe AZ 85282

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BREAKTHROUGH SMASHROOM
25% OFF BOOKINGS AND ADD ONS!

3414 W Union Hills Dr, Suite 8
Phoenix AZ 85027

Sip-and-Scoop

SIP-N-SCOOP
10% OFF

5409 W Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85301

The-Spaghetti-Shack

THE SPAGHETTI SHACK
25% OFF

6340 S Rural Rd Suite 114 Tempe, AZ
922 E Apache Blvd, Suite 106, Tempe AZ
592 W White Mountain Blvd Pinetop, AZ
7215 S Power Rd, Unit B107 Queen Creek, AZ

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MEINEKE (MESA LOCATIONS)
15% OFF SERVICES (EXCLUDING TIRES)

2056 W Southern Ave
Mesa AZ 85202

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CHANGING HANDS BOOK STORE
10% OFF + READER STAMP

6428 S. McClintock Dr.
Tempe AZ 85283

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LOWERGEAR OUTDOORS
30% OFF ANY KAYAK OR CAMPING RENTAL

2155 E University Dr Ste 112
Tempe, AZ 85288

Pineda’s-Auto-Glass

PINEDA’S AUTO GLASS
10% OFF

2020 W Buckeye Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85009 

Webp.net

SUNSHINE SUNFLOWER STUDIO
20% OFF PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY

700 West Campbell Ave. Suite 3
Phoenix, AZ 85013

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HERITAGE SQUARE FOUNDATION
1 FREE ADMISSION

113 N. Sixth St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Lifestyle-Performance

LIFESTYLE PERFORMANCE TRAINING
1 FREE MONTH OF OUR ONLINE TRAINING APP PROGRAM

7890 S Hardy Dr Suite 115
Tempe, AZ 85284

Luanas-Coffee-and-Beer

LUANA’S COFFEE & BEER
15% OFF

1502 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix AZ 85016

Copper-State-Estate-Plan

COPPER STATE PLANNING
SECURE YOUR LEGACY AND PROTECT
YOUR LOVED ONES AT
A 50% DISCOUNT! LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

113 N. Sixth St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Can-Am-Sports

CAN-AM SPORTS REHAB AND CHIROPRACTIC
50% OFF VISITS!

8380 S Kyrene Rd STE 103,
Tempe, AZ 85284

Slim-Thick-Cafe

SLIM THICK CAFE
15% OFF

1730 E Warner Rd #10
Tempe, AZ 85284

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SAUCE PIZZA AND WINE
15% OFF
CODE: TAP23

All Arizona Locations

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RETAIL THERAPY AZ
10% OFF

5719 W Glendale Ave
Glendale, AZ 85301

6770 N Sunrise Blvd, Suite G-127
Glendale, Arizona 85305

7014 E Camelback Rd, Suite 2113
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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TRACY AND DEMPSEY ORIGINALS & ODV WINES
10% OFF ALL GOODS EXCEPT FOR WINE

1325 W University Dr
Tempe, AZ 85281

Tempe-Yarn-and-Fibe

TEMPE YARN AND FIBER
15% OFF ALL REGULARY PRICED ITEMS

1415 E University Dr
A102 Tempe AZ 85288

Sake-Haus

SAKE HAUS
15% OFF THE ENTIRE BILL AND HALF
OFF SAKE HAUS T-SHIRTS

214 E Roosevelt St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

T.A.P. PARTNERS

Without the tremendous collaboration of our partners, we would not be successful in connecting teachers to resources or businesses to their educating communities.
We encourage you to investigate the wonderful resources that they offer:

PIONEERS IN APPRECIATION

To the businesses who have participated in the T.A.P. program in the past, Million Dollar Teacher Project and our partners, thank you.
 Because of you, our community has a meaningful and persistent voice in thanking and compensating teachers for their continuous hard work.

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THE-SPAGHETTI-SHACK
VALLEY-COFFE
BREAKTHROUGH
BRICK-ROAD-COFFEE
ifestyle-Performance
MAYAS-CAJUN-KITCHEN
MEINEKE
PAST-BUSINESS-ONYX-SWEET-SHOPPE-
PURE-JUICE
SIP-N-SCOOP
PAST-BUSINESS-HERITAGE-SQUARE
PAST-BUSINESS-AZ-
PAST-BUSINESS-GATEWAY
Changing-Hands-Bookstore
PAST-BUSINESS-WILLIES-TACO-JOINT
GenuWine-Arizona
Dos-Chris-New-Brand
lowergear
PCA
Custom-Ink
Luanas-Coffee-and-Beer-
Grassrootz
Straw & Wool

Teaching in Tucson?

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Growing the Tree

Million Dollar Teacher Tree was first developed in a classroom by students in a program called, Next Generation Service Corps at Arizona State University in December of 2017. These students were tasked by Lloyd Hopkins, founder of Million Dollar Teacher project with developing a project that can potentially become an integral part in helping MDTP achieve its mission. The group eventually developed the original prototype for Million Dollar Teacher Tree—a cutout dollar sign that would be placed in surrounding businesses near the partner school. The idea was pitched to staff members of MDTP during the last of their class, and the project was picked up by MDTP as a new pilot program for the organization. After many months of planning, the prototype was eventually revamped into what it is today, Million Dollar Teacher Tree.

Golden Apple

These apples are intended to provide any sort of Professional Development which, in turn, gifts them with key knowledge to add to their personal skill-set to better work with their students.

As educators, teachers are constantly looking to continually grow in their profession to not only learn how to better connect with their students, but to also make the learning experience much more exciting.

Suggested donation amount range: $10 – $100

Red Apple

These apples are designed to provide the typical day-to-day items in the classroom. Teachers spend can spend upwards of $1,000 out of pocket to have enough supplies yearlong for their students– to alleviate this, the Red Apples were created.

Everyday school supplies include; pencils, notebooks, crayons, hand sanitizer, etc.

Green Apple

These apples are intended to provide a big-ticket item for the teachers. These supplies are typically something that the teachers can use for more than one school year.

Examples include; a class-set of computers or new furniture for the classroom.

Suggested donation amount: $500+