A promotion scheduled for Teacher Appreciation Week will raise money for technology for students and professional learning for staff of Mesa County School District 51.

The School District 51 Foundation and Mesa Valley Education Association will sponsor the promotion in which participants can purchase virtual paper dolls for $10 each in honor of teachers. Those who buy dolls can select messages to the teachers of their choice that will appear on dolls delivered to teachers May 3 to 7. 

Dolls can be purchased online at the School District 51 Foundation website at www.d51foundation.org.

Mesa County School District 51 teachers work with a total of more than 21,000 students in 46 schools.