The next Thank a Teacher starts in April! Explore what we did last year.

Together with the public, the Virginia Lottery and its partners distributed a record 133,000 thank you notes during Teacher Appreciation Week. Virginia K-12 public school teachers who received those notes could enter a drawing to win $2,500 from the Virginia Lottery and $2,500 in supplies for their school from The Supply Room. We drew four lucky teachers to win and surprised them at their school.

Meet last year’s winning teachers

Watch the 2024 recap