AUSTIN (KXAN) — After receiving a $20,000 donation, 80 Pflugerville ISD teachers went on a shopping spree to buy classroom supplies.

“This support helps alleviate the financial burden for these teachers, who often pay for school supplies out of their own pockets,” the Pflugerville Education Foundation (PEF) said.

According to PEF, the teachers were surprised by the donation after being loaded onto school buses for an unknown destination, which ended up being an Office Depot in the city.

“The atmosphere was energetic as teachers, who had no idea what the afternoon held moments before, filled their shopping carts with notebooks, art supplies, and other essential classroom materials,” PEF said.

Organizers said the event surprised educators from five schools in the district—Dessau Middle S

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