“I was at school today and I ran out of copies,” she said. “Now that may not seem like a big deal, but knowing that our school budget only allows for so many, I knew that I had to ask for more and that meant more money spent when there is so little to go around. Running out of copies just reminded me of how hard it has become to do my job, when each year the school budget is cut. A feeling of defeat was taking over my attitude for that day ... until something started to happen.