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Ms. Mercer from Kinston, NC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Mercer's classroom raised $345

Building Bright Futures With Classroom Essentials

Help me give my students the support, confidence, development, and growth they need.

Ms. Mercer Contentnea Head Start
Kinston, NC Grades PreK-2

My Project

Your generous donations will provide my students with essential classroom materials that support organization, learning, creativity, and independence every day. Hanging folders will help keep important student paperwork organized and easy to access, creating a structured learning environment. Take-home folders will strengthen communication between home and school while helping students develop responsibility by safely carrying homework and important papers.

The large wall clock will support time-telling skills, daily routines, and time management, helping students build important life skills.

Magnetic blocks will encourage hands-on learning, creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and early math and engineering skills through interactive play. Laminating sheets will allow classroom materials to be reused throughout the year, keeping learning resources durable, engaging, and accessible for students.

With your donations, you are helping shape the minds of young learners by providing tools that make learning exciting, organized, and meaningful. Returning to school with new classroom materials will put big smiles on my students' faces, increase their excitement for learning, and help create a positive environment where children feel motivated, supported, and ready to succeed.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

51 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Mercer Contentnea Head Start Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Kinston, NC View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

51 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Henoyso 72 Pcs Plastic Take Home Folders with 2 Pockets Parent Teacher Classroom Communication Homework Folder for Students Parent Teacher Connect (Blue) • Amazon Business $56.99 2 $113.98
XREXS Large Digital Wall Clock with Remote Control, 17.2 Inch LED Large Display Count Up & Down Timer, Adjustable Brightness Alarm Clock with Day/Date/Temperature for Home, Gym, Office and Classroom • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
CAREGY Thermal Laminating Pouches, 500 Pack 3 Mil, 9 x 11.5 Inches Laminating Sheets Paper for Laminator, Clear, Letter Size, Office and School Supplies • Amazon Business $35.45 1 $35.45
Pendaflex Colored Hanging File Folders Letter Size with 1/5 Cut Adjustable Tabs, 8.5 X 11-50 Pack of 12 Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $32.83 1 $32.83
BrainSpark 48PCS Translucent Mulit-Color DigitBlocks Magnetic Building Blocks, Montessori Clear Magnet Cubes for Boys Girls Stacking Block Sets Ages 3-9 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$240.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.63

Total project goal

$344.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $344.21

3 Donors

-$326.71

Donations toward project cost

-$277.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.01

match offer

-$17.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$14.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.62

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 $0.00

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