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Mrs. R. from Springfield TN is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Out of the Ghetto

My students need seven round activity tables conducive to cooperative learning.

  • $1,077 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

We are a 50 year old school in a high poverty area with low parent involvement, in a county commission unwilling to fund needed materials.

The condition of my classroom is shameful. There are holes in the walls and the furniture is mismatched, broken, and VERY old. I have requested new or gently used furniture for several years to better accommodate cooperative group work. What I finally got last year was a bunch of old tables that do not match.

I need new student furniture in my classroom so my students will see a clean and comfortable working environment that they deserve. They have seen all the resources that other schools in our district have. They look around our school and feel that they are not worthy of the things that the other kids have. I want my classroom to empower them and make them feel worthy of a nice environment. I want them to take pride in themselves and our school. Providing them with a classroom they can be proud of will help student achievement.

So many of my students have very little pride in themselves and in our school. Because of their socioeconomic positions in the community, no one cares that they are doing without basic materials needed to learn. These tables would be a fantastic beginning towards lifting the spirits of my students.

Mrs. R.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Round 2800 Series " Activity Table (48" Diameter) • SchoolOutfitters.com $109.99 7 $769.93

Materials cost

$769.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $76.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$883.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.83

Total project goal

$1,076.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,076.83

47 Donors

-$1,038.82

Donations toward project cost

-$883.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$155.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.01

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 $0.00

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