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Mrs. Thigpen from Washington DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From the Printing Press

My students need cutting tools and linoleum supplies for an upcoming printmaking unit.

  • $566 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

A newly established middle school needs printmaking supplies. I teach art to Pre-K through 8th grade. The 8th grade is the newest addition to our expanding school. With 8th grade being new, I want my students to experience art in a new way that prepares and encourages them for high school.

After showing my students my own personal linoleum plates from college, they all expressed an enthusiasm that I found hard to resist. They instantly became engaged and their curiosity was difficult to disguise.

My students and I need cutting tools and linoleum in order to complete the printmaking unit in a way that is tailored to their interests. I think that by providing them with an experience like cutting linoleum and then printing from their plates, they will have a new way of looking at art that will go well beyond drawing.

Your support will provide my 8th grade students with a new opportunity that could open new doors and a new understanding for the world of art.

Mrs. Thigpen
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $15.95 1 $15.95
INKING PLATE/BENCH HOOK • Blick Art Materials $6.31 25 $157.75
DB BLU EASY CUT LINO/CLASSRM KIT • Blick Art Materials $134.30 1 $134.30
DB BLU EASY CUT LINO/6X6 • Blick Art Materials $1.99 40 $79.60

Materials cost

$387.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.76

Sales tax

 $22.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$463.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.74

Total project goal

$565.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $565.21

12 Donors

-$560.82

Donations toward project cost

-$463.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.39

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 $0.00

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