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For One More Day

My students need 60 copies of Mitch Albom's "For One More Day".

  • $615 goal

This project expired on December 20, 2010.

This project expired on December 20, 2010.

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Mrs. Ingram Plaza Park International Preparatory Academy
Evansville, IN Grades 9-12

My Students

Do you remember the novels you were asked to read in class? Chances are you probably didn't like them. Maybe you didn't even read them. You probably just read the Clif notes. Right? Inspiring young people to read is a challenge, but I think I have found something they will love reading.

I teach two classes of eleventh grade English students.

My school has a very diverse student body. Many of my students do not read outside of the classroom for lack of interest or lack of money. But I believe if I can find just one book that the students can connect with I can inspire them to read more. For One More Day is a wonderful story written by Mitch Albom that I believe the students will not only enjoy reading but also will encourage them to reflect on their lives and their character. It only takes one good book to turn a reluctant reader into someone who enjoys reading both inside and outside the classroom.

My Project

This is the story of Charley, a child of divorce who is always forced to choose between his mother and his father. He grows into a man and starts a family of his own. But one fateful weekend, he leaves his mother to secretly be with his father - and she dies while he is gone. This haunts him for years. It unravels his own young family. It leads him to depression and drunkenness. One night, he decides to take his life. But somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother again, in their hometown, and gets to spend one last day with her - the day he missed and always wished he'd had. He asks the questions many of us yearn to ask, the questions we never ask while our parents are alive. By the end of this magical day, Charley discovers how little he really knew about his mother, the secret of how her love saved their family, and how deeply he wants the second chance to save his own.

My grandmother taught me "learn to love reading and you will never be lonely".

Those who love to read never have a dull moment in their lives. They submerge themselves into the books they are reading and the characters they read about. This is something I want for my students. I want them to develop a love for reading, to find companionship in a good book. Reading is the key to success in every classroom. It increases vocabulary and makes students more well rounded.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted
Mrs. Ingram Plaza Park International Preparatory Academy Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Evansville, IN View local requests

More than half of 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

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
For One More Day Mitch Albom • Barnes and Noble $8.20 60 $492.00

Materials cost

$492.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$534.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.85

Total project goal

$614.23

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