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Mrs. Stanford from Cleveland OH is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

How Can We Start the Year Without a Place to Sit?

My students need a carpet to sit on instead of the hard, cold cement floor.

  • $597 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Can you remember your first grade classroom? You probably remember bright colors, a warm inviting environment, and tons of fun learning! I know I do! How about a cold cement floor? Was that part of the memory?

My 30 first graders are a warm, bubbly group that enjoys learning.

They attend an intercity charter school within it's second year of existence. Due to many factors, we like many others don't have the funds to purchase all that we truly need for our classroom.

My Project

Although there are many things that we need in our room, I think that far beyond the rest my students are in need of a carpet. What is first grade without calendar, story time, and just plain old fun times on the carpet? This carpet is large enough to fit all 30 students and will help us with our calendar standards!

Without your donation my students will still be sitting on the cement floor.

I don't know about you, but that's not the memory I want these children to have about their schooling!!

Mrs. Stanford
Grades PreK-2
  • Pearl Academy
  • Cleveland, OH
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 30 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Calendar Carpet - 8'4" x 13'4" (Factory Second) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $469.95 1 $469.95

Materials cost

$469.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.47

Total project goal

$596.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.47

3 Donors

-$298.23

Donations toward project cost

-$253.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.73

match offer

-$298.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$253.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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