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Mrs. Thomas from Urbana IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Say Cheese and Help Our Yearbook Program

My students need two digital cameras, a tripod, monopod, a flash attachment, filter lenses, memory cards, memory card reader, and camera bags to carry supplies.

  • $1,818 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The yearbook class is unique in itself. We are a class, a business, a production, and a family. A typical day in our classroom involves creating the best possible yearbook for every student in our building. This is difficult with technology evolving every day; it is hard to keep up.

Our school is unlike any other that I have every encountered.

We are open minded, empowering, enriching, and continually trying to do right by every student we encounter. The school spirit can be felt in our hallways, our classrooms, in our clubs, organizations, and sports. Our students are proud to be where they are from, and we are proud to have them here.

My Project

The two digital cameras, a tripod, monopod, a flash attachment, filter lenses, memory cards, memory card reader, camera bags and other resources that we are requesting would provide our yearbook program with the ability to capture all that our school has to offer. We currently only have two cameras and with a staff of 30 that provides a difficult balancing situation. Some events don't get covered because we don't have the materials that we need. With these resources students would be able to put what they learn into practice. By using digital cameras and the correct professional production equipment, not only are they creating a better product for our schools yearbook, but they are also learning a valuable skill that they can use in a future career or later in life. These resources will also help with competing in IHSA programs and other national contests for yearbook photography.

The donation of these resources benefit not only the yearbook classroom, but every student in our building.

As we create the yearbook, these cameras and camera equipment will improve the overall photographic quality of our yearbook which will provide lifelong memories for our students. It will help change the way that students look back on their high school years and give our yearbook students the ability to feel professional and responsible for the quality of their yearbook product.

Mrs. Thomas
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung - NX300 Compact System Camera with 18-55mm Lens - White • Best Buy for Business $499.99 2 $999.98
Canon - Speedlite 270EX II External Flash • Best Buy for Business $169.99 1 $169.99
Transcend - 32GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-I Memory Card • Best Buy for Business $21.72 6 $130.32
Dynex? - Camera Sling Backpack - Black • Best Buy for Business $16.01 4 $64.04
StarTech.com USB 3.0 External Flash Memory Card Reader - card reader - USB 3.0 • Best Buy for Business $15.07 4 $60.28
Bower - 55mm Lens Filters (3-Count) • Best Buy for Business $18.67 2 $37.34
Bower - 72'Monopod • Best Buy for Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Dynex? - 58'Tripod • Best Buy for Business $10.15 1 $10.15

Materials cost

$1,492.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,544.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$272.56

Total project goal

$1,817.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,817.04

16 Donors

-$857.82

Donations toward project cost

-$729.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.08

Matching donations from our partners

-$958.52

Match offers toward project cost

-$814.74

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$143.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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