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Ms. Ralston from Pittsburgh PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supplies to Succeed

My students need general supplies like 75 folders, 50 pencils, 60 erasers, a sharpener, a printer and 70 notebooks for the classroom to start the school year off right.

  • $1,076 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember walking in for your first day of school and not knowing what to expect? For the kids that I service that is a daily occurrence for them. I want to create a room that the students know that when they come in everything is their own and that they supplies were purchased for them.

The kids that the supplies are for are from a PA city school.

They are behind in school and are trying to catch up. The really want to learn but need an extra push to get moving. They just need a little more attention than your average student and then they need the concepts explain to them in another way.

My Project

When children are given the right supplies to learn they are more likely to want to learn. With these supplies I will be able to provide students with a complete resource pack for my classroom. With the supplies like additional practice sheets and games the students will be given additional resources to help reinforce what we are covering in class. The students will also be able to see other ways of learning concepts. Supplies like pencils, folders, paper, hands on manipulates to show them other ways of learning the concepts will help these students in class as well as in the future.

Children like to see that you believe in them and care about them.

By you providing them with some simple supplies like folders and pencils when they ask for them it can really make a difference in how they respond to you and your classroom. I feel that every student should come to school and not worry about how they are going to get the supplies they need to be successful. It's unfortunate I am not always able to supply this by myself.

Ms. Ralston
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP LaserJet Pro P1102W - printer - monochrome - laser • Best Buy for Business $129.99 1 $129.99
HP 85A - CE285D - toner cartridge - black • Best Buy for Business $123.99 1 $123.99
NOTEBOOK SPIRAL 1-SUBJECT WIDE-RULED 10.5IN X 8IN 70/SHT • School Specialty $1.42 70 $99.40
KIT DELUXE PROBABILITY • School Specialty $37.99 1 $37.99
POCKET PORTFOLIO DOUBLE LETTER ASSTD PACK OF 25 • School Specialty $9.49 4 $37.96
FILE FOLDER LETTER 11 POINT 1/3 MANILA PACK OF 100 • School Specialty $17.00 2 $34.00
SHARPENER PENCIL POWERHOUSE ELECTRIC BLUE • School Specialty $31.30 1 $31.30
BOOK DIFFERENTIATING MATH INSTRUCTION 2ND • School Specialty $30.35 1 $30.35
ORGANIZER 10 SHELF CLASSROOM • School Specialty $27.44 1 $27.44
MARKER PENTEL COLORED FINE POINT TIP SET OF 36 • School Specialty $20.89 1 $20.89
BK DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION WITH MENUS MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH • School Specialty $20.85 1 $20.85
PENCIL MECHANICAL WITH METALLIC BARREL 0.5MM PACK OF 10 • School Specialty $3.79 5 $18.95
MARKER DRY ERASE EXPO LOW ODOR CHISEL ASST PACK OF 16 • School Specialty $18.90 1 $18.90
LABEL-1/2'' BLK/WHT-2/PK • School Specialty $18.80 1 $18.80
CARTRIDGE TAPE BROTHER M921 BLACK/SILVER 3/8'' • School Specialty $8.92 2 $17.84
INCENTIVE CHART VERTICAL 28X22 ASSORTED SET OF 12 • School Specialty $16.95 1 $16.95
MAGNETIC ALGEBRA TILES • School Specialty $16.14 1 $16.14
GAME BINGO FRACTIONS DECIMALS PRECENTS • School Specialty $14.24 1 $14.24
PAPER FILLER 8X10.5 16# 3/8 RULE SCHOOL SMART REAM • School Specialty $4.74 3 $14.22
BOOK COORDINATE GRAPHING • School Specialty $13.58 1 $13.58
ERASER SOFT BLOCK SMALL 1-1/8X3/4 PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $11.87 1 $11.87
TOMBOW CORRECTION TAPE PACK OF 4 • School Specialty $11.87 1 $11.87
TAB INDEX INSERT 11X8.5 SET OF8 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $1.11 10 $11.10
GLUESTICK PURPLE .28OZ 30-PK - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $10.39 1 $10.39
RULER PLASTIC CLEAR 12'' PACK OF 10 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $3.13 2 $6.26
GEM CLIPS VINYL COATED JUMBO .041 GAUGE 200/BOX ASSORTED • School Specialty $3.60 1 $3.60
CLIP #1 VINYL ASTD 500/PK • School Specialty $3.32 1 $3.32
CLIP BINDER ASSORTED PACK OF 30 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $2.74 1 $2.74

Materials cost

$804.93

Vendor shipping charges

$67.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$914.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$161.31

Total project goal

$1,075.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,075.41

12 Donors

-$1,036.59

Donations toward project cost

-$888.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.99

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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