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Ms. Melendez from San Francisco CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Brighter Tomorrow, One Book at a Time

Help me give my students interest books to grab their attention and a bookshelf to keep the books in one place.

  • $410 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Not all students learn in the same way. Some are auditory learners, some learn by doing, and some are visual learners.

My students come to school every day with a positive attitude ready to learn.

They greet me in the morning with a smile on their face and a firm handshake. We think of our school as a second home for our students. We provide a safe and encouraging environment where all our students know mistakes make your brain grow!

My Project

These materials will make a huge impact on my students learning because they will capture my students attention and help my students see themselves in books.

I have chosen a variety of multicultural books which will be perfect for my diverse group of learners.

I hope that these books will help my students see that even though we are all different, people are actually very similar inside. These books will help my students develop character and learn important life lessons, and the bookshelf will help us keep the books in one place.

I want to fulfill their interests and curiosity and challenge them to become stronger readers and critical thinkers.

Ms. Melendez
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Birch 8-Section School Classroom Storage Cabinet with Casters, Natural, 36" H • Amazon Business $192.14 1 $192.14
Quien Fue? (Who Was?) (14 Books) • AKJ Education $95.67 1 $95.67

Materials cost

$287.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$348.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.49

Total project goal

$409.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$409.95

2 Donors

-$192.54

Donations toward project cost

-$184.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.73

match offer

-$192.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$163.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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