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Mr. Alvarez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Bulb To Bring Our Projector to Life

My students need an Epson projector lamp in order to see and learn from each other's work.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Alvarez's classroom raised $228

This project is fully funded

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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

Our Epson projector is one of the most essential learning tools we have. We used to use it daily! We need a replacement bulb to bring it back to life.

I teach a diverse group of students with cultural roots all over the world.

Ten of my students are English learners. Many of my students come from working class families. My students' families are highly interested and involved in their children's educations. As a school community; however, we need assistance to obtain materials, to enrich student learning.

My Project

The bulb on our Epson projector has burned out, leaving us in the dark. When it was functioning, my students and I used our classroom projector everyday. I used it to project directions, to model note-taking, to show educational videos, and in numerous other ways that enriched my students' learning. My students used it to share presentations and to explain their math problem-solving strategies.

More than any other tool in my classroom, our Epson projector is a tool for universal access.

In a classroom with 24 students, seeing is essential for learning. A replacement bulb for our projector will insure that my students can see any material that I or their classmates present.

Mr. Alvarez Carthay Center Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Los Angeles, CA 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson ELPLP60 projector lamp • CDW-G $147.51 1 $147.51

Materials cost

$147.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$13.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.10

Total project goal

$227.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$227.32

3 Donors

-$227.32

Donations toward project cost

-$193.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.10

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$0.00

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