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Mrs. Spar from Woodhaven, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Comfy Couch is the Perfect Place to Read!

Help me give my students a comfy space to read and enjoy books on this couch with storage. Helping children to develop an early love of reading will help the children to gain literacy skills sooner.

  • $1,162 goal

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

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 Project

My Pre-K students have daily opportunities to go to various classroom centers. My hope is to create a reading area that is so desirable, kids always want to go there. Fostering an early love of reading, helps children develop important literacy skills that will help them learn to read.

By donating to our project, you will not only help make the reading area a more desirable space, you will ultimately help to increase my students’ academic achievement.

Students who pick up and look at books early on, develop literacy skills sooner than children who don’t. Let’s help these little learners develop a love of reading sooner. Thank you!

Mrs. Spar PS 97 Forest Park Grades PreK-2

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.

Woodhaven, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

Never Before Funded 18 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Read & Relax Comfy Couch • Lakeshore Learning Materials $899.00 1 $899.00

Materials cost

$899.00

Vendor shipping charges

$44.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$987.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$174.25

Total project goal

$1,161.68

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