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Mrs. Morikawa from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Long Way From Chicago (2)

Help me give my students 11 copies of A Long Way From Chicago and 1 copy of What Was the Gold Rush?

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Morikawa's classroom raised $170

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My Project

Fourth grade is such an incredible year of growth for students.

I teach a wonderful group of fourth graders who are curious about the world around them.

They collaborate on projects, enjoy STEAM challenges, and love to discover the why behind questions posed in class.

I want my class to read more novels in the Lunar New Year! I want them to discover new books and genres. I'm requesting part of a class set of the book A Long Way From Chicago so that we can do a novel study that will teach us about the joy of spending time with family and the memories it creates. I am also asking for one copy of What Was the Gold Rush? to accompany our Gold Rush unit.

Mrs. Morikawa Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades 3-5 Irvine, CA View local requests 33 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $8.99 11 $98.89
What Was the Gold Rush? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$103.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$144.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.46

Total project goal

$169.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $169.72

2 Donors

-$82.30

Donations toward project cost

-$74.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.00

match offer

-$82.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$69.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.11

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 $0.00

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