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Ms. Rae from Madison, WI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Place to Read

Help me give my students a couch to sit on while they read!

  • $536 goal

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

This project expired on August 29, 2025.

My Project

Students love to read at our school, and we want them to feel special and scholarly.

Our students deserve a safe space to read, relax, and enjoy our space.

Reading is so much more fun when we are given space to read.

Our students deserve areas that will help sustain their reading time. Students love to read, and they deserve areas that give them comfort and success. Furniture matters because it shows students that they matter and their space is crucial to support their reading. Students here deserve the very best! Please help us have comfortable seating in our library.

Ms. Rae Schenk Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Madison, WI View local requests

Nearly all 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

460 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Just Like Home® Comfy Couch for Classroom Reading and Relaxation Spaces • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00

Materials cost

$399.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.28

Total project goal

$535.21

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