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Ms. Black from Syracuse, UT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Soft Place to Land (or Read, Create, Visit)

Help me give my students a more user-friendly library space with comfortable seating and 3D pens and filament to add to our makerspace so students don't have to wait so long for a turn.

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My Students

I am a first-year librarian/media specialist in a large junior high school of approximately 1300 students grade 7-9. The student body is diverse, friendly, and excited about learning. The library serves as a hub for students before and after school, as well as during lunch periods.

I was pleasantly surprised after the winter break to hear so many students express how much they had missed coming to school and hanging out in the library.

I am thrilled that they feel safe and included and have a vested interest in making the library a welcoming place for others.

My Project

The past couple years have been particularly challenging for our students. The library was closed for most of 2020 due to COVID-19. The library reopened in 2021 with restrictions, but soon after, the school librarian passed away from a brain tumor. As a result, the library was closed for the remainder of the school year. Our focus this year has been to create a safe and inviting library for students, a place where students will discover books, makerspace activities, and friends. So far, our attempts have been successful, and the library is at full-capacity during lunch periods and before/after school. The few 3D pens we purchased have been extremely popular, but students have to wait to use them. A couple additional pens and some comfortable seating would be well-used and appreciated in our library by so many students on a daily basis.

Ms. Black Syracuse Junior High School Grades 6-8

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Syracuse, UT View local requests 999 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture Soft Seating Collaborative Circle for Classrooms and Common Spaces - 18" Seat Height (Orange) • Amazon Business $123.99 6 $743.94
MYNT3D Professional Printing 3D Pen with OLED Display • Amazon Business $59.99 2 $119.98
MYNT3D SuperPack PLA 3D Pen Filament Refills, 32 Colors, 10m Each, Over 1kg • Amazon Business $41.57 1 $41.57

Materials cost

$905.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$949.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$167.48

Total project goal

$1,116.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,116.55

3 Donors

-$1,059.00

Donations toward project cost

-$901.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$157.50

match offer

-$55.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$47.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.59

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$0.00

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