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Mrs. Preddie-St. Clair from Indianapolis, IN is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Above And Beyond Books

My students need 5 bean bag chairs, 3 bean bag loungers, a calendar rug, and books including class sets of "The Secret Life of Bees", "A Child Called It", "The Kite Runner", and "A Long Way Gone".

  • $2,540 goal

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Dear Donors, We are so happy that you continue to stop by our classroom! We have an important question for you: Would you enjoy reading more if you have a great reading environment with decent comfortable chairs? We would! That is why we are kindly asking for some bean bag chairs for our classroom. We are 9th and grade struggling readers who, because of your kindness have begun to enjoy and become better at reading and comprehension. If our classroom had a more inviting reading corner we would be enjoy reading all the more since we only have the chance to do so at school. My students need 5 bean bag chairs, 3 bean bag loungers, 1 class set of Secret Life of Bees, A Child Called It, A Long Way Gone.Encyclopedias about Dogs, doing things, football, and everything Yucky. Mrs. P brought in a couch, but it was not suitable, so she had to get rid of it. She also brought in a bean bag, and boy is it comfortable! We take turns at sitting on it. We wish that we had a few more. We have therefore decided to ask you to kindly help us get some bean bag chairs like the one Mrs. P bought for us, along with a rug for those who love to sit on the floor to read. Dear donors, our teacher also continues to encourage us to read other exciting information. She has brought in one book about dogs and one about sports. Would you kindly help us with class sets and books and encyclopedias on other topics? It is so important that we have extra things in our classroom that keep us engaged, keep us learning, and keep preparing us for college and beyond! Thanks to generous donors like yourself, our classroom library is becoming one of which we are very proud. The books get so much use that other students, even the seniors, from the school ask to be in our class. We promise you some fantastic pictures and the most beautiful thank you cards you've ever seen if you help us out! Thank you so much for helping us be the very best we can be! Each day brings us joy as our journey in this class makes us better prepared for college. Love, The students of Mrs. P's Classroom

Mrs. Preddie-St. Clair Arlington Community High School DUPLICATE Grades 9-12

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Indianapolis, IN View local requests 132 students impacted 22donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah • Barnes and Noble $9.60 22 $211.20
Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir Stanley Tookie Williams, Epilogue by Barbara Becnel, Foreword by Tavis Smiley • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
CALENDAR RUG 7FT 6INX12FT • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $376.64 1 $376.64
Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini • Barnes and Noble $12.00 22 $264.00
The Encyclopedia of Superstitions Richard Webster • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
Large Bean Bag Chair Dark Blue Denim • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $44.83 2 $89.66
Large Bean Bag Chair Light Blue Denim • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $44.83 1 $44.83
Large Bean Bag Chair Red Denim • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $44.83 2 $89.66
Bean Bag Lounger Royal Blue • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $54.60 1 $54.60
Bean Bag Lounger Purple • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $54.60 1 $54.60
Bean Bag Lounger Yellow • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $54.60 1 $54.60
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd • Barnes and Noble $12.00 22 $264.00
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd, Read by Jenna Lamia • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Ultimate Encyclopedia of Dogs, Dog Breeds and Dog Care Peter Larkin, Mike Stockman, John Daniels (Photographer), Designed by Michael Morey • Barnes and Noble $26.99 1 $26.99
Oh, Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty Joy Masoff, Terry Sirrell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
A Child Called It Dave Pelzer • Barnes and Noble $9.56 22 $210.32
Cool Stuff and How It Works Chris Woodford, Ben Morgan, Luke Collins, Kevin Jones (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.99 1 $15.99
World Almanac and Book of Facts 2010 World Almanac Books, Alan C. Joyce (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $9.74 1 $9.74
Sports Illustrated: The Football Book Editors of Sports Illustrated • Barnes and Noble $23.96 1 $23.96
El nino sin nombre: la lucha de un ni o sobrevivir Dave Pelzer, David J. Pelzer • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
How Long Will They Mourn Me?: The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur C. C. Wyndham, Dawn Marie Daniels • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$1,859.83

Vendor shipping charges

 $185.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$2,082.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$457.18

Total project goal

$2,539.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,539.90

17 Donors

-$1,251.31

Donations toward project cost

-$1,041.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$209.94

match offer

-$1,269.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$1,041.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$228.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.65

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