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Mrs. Bedard from Lowell, MA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Amazing Artists

Help me give my students the gift of normalcy. We are just easing back into school in person. We have missed these walls, the life, love and laughter that shine through each day.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bedard's classroom raised $403

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My 2nd-grade students are an amazing group of children from a very diverse inner-city school in Lowell, MA. They love learning. They love coming to school each day and I love being able to teach them. Many of my students face incredible challenges each and every day, yet they come to school with an open heart and an open mind. So much of what we do in our day-to-day, both inside and outside of school, is all for our students. From spending our own money to asking for support from families and local programs. It is an honor to be able to do this job each and every day, and I just want to provide my students with as many opportunities as I can because they don't often get that outside of school. Our classroom is our home, our community, and our family. Thank you, DonorsChoose for giving me this chance. I love my job and I am blessed to have donors like you.

My Project

We would love to be able to paint our own portraits to hang on our classroom wall and take home with us at the end of a very trying year. We are a class full of budding artists and we attend weekly zoom art classes but we thought this would be so fun to do in person with our friends and then hang them for all who visit us to be able to see. We are slowly bringing life back into our school buildings and who wouldn't want to stare at such cute faces all day long.

Mrs. Bedard S Christa McAuliffe Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Lowell, MA 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PHOENIX White Blank Cotton Stretched Canvas Artist Painting - 8x10 Inch / 10 Pack - 5/8 Inch Profile Triple Primed for Oil & Acrylic Paints • Amazon Business $18.49 6 $110.94
6 Pieces Kids Apron with Pocket Adjustable Children Chef Apron for Baking Painting Cooking (Color 3, Large) • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
BOSOBO Paint Brushes Set, 2 Pack 20 Pcs Round Pointed Tip Paintbrushes Nylon Hair Artist Acrylic Paint Brushes for Acrylic Oil Watercolor, Face Nail Art, Miniature Detailing & Rock Painting, Blue • Amazon Business $6.54 10 $65.40
Acrylic Paint Set 24 Colors by Crafts 4 ALL Perfect For Canvas, Wood, Ceramic, Fabric. Non toxic & Vibrant Colors. Rich Pigments Lasting Quality For Beginners, Students & Professional Artist • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97

Materials cost

$307.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$341.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.33

Total project goal

$402.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$402.21

4 Donors

-$204.62

Donations toward project cost

-$185.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.30

match offer

-$184.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.40

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$0.00

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