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Ms. Zepeda from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Artist in the Making Part 1

Help me give my students wooden easels, paint brushes, and painting palettes so they can become artist in the making.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Zepeda's classroom raised $176

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

To help students cope with their social emotions, I want to create an environment for students to express themselves through painting.

Students will be able to express what they are feeling and thinking by painting on a canvas.

Each student will showcase their art on an easel and not only will they paint, but they will also attach a writing to annotate their artistic expression.

My students love to draw and paint. This will offer a fun way for students to deal with their emotions through art.

Students will display their art on the easel and show their families at open house.

Thank you for reading our project, hopefully you can help us become artist.

Ms. Zepeda Gates Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teling 144 Pcs Acrylic Painting Set, 12 Wooden Easels, 12 Pack of 120 Brushes with Nylon Brush Head,12 Plastic Palettes in 10 Colors Artist Painting Kit for Kids Adults Painting, 7.5 x 11.8 Inch Easel • Amazon Business $53.99 2 $107.98

Materials cost

$107.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$149.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.38

Total project goal

$175.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$175.86

2 Donors

-$83.52

Donations toward project cost

-$78.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.03

match offer

-$83.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$70.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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