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Mr. Pond, M.Ed. from Plant City, FL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Artwork Is Heartwork

My students need watercolor pencils, canvas panels, 142-piece wood art set, and sketch pads.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Pond, M.Ed.'s classroom raised $489

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school community contains a diverse array of students whose backgrounds and needs are as unique as the families and cultures that proudly support them. We are a school community that is extremely rich in pride, strong in support, and full of a passion to succeed.

As our school community continues to become more diverse, our classroom continues to be a place where a high degree of emphasis is placed on developing the capabilities to support the academic, social-emotional, and familial needs of all students so that engaging, innovative, and relevant learning takes place.

Each year, I am so proud of the maturity that my students develop when it comes to their learning and personal growth as young adults. It is truly a passion of mine to offer the supplies, resources, and technology that will allow my students to gain the knowledge, as well as practice the skills, needed for success in their future college and career journeys.

I remain thankful for the support of citizen donors as well as corporate sponsors/foundations who continue to impact our classroom and transform it in inspiring ways!

My Project

Our geographical area has had to deal with Hurricanes Irma and Maria with Hurricane Maria in 2017 being the most devastating natural disaster to affect Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Our school community has welcomed many students displaced from Hurricane Maria and my desire is to provide the resources and experiences that will help all students, but especially those who have been displaced from Puerto Rico, to be able to learn in an environment that is relaxing and stress-free.

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star" (Friedrich Nietzsche).

A student's life is already full of many stressors that can affect their learning and diminish their ability to concentrate. My aim is to offer all of my students resources such as the requested canvas panels, 142-piece wood art set, sketch pads, and watercolor pencils so that they may find relaxation through art. Oftentimes, choosing to meditate upon and face problems are the best ways to overcome them and I hope to offer my students a therapeutic manner to relax and rejuvenate. Hurricane Maria has long dissipated but its emotional toll has not. It is only through the passage of time and successes in school that our students from Puerto Rico will feel stable and safe once again and I hope to help by allowing them to bring forth and acknowledge their unique experiences in the face of extremely trying circumstances such as being displaced from their homes and community.

Mr. Pond, M.Ed. Durant High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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More than half of 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

145 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Art 101 142-Piece Wood Art Set • Amazon Business $28.49 6 $170.94
CONDA 8 x 10 inch Canvas Panels Pack of 12 Artist Quality Acid Free Canvas Board • Amazon Business $10.99 9 $98.91
Set of 150 Watercolor Pencils with Unique Color Name, Water Soluble Art Pencils for Adult Coloring Book Sketching Painting • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
Strathmore 9-Inch by 12-Inch Spiral Sketch Book, 100-Sheet • Amazon Business $9.97 3 $29.91

Materials cost

$379.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.31

Total project goal

$488.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $488.75

2 Donors

-$97.75

Donations toward project cost

-$83.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.66

match offer

-$391.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$332.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.65

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 $0.00

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