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Ms. Sweeney from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Backpacks for Students

Help me give my students backpacks or drawstring bags to transport their computers to and from school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sweeney's classroom raised $184

This project is fully funded

My Students

This year is an exciting and nervous time for students. I am a special education teacher and want to give the students at my school something to look forward to since they have been out of school so long.

My school serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade.

I teach Learning Support to Kindergarten through fifth grade. We are a Title I school and all our students are eligible to receive free lunch. The students in this school are hardworking and eager to learn.

Our school is full of students ready to get back to learning and we want to celebrate them and their efforts!

My Project

Our students all received chrome books due to our hybrid learning model. This year we thankfully returned to in person learning. Unfortunately, we have many students that have had to quarantine and we eventually closed for 10 days of virtual learning. We just returned to school this week and many of our students have no backpacks to bring their chrome books to and from school. Many are now broken and we have none left.

Our school is a Title 1 school and many of our students do not have backpacks.

If it were not for the hybrid and virtual setting they would not have chrome books. I want to make sure they have a way to keep them safe.

Ms. Sweeney Add B Anderson Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Philadelphia, PA 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 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wholesale Classic 15 Inch Basic Backpack in 12 Assorted Colors - Bulk Case of 24 Bookbags • Amazon Business $88.99 1 $88.99
Drawsting Bag Bulk 48 Pieces Cinch Drawstring Bag Gym Drawstring Backpacks 16 Colors • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$123.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.50

Total project goal

$183.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$183.34

1 Donor

-$77.92

Donations toward project cost

-$77.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$91.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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