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Ms. Crane from Lapeer, MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Binding Our Work

Help me give my students a coil binding machine to make our packets last!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Crane's classroom raised $372

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach second grade at a Title I school in Michigan. My students are always so excited to learn new things. My goal is to provide them with multiple ways to learn and show their learning. This year, my students have a wide range of abilities and instructional needs. I need ways to help best reach them as learners.

My students are a fantastic group of kids who enjoy learning.

I am on a mission to pass on my love of learning to my students. My classroom is a haven for them. I want to provide many fun and engaging learning opportunities for them, along with a comforting environment.

My Project

This binding machine will be used for various tasks around our classroom. Every year, students are provided with copies of workbooks that are shoved into folders/binders. These pages have to be continuously replaced due to the pages tearing or ripping away. This binding machine will allow me to properly bind the workbooks thus saving materials.

Students own work will be able to be saved and presented by binding it together.

Students can create memory books showcasing their favorite work from the year. This machine will help me print books for students and bind them together teaching them various concepts.

Ms. Crane Elva Lynch 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.

Lapeer, MI View local requests

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

29 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIANSE Spiral Coil Binding Machine, Manual Book Punch Binder with Electric Coil Inserter, Disengaging pins, Adjustable Side Margin, Comes with 100pcs 3/8'' Plastic Comb Binding Spines & Plier • Amazon Business $249.59 1 $249.59
GBC Binding Spines/Spirals/Coils, 16mm, 125 Sheet Capacity, 4:1 Pitch, Color Coil, Black, 100 Pack (9665070) • Amazon Business $15.87 2 $31.74

Materials cost

$281.33

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.69

Total project goal

$371.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$371.24

4 Donors

-$172.12

Donations toward project cost

-$169.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.87

match offer

-$172.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.00

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$0.00

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