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Mrs. Senna from Middletown, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Biography Bonanza!

Help me give my students books that showcase people who have made an impact on our world!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Senna's classroom raised $158

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students enjoy to learn about different people who have made an impact on our world. Keeping an updated collection of biographies for students is an important section of our elementary school library.

I love to introduce my students to personal stories that represent the diverse population of people that create and define our world today.

When my students see people that look like themselves it helps them to recognize that they should dream big dreams and that they are capable to achieve those goals! We are creating the next generation of people who are going to change the world!

Mrs. Senna MacDonough Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

Middletown, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

230 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Benito Juárez Fights for Justice • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature with the World • Amazon Business $18.49 1 $18.49
Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park • Amazon Business $17.89 1 $17.89
The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe • Amazon Business $11.40 1 $11.40
Betty Before X • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49

Materials cost

$102.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.57

Total project goal

$157.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $157.14

1 Donor

-$104.76

Donations toward project cost

-$89.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.71

match offer

-$52.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$44.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.86

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 $0.00

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