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Mrs. Ruffner from Capitol Hgts., MD is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blank Books for Creative Writing & Colored Ink for Engagement!

Help me give my students ink & card stock for a pint-rich classroom, and blank books for recreating books as a class and individual storytelling activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruffner's classroom raised $431

This project is fully funded

My Project

Colored ink will make a difference in my students' learning because color is engaging. Monochromatic colors are boring for young learners.

This ink will ensure that we will have the materials needed to create engaging learning resources and so much more for my students and the blank books will allow students to engage in creative writing and storytelling!

Blank books are great for students! We love to recreate stories such as "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See" and "It looked Like Spilled Milk." With these blank books, students will be able to each illustrate a page for class books. They will also be able to author their own stories as they learn to write letters and words.

This ink will make our daily activities fun and more visually appealing. The ink will make a difference in my students' learning by making it more fun and interesting for them. This ink will enable me to print colorful pictures (science pictures, charts, and graphs) and create posters, various visual aids, charts, activities and assignments in color for my students.

Mrs. Ruffner Carmody Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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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.

Capitol Hgts., MD 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

HBCU Alum 20 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TN227 TN-227BK/C/M/Y High Yield Toner Cartridge 4 Pack: Compatible Replacement for Brother TN-227 TN 227 223 for MFC-L3770CDW HL-L3290CDW MFC-L3750CDW HL-L3270CDW HL-L3210CW Printer (TN223 BK/C/M/Y) • Amazon Business $53.98 3 $161.94
Hygloss Products White Blank Books – Great Books for Journaling, Sketching, Writing & More – Fun for Arts & Crafts - Pocket-size - 4.25 x 5.5 Inches - 10 Pack • Amazon Business $11.30 4 $45.20
Hygloss My Storybook Blank Book, 5.5" x 8.5", Pack of 24 • Amazon Business $39.65 1 $39.65
Electric Pencil Sharpener Heavy Duty, 6 Holes, Auto Stop Electric Pencil Sharpener for Artists, Classroom Electric Sharpener for 6-11mm Pencils, 7000 Sharpening Times, Do not Eat up Colored Pencils • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Madisi Golf Pencils with Eraser, 2 HB Half Pencils, 3.5" Mini Pencils, Pre-Sharpened, 96 Count • Amazon Business $9.98 2 $19.96
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock,"Classic" 5-Color Assortment, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91630) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99

Materials cost

$312.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$366.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.62

Total project goal

$430.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.80

3 Donors

-$215.40

Donations toward project cost

-$183.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.31

match offer

-$215.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$183.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.31

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 $0.00

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