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Ms. Lofton from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books & Equipment for Free Fridays!

Help me give my students Mahogany Books and Equipment for Free Fridays!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lofton's classroom raised $892

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are always eager to learn and be active in their learning. This is why I am requesting your help with providing my students with reading resources they can relate to. The books I have requested are full of characters that resemble them. Having books available with characters that look like them will inspire my students to read more because the content is relatable. I have also requested equipment for what I love to call Free Fridays. All week long my students continue to meet and surpass the expectations of myself and the district by completing over 5 lesson of Zearn every week. Because of their dedication to success, I reward my students with a Free Friday in which they are able to enjoy the company of myself and their classmate by participating in some physical activities. These jump ropes and balls in my cart will bless them tremendously. Thank you for your continued support of my amazing students.

Ms. Lofton A.G. Hilliard Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Champion Sports Homeroom Physical Education Pack - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $171.52 1 $171.52
4 Elementary Favorites #1 (Ages 8-12): Black Boy Joy, A Good Kind of Trouble, Stamped (For Kids), Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (book set) • MahoganyBooks $46.00 1 $46.00
FlagHouse Medium Cones Super Set, 9 Inches • School Specialty $44.39 1 $44.39
3 Book Set - Graphic Novels: New Kid, Class Act, School Trip (paperback graphic novels) • MahoganyBooks $36.87 1 $36.87
Expo Dry Erase Markers Chisel Tip Black 12/Pack (80001) • Staples $11.81 3 $35.43
Champion Sports? Indoor/Outdoor Horseshoe Set • Quill.com $31.49 1 $31.49
Punching the Air (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.99 1 $17.99
We Are All So Good at Smiling (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Chaos Theory (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults) (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Becoming Muhammad Ali (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Black Boy Joy (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $14.40 1 $14.40
This is Your Time (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
School Trip: A Graphic Novel (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $13.49 1 $13.49
All American Boys (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.70 1 $11.70
Class Act (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Dear Martin (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $11.69 1 $11.69
Long Way Down (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $10.79 1 $10.79
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $9.89 1 $9.89
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Concrete Kids (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Clean Getaway (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Black Brother, Black Brother (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19
Whistle for Willie (board book) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$658.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $59.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$757.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.76

Total project goal

$891.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $891.73

1 Donor

-$891.73

Donations toward project cost

-$757.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.76

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