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Ms. McDowell-Evans from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Black History Month.

Help me give my students amazing culturally diverse books for black history celebration month.

  • $7,693 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

The students here at RMJ are amazing. The students work very hard at doing their best to read many books a month. I love to see them sharing the books and talking about what they read and sharing ideas about the book. We are a school that encourages reading for family time and siblings to bond together. We will be hosting a Black History Celebration on February 17, 2023, in school wide. Students will be talking about the books they read and what it means to them, also some will be asking their families how they feel about the book.

Ms. McDowell-Evans Rebecca Johnson 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

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Springfield, MA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 50 $855.00
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 50 $855.00
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 50 $854.50
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 50 $854.50
Hair Love • MahoganyBooks $16.19 50 $809.50
Black Boy Joy • MahoganyBooks $15.29 50 $764.50
Class Act • MahoganyBooks $11.69 50 $584.50
The Only Black Girls in Town • MahoganyBooks $7.19 50 $359.50
Black Brother, Black Brother (Paperback) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 50 $359.50

Materials cost

$6,296.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $118.06

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$94.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$6,539.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,153.94

Total project goal

$7,692.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $7,692.95

4 Donors

-$6,622.36

Donations toward project cost

-$5,638.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$984.35

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,060.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$901.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$159.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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 $0.00

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