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Mr. Torello from Paterson, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Our Library

Help me give my students an opportunity for our newcomers to build their reading skills and explore new worlds!

  • $157 goal

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My Project

By donating to this project, you are helping my newcomer students expand their reading skills and open them to an opportunity to adventure! Reading has always been a favorite activity of mine because it promotes imagination and a safe escape into other worlds. I hope to expose my students to this same experience with a wide variety of school appropriate books, like the Babysitter Club books. My students do not necessarily have a library at home, so providing them with an expansive library in school is critical. These books focus specifically fon kindness, caring, community, and social emotional skills. My students will benefit greatly from more Social Emotional Learning supplies.

My students will benefit greatly from this addition to my class.

Mr. Torello Norman S Weir 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.

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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Paterson, NJ 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

100 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full Color Edition: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $40.80 1 $40.80
Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #9) (9) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #11) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #10) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Logan Likes Mary Anne!: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #8) (8) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Jessi's Secret Language: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #12) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.22 1 $9.22

Materials cost

$101.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.51

Total project goal

$156.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $156.72

1 Donor

-$78.36

Donations toward project cost

-$66.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.75

match offer

-$78.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$66.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.75

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 $0.00

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