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Ms. Mendoza from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Busy Bees Need Pencils, Pencils, Pencils!

My students need pencils, erasers and an electric pencil sharpener.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mendoza's classroom raised $261

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Do you remember how excited you were to go shopping for school supplies? I do and I still am, only now my supply budget has been cut and most of my students can't afford school supplies. We need the basic: pencils, erasers and an electric sharpener!

My 1st graders attend a Title I school in New York, which means that 98% of my students are on free or reduced lunch.

Many of the children come to school on the first day with little to no school supplies. I want my students to have the supplies they need to be successful. Despite all the difficulties my students face, they are eager to learn and a wonderful group of first graders. They make coming to work a joy!

My Project

Pencils and their accompanying sharpeners are a fact of life in schools. They may not be the most glamorous part of our day, but they are the most useful and necessary tool. Please help our class! A manual sharpener just doesn't work. We need to get the job done quickly. Normal electric sharpeners work for awhile and then just can't keep up with the volume. Your generous donation can help us get a high volume sharpener, pencils and erasers.

We really need your help.

Please help our class get a pencil sharpener, pencils, and erasers. Your support will mean the world to my class and future classes to come. Any amount you can donate would be appreciated.

Ms. Mendoza PS 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Economy Entre Pencils • Quill $4.49 2 $8.98
Bostitch SuperPro6 Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill $71.99 1 $71.99
PENCIL DIXON NO. 2 SOFT YELLOW PACK OF 144 • School Specialty Inc. $14.24 2 $28.48
PENCIL #2 ASSORTED COLORS PACK OF 144 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $11.87 3 $35.61
PENCILS DIXON ORIOLE #2 144- ONE GROSS • School Specialty Inc. $18.99 1 $18.99
ERASERS CAP MULTICOLOR SET OF 100 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $3.79 4 $15.16

Materials cost

$179.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.82

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.13

Total project goal

$260.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $260.85

3 Donors

-$245.85

Donations toward project cost

-$221.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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