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Mrs. Lemons from Greenville, MO is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Buttons for Back to School

Help me give my students buttons for back to school encouragement and community with this button maker and supplies!

  • $203 goal

This project expired on August 1, 2025.

This project expired on August 1, 2025.

My Project

The library is a place where students should be able to come and feel like they are a part of a community. This is their safe place to read, learn, and explore. After watching a teacher that creates his own badges for his classroom each year to foster a sense of community it gave me an idea. What if I created buttons for ALL of my students that encourage reading, learning, and a sense of belonging in our school district!

Buttons for back to school is to help students feel a part of the school community and sets the stage for an amazing school year!

I have never attempted a project like this but I am very excited to try it out and see how the students respond. I am also going to do a button contest for the following school year where students create a design for the button they want. After the entire school votes the button with the most votes will be created for the following year!

Mrs. Lemons Greenville Elementary School #320 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.

Greenville, MO 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

400 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Happizza Button Maker Machine Multiple Sizes (4th Gen), Pin Maker Machine 1+1.25+2.25 inch / 25+32+58mm, Badge Button Press Machine with Cutting Mat& 300 Sets Button Making Supplies& Circle Cutter • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Onemorello 200 Set Button Maker Supplies, 32mm / 1.26 inch Button Supplies Button Parts, Approx. 1.25 in Metal Blank Button Badge Parts with Blank Paper for Button Maker Machine Pin Maker Button Press • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98

Materials cost

$139.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.37

Total project goal

$202.44

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