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Ms. Roberts from Mesa, AZ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Corner

Help me give my students a mini fridge so we have a cool place to store plenty of water bottles in our warm climate. Also we would love comfy beanbag chairs when students need a place to destress.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Roberts's classroom raised $656

This project is fully funded

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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

I work with high school special ed students in a Transition from School to Work program (TSW). This program is designed to help students with current classes when they need it ensure they graduate, and it offers them the opportunity to explore potential jobs. We help students identify areas of interests and their strengths. We work with them on creating resumes and building their experience through volunteering or internships. We connect them with potential employers who are willing to train and work with them to help them in their first paying jobs. We talk about the soft skills like face-to-face interactions, conflict resolution, and customer service that are vital to being successful employees.

Our TSW room is a safe space for students to come get help with classes, job research, skills practice and encouragement from staff who want to see them succeed.

Students like to come to our room to calm down or get support for stressful situations. We would like to have the beanbag chairs as a comfortable place for students to just relax and recoup. Living in Arizona, we would love to provide the small refrigerator to have a place to keep cold bottles of water or other drinks as we host students and staff in this room transition classroom.

Ms. Roberts Dobson High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mesa, AZ View local requests

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

34 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insignia - 4.3 Cu. Ft. Mini Fridge with Top Freezer a- Stainless Steel • Best Buy Education $150.13 1 $150.13
WhatsBedding 4 ft Memory Foam Bean Bag Chairs for Adults/Teens with Filling,4' Bean Bag Sofa with Ultra Soft Dutch Velvet Cover,Round Bean Bag for Living Room,4 Foot,Navy • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99
WhatsBedding 4 ft Memory Foam Bean Bag Chairs for Adults/Teens with Filling,4' Bean Bag Sofa with Ultra Soft Dutch Velvet Cover,Round Bean Bag for Living Room,4 Foot,Light Grey • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99

Materials cost

$370.11

Vendor shipping charges

$125.00

Sales tax

$26.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$557.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.32

Total project goal

$655.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$655.44

11 Donors

-$651.91

Donations toward project cost

-$557.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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