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Ms. Vergara from San Diego, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catch That Sneeze!

Help me give my students basic supplies and Kleenex for basic self-care as we start the new school year and prepare for fall season.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vergara's classroom raised $349

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 teach lower primary Special Education students with various disabilities in a Title 1 school with more than 50% come from low-income homes.

My little ones are learning basic self-care and hygiene skills and we need basic Classroom supplies and Kleenex products donated because we use the products on a daily basis.

They often require help with wiping their little faces and several tissues are used. We teach and promote healthy habits to our students with modeling and visual supports so that they can learn to independently care for their basic needs. During the changes in seasons, we use more cleaning facial tissues due to the sniffles. We are also in need of basic supplies such as writing utensils and individual pencil boxes (jumbo crayons, pencils, and glue sticks) to help our students with their daily work tasks. I also create individual schedules, visual supports, charts, and books for our special education students using a lot of Velcro. Their little hands use these materials over and over and they last longer when they are laminated. We need a laminator and laminating materials so that we can laminate their materials for durability and longer-lasting use.

Ms. Vergara Balboa Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA 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

13 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kleenex Professional Facial Tissue Cube for Business (21270), Upright Face Tissue Box, 36 Boxes/Case, 95 Tissues/Box, 3,420 Tissues/Case $45.88 1 $45.88
AmazonBasics Pencil Box, Pack of 4 $11.70 3 $35.10
Vkey 1000pcs (500 Pair Sets) 20mm Diameter Sticky Back Coins Self Adhesive dots Tapes Black-Delivery by FBA $12.59 2 $25.18
Cra-Z-Art Jumbo Crayon Bulk Class Pack 200ct 8 Assorted Colors, 25 Jumbo Crayons in Each Color $24.86 1 $24.86
Vkey (500 Pair Sets) 3/4inch 20mm Diameter Sticky Back Coins Hook & Loop Self Adhesive Dots Tapes (White) $11.79 2 $23.58
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use for Home, Office or School, Suitable for use with Photos (TL901X) $21.99 1 $21.99
Nuova Premium Thermal Laminating Pouches, 9" x 11.5"/Letter Size/3 mil, 200 Pack (LP200H) $16.02 1 $16.02
Hook and Loop Tape Roll with Heavy Duty Adhesive Industrial Strength Easy to Cut, Strong Hook and Loop Strips with Sticky Back, Black, 1 Inch * 30 Feet $15.98 1 $15.98
16 Feet Length 0.75 Inch Width Hook and Loop with Strong Self Adhesive Tape Strip Fastener (White) $8.89 1 $8.89
Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue Sticks, Washable, 7 Grams, 30 Count $8.27 1 $8.27
Loose Leaf Binder Rings 1-Inch(100 Pack) Office Book Rings, Nickel Plated Steel Binder Rings, Key Rings, Metal Book Rings, for School,Sliver $7.99 1 $7.99
Sargent Art 72 x 2pk Jumbo Pencils, 144 total Class Pack, Beginner Yellow Pencils, Mega Size, Non-Toxic (12) $7.00 1 $7.00

Materials cost

$240.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.30

Total project goal

$348.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$348.68

6 Donors

-$220.78

Donations toward project cost

-$187.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$127.90

Match offers toward project cost

-$108.72

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.18

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$0.00

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