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Ms. Hogan from Mount Vernon, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Hogan's classroom raised $196

Celebrating Black History Month Through Read Alouds

Help me give my students read alouds to celebrate the accomplishment of black men and women.

This project is fully funded

Ms. Hogan Columbus Elementary School
Mount Vernon, NY Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Reading books offers a multitude of benefits, including expanding vocabulary, boosting knowledge on diverse subjects, enhancing critical thinking skills, and improving concentration by immersing yourself in different worlds. It can also reduce stress by providing an escape from daily life, stimulate creativity through exposure to new ideas, and foster empathy by allowing you to experience different perspectives through characters in a story.

With your help in purchasing these books it will allow me to present read alouds to my PreK- 2nd grade about black men and women who have amazing accomplishments despite their struggles.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

300 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Hogan Columbus 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.

Mount Vernon, NY 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

300 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Book Set: STEM Leaders - Mother of Sharks, Mae Among the Stars, Hidden Figures: True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $50.00 1 $50.00
Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne • Amazon Business $16.72 1 $16.72
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight (Volume 7) (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
Carter Reads the Newspaper • Amazon Business $13.05 1 $13.05
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (A Sweet Blackberry Book) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Just Like Jesse Owens • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39

Materials cost

$134.23

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$166.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.34

Total project goal

$195.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$195.58

3 Donors

-$97.79

Donations toward project cost

-$83.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.67

match offer

-$97.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.67

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$0.00

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