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Ms. Bidney from Portland OR is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chairs, Stools, and Books for Our Room!

Help me give my students a place to sit and books to read.

  • $2,362 goal

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My Project

We have amazing students at Arleta School. They are thoughtful, kind, industrious, and brilliant. I love teaching here.

Unfortunately, our furniture is not amazing.

We have a mixture of old, heavy chairs that are not the correct size for desks or bodies. The chairs are left over from when we had grades six, seven, and eight, so they are designed for much larger people. They are so heavy that many of the students have a hard time moving them or putting them on their desktops at the end of the day. They also do not fit well under the desks, making them impossible to move.

I also included a few stools so kids can easily carry a seat to a small group.

The final items on the list are a few books for our classroom because we can always use some new books.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Ms. Bidney
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Factory Direct Partners 10384-BL 18" School Stack Chair, Stacking Student Seat with Chromed Steel Legs and Nylon Swivel Glides for in-Home Learning, Classroom or Office - Blue (4-Pack) • Amazon Business $249.99 7 $1,749.93
Norwood Commercial Furniture - NOR-1101AC-SO - Assorted Color Stacking Stools - Stackable Stools for Kids and Adults - Flexible Seating for Home, Office, Classrooms - Plastic/Metal 17.75" (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $110.57 1 $110.57
Flor and Miranda Steal the Show • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (1) (Heroes in Training) • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
The Trouble with Chickens: A J.J. Tully Mystery • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
The Legend of Diamond Lil: A J.J. Tully Mystery (J.J. Tully Mysteries) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98

Materials cost

$1,948.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,007.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$354.28

Total project goal

$2,361.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,361.89

10 Donors

-$1,689.65

Donations toward project cost

-$1,586.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.78

match offer

-$495.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$420.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$177.26

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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