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Mrs. Raspa from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Characters That Look Like Me

Help me give my students shared reading materials like, One Crazy Summer, that reflect their culture and experiences.

  • $516 goal

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Help Mrs. Raspa

Mrs. Raspa has another project! Donate to Getting Organized in Grade 5 to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $380.
2X

My Students

In September, I will have the opportunity to reconnect with a group of students that I taught in first grade. They are intelligent, kind, and full of potential. We all missed out on so much due to COVID, and I can't wait to get back to learning!

My Project

Although we are hoping to return to the classroom in September, I want to put literature in my third graders' hands that reflect their culture and skin color in a positive and empowering way. I want to give students books that they fall in love with and connect to.

An Ode to the Fresh Cut, and Brown Girl Dreaming are just two titles where students can identify with the characters.

I want students to think of the character as someone who could be their friend or neighbor. I hope the students can learn about Jean-Michael Basquiat, an artist who lived in an urban setting and had his work exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. I want to inspire my students to dream big as well as help them to love reading.

Mrs. Raspa Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary Middle School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $13.42 8 $107.36
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat • Amazon Business $11.97 8 $95.76
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $10.74 8 $85.92
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $7.99 8 $63.92
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $6.19 8 $49.52

Materials cost

$402.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.39

Total project goal

$515.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $515.91

13 Donors

-$503.55

Donations toward project cost

-$438.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.36

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