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Mr. H.B. Murray from Hercules, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Organization-izing

Help me give my students a way to teach a little creative organization.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. H.B. Murray's classroom raised $193

This project is fully funded

My Project

Don't you just hate when they put the art supplies in the wrong place? We have some new supplies and I realized, very quickly, that I need to find a clever way to keep the the colors from getting all mixed up.

It is time to teach some organization-izing skills the Mr. Murray way.

Because I love the 1950's I would like to keep my colored pencils in the vintage straw dispensers. I have one already and the students find it a fun way to organize. It is my hopes to teach better organization skills and to enable them to decide the best colors to keep together to make clean up easier. Also, I refer to the used-pencil bin as the "pencil graveyard." Usually they wind up on the ground instead of back in the very unattractive, yet vintage, Huggies wipes bin. So why not half a skull for my pencil graveyard. Makes sense right?

Mr. H.B. Murray Hercules Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

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More than a third 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

160 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Plastic Straw Dispenser and 100 Pcs Drinking Straw Organizer Container with Stainless Steel Lid Transparent Drinking Straw Holder Striped Plastic Straw Plastic Drinking Straw (Bright Colors) • Amazon Business $18.99 5 $94.95
Dum Dums Color Party Lollipops, Light Blue, Blu Raspberry Flavor, 12.8 Ounce, 75 Count Bag • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
READAEER Skull Planter Resin Skull Shaped Flower Pot for Home Office Desk Decorations • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$120.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$11.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.88

Total project goal

$192.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$192.52

1 Donor

-$128.35

Donations toward project cost

-$109.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.25

match offer

-$64.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$54.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.62

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$0.00

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