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Mrs. Croom from Kinston, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clean It Up

Help me give my students a way to keep our classroom neat and clean.

  • $216 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach at a Title I neighborhood school where all children receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of the children have had no preschool and this is the first time the children have been exposed to learning opportunities, including learning alphabet skills, book and print awareness, reading opportunities, and writing skills.

For many of the children, this is the first time they have held a pencil, used scissors and glue, and listened to stories being read.

The children come into the room, eager to learn and embrace new experiences.

My Project

When teaching kindergarten, you have many spills. Currently we eat breakfast, lunch and snack in the room, so crumbs are obviously left. Any time during arts and crafts lots of small paper is left on the floor. Not to mention the dirt that is dragged in off the playground especially on muddy days. With the business of the custodians not all spills, mud, or paper trash can be instantly cleaned up. Having a portable vacuum could help solve this problem. My assistant or I could easily grab the portable vacuum and clean up the mess, therefor keeping our class neat and presentable to everyone.

Mrs. Croom
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shark CH963AMZ 2-in-1 Cordless & Handheld Vacuum Ultracyclone System, Ultra-Lightweight and Portable for Car and Home, White • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99

Materials cost

$139.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.30

Total project goal

$215.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.31

1 Donor

-$107.66

Donations toward project cost

-$91.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.15

match offer

-$107.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.15

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 $0.00

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