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Ms. Brandt from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Brandt's classroom raised $288

Cleanliness Is Best

Help me give my students a clean, enriching environment to learn and grow.

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Ms. Brandt Myrtle Avenue Elementary School
Pittsburgh, PA Grades 3-5

My Project

In order for a classroom to be suitable for conducive learning, it must be a clean environment. By providing me with this vaccuum, it will surely benefit me and my students so it would be more easy and handy to clean the room. I teach life skills and what better way to teach life skills than with an actual vaccuum. I would say that cleanliness is one of the key factors to having a conducive way of learning for my students.

Having a clean environment keeps the individuals inside the room free from any bacteria or harmful microorganisms.

I would greatly appreciate your help in making this project happen.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

5 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Brandt Myrtle Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pittsburgh, PA 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

5 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shark - Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum with XL Dust Cup LED Headlights - Blue Iris • Best Buy Education $211.05 1 $211.05

Materials cost

$211.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$244.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.10

Total project goal

$287.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $287.32

3 Donors

-$287.32

Donations toward project cost

-$244.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.10

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