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Ms. Shortman from Columbia, SC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Color Our World!

Help me give my students tools to color our learning and enhance our creativity!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shortman's classroom raised $234

This project is fully funded

My Project

In our classroom, we believe that creativity and learning go hand in hand. From illustrating stories to color-coding notes to better understand new concepts, visual learning is a powerful tool.

To foster this, we are hoping to build a fresh supply of color markers and pencils for all our students to use.

Unfortunately, our current collection is dwindling and well-loved to the point of being unusable.

With a full set of colors at their fingertips, our students will be able to:

* Bring their ideas to life through colorful drawings and detailed art projects.

* Improve their memory and understanding by creating vibrant, color-coded notes and diagrams.

* Engage more deeply in their lessons by making every subject a little brighter and exciting.

We are reaching out to our wonderful community to ask for your help. A donation would be incredibly appreciated and put to immediate and enthusiastic use. Your generosity will directly impact our students' daily learning and creativity in the most colorful way possible.

Thank you for considering our request and for your continued partnership in education.

Ms. Shortman Polo Road Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers Classroom Pack - Assorted Colors, Broad Tip, Set of 200 • Blick Art Materials $78.86 1 $78.86
Crayola© Colored Pencils - Classpack© of 240 • Nasco $38.36 2 $76.72

Materials cost

$155.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$198.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.10

Total project goal

$233.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $233.98

1 Donor

-$155.99

Donations toward project cost

-$132.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.40

match offer

-$77.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$66.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.70

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 $0.00

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