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Ms. Santoro from Astoria, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Color to Brighten Our Future!

Help me give my students color ink, cardstock, and laminating sheets to brighten our work!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Santoro's classroom raised $244

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our classroom would greatly benefit from a printer that not only prints in black and white but also in color. The students get more excited when resources, worksheets, anchor charts, etc. are printed in color. It excites them and gets them more engaged in their work.

Having color ink for our printer would be beneficial to the students, especially visual learners.

It would be great to add color pictures next to skills to help them remember and connect ideas. In addition, color can help differentiate worksheets or give reminders to important parts. Adding color to our classroom will give us endless opportunities. Lastly, being able to laminate important sheets and anchor charts will allow longer-lasting resources.

Ms. Santoro PS 122 Mamie Fay 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.

Astoria, NY View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 63XL/63 Black High Yield and Tri-Color Standard Yield Ink Cartridge 2/Pack (L0R48AN#140) • Staples $63.60 2 $127.20
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches Letter Size 3 Mil 200/Pack (TP3854-200) • Staples $26.59 1 $26.59
Astrobrights Bright 65 lb. Cardstock Paper 8.5 x 11 Assorted Colors Pack (99904) • Staples $20.79 1 $20.79

Materials cost

$174.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.56

Total project goal

$243.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$243.76

4 Donors

-$243.76

Donations toward project cost

-$207.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.56

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$0.00

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