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Mrs. Benton from Charlotte, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Seating Makes Comfy Reading

My students need comfy seats for comfy and more engaged reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Benton's classroom raised $211

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are faced with many challenges in and out of school. My students are so full of life and are eager to learn everyday. My students love to be actively engaged in their learning. It helps them learn each and everyday.

I work in a Title I school in North Carolina where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch everyday.

Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.

My Project

These beanbag chairs will make a difference in my classroom by giving my students a comfortable place to sit and read. Students love to sit back and relax while enjoying their favorite book.

These resources will give my classroom a sense of home and a comfortable environment that most of my students need to feel when they enter my room.

These chairs will give my students a sense of comfort and peace knowing that in their classroom they are able to get comfortable and feel comfortable within our room. These resources would make students feel at home which they need so much.

Mrs. Benton Whitewater Academy Grades 3-5

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.

Charlotte, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
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Materials cost

$135.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$178.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.52

Total project goal

$210.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$210.15

1 Donor

-$210.15

Donations toward project cost

-$178.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.52

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$0.00

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