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Mrs. Arabie from Orange TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Comfy Seating

My students need a comfy place to read. The more you read, the more you succeed!

  • $273 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

After 20 years of teaching early childhood, I set off on a new adventure of switching grade levels. I NEVER imagined I would be greeting my precious 1st graders in a Sunday School room in a local church with whom we shared with another campus.

I thought I would be teaching eighteen 6 and 7 year olds, but instead, they taught me.

They taught me that we are all in this together and we are a school family no matter what.

My Project

Since Hurricane Harvey, we have been set up in our local church using a Sunday School room. The kids are more than willing to spread out on the floor, but I would love for them to have the option of seating on a comfy coach and develop their love for reading.

"The more you read, the more you succeed!" This famous quote by Dr. Seuss himself, is usually posted in my classroom as a reminder to make this a part of our daily routine.

Thank you for taking the time to help our classroom get back some things that were taken from us six months ago. We are on the road to RECOVERY!

Mrs. Arabie
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF683RD - Easy-Clean Comfy Couch - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00

Materials cost

$199.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.94

Total project goal

$272.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $272.92

1 Donor

-$136.46

Donations toward project cost

-$115.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.47

match offer

-$136.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.47

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 $0.00

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