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Mr. LeProtto from Paterson, NJ is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Compassion Goes a Long Way

Help me give my students a compassion closet filled with essential items this school year!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. LeProtto's classroom raised $199

This project is fully funded

My Project

My school is a title one school in a remarkably diverse neighborhood. I am so impressed that my students come to school willing to help others and embrace students of all cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities. We are initiating a "Care Closet" where older students will be able to be in charge of. The older children will learn to see the world through the eyes of another person but remembering how they felt on their first days of school, and how having supplies ready is so important. They will supply things that the younger students need.

Students will use the materials requested to create items for our care closet.

This activity will foster students care and creativity as they work cooperatively to develop and create motivational incentives for our autistic students, impoverished students, and English language learners. We would appreciate your contribution to this project, what an outstanding way to demonstrate compassion in an authentic way.

For this reason, the resources collected will be used to create an in-school “Care Closet” that is filled with lunch bags.

Mr. LeProtto Norman S Weir Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Paterson, NJ 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AYEANY Lunch box Lunch bag for men women Lunchbox Lunch bags Insulated Lunch bag Lunch box cooler (Deep blue) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
AYEANY Lunch box Lunch bag for men women Lunchbox Lunch bags Insulated Lunch bag Lunch box cooler (Baby blue) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
AYEANY Lunch box Lunch bag for men women Lunchbox Lunch bags Insulated Lunch bag Lunch box cooler (Pink) • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
AYEANY Lunch box Lunch bag for men women Lunchbox Lunch bags Insulated Lunch bag Lunch box cooler (Blue camo) • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Jexine 24 Pieces Self Adhesive Paw Print Patch Chenille Paw Patch Dog Cat Paw Print Iron on Patches Embroidery Sticker Patches for Kids Clothing Backpacks Christmas (Multicolor) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Cute Animal Paw Patch, Bundle 6PCS White Small Dog Paw Iron On Patch, Embroidered Sew on Patches DIY Decorative Accessories for Clothes Jacket Jeans Hats Backpacks • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54

Materials cost

$136.42

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.73

Total project goal

$198.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$198.20

2 Donors

-$89.99

Donations toward project cost

-$87.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.00

match offer

-$94.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.53

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$0.00

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