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Mrs. Mercado from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Copies Needed

Help me give my students copies to complete school activities as well as flyers and the students newsletter.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mercado's classroom raised $362

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

These materials will give me the means to print out science articles for the students to read and annotate in class. It will also allow me to print out items for their interactive science notebooks. The colored paper will be used to print tests and quizzes so that I can identify who is still working.

Paper is an important need in a science classroom because of the fact that we have a lot of items that need to be printed for the students to complete their work.

Working in a public school means we are allocated a case paper at the beginning of the year and that is it. This is not enough paper to print all the materials that we need for our classes. Among all the other flyers and things we print to send home.

Mrs. Mercado Kilmer Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

90 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TRU RED 8.5 x 11 Copy Paper 20 lbs. 92 Brightness 500 Sheets/Ream 10 Reams/Carton (TR56958) • Staples $46.99 4 $187.96
Hammermill Copy Paper, 8-1/2 x 14 Inches, 20 lb, Blue, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $27.74 1 $27.74
Hammermill Copy Paper, 8-1/2 x 11 Inches, 24 lb, Pink, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $24.97 1 $24.97
Hammermill Copy Paper, 8-1/2 x 11 Inches, 24 lb, Canary, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $24.97 1 $24.97

Materials cost

$265.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.77

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$307.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.25

Total project goal

$361.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $361.64

1 Donor

-$361.64

Donations toward project cost

-$307.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.25

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