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Ms. McGinnis from Dayton, OH is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Happenings

Help me give my students better seating and much-needed paper to work with this school year. We have added students to enrollment and need improved seating in the art room.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. McGinnis's classroom raised $538

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are an energetic and exciting group. They love hands-on projects and working with a variety of media. They just need encouragement to try their best. They have a variety of interests and abilities that I try to help them push forward.

I am trying to teach them problem-solving skills that will benefit them in the future.

I am hoping to build future leaders with all the skills that art can give them like confidence, creativity, decision-making, concentration, and collaboration.

They enjoy all the opportunities to experiment I am able to give them.

My Project

We have expanded enrollment and we need one more table to improve seating in the art room. I am also adding a much needed calm area to help with our emotional learning at our school. We also need more paper to meet our needs for our projects this year.

My creative learners need a great place to go as they learn to manage their emotions.

The new table expands our seating as we begin our new year.

I am so proud of what we are beginning to accomplish at our school and look forward to seeing how they improve and grow this year.

Ms. McGinnis Richard Allen Preparatory K-3 Grades PreK-2

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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.

Dayton, OH 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

228 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE545BU - Kids Colors™ Adjustable Rectangular Table - 30" x 60" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $239.00 1 $239.00
13824-1012 - Strathmore 300 Series Printmaking Paper - 8" x 10", 40 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $7.19 10 $71.90
DD420SB - Calming Colors® Little Beanbag Seat - Sky Blue (26") • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
DD380X - Calming Colors® Soft Seats - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$420.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$457.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.68

Total project goal

$537.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $537.87

2 Donors

-$537.87

Donations toward project cost

-$457.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.68

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 $0.00

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