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Mrs. Padilla from Kenosha, WI is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Writing

Help me give my students the opportunity to be creative during writing centers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Padilla's classroom raised $455

This project is fully funded

My Project

The students I teach come from lower socioeconomic families and cannot afford much. My district does not have a budget to provide the basics that my students need for the classroom. I started out the year with a few boxes of crayons, pencils and markers. These supplies will be placed in a special creative writing center for students to access during our writing block.

During our creative writing block, we have worked on writing Personal Narratives, Opinion Writing and Poetry.

The supplies will help to enhance the projects that go along with each type of writing.

Mrs. Padilla McKinley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Kenosha, WI 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

15 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Broad Line Markers - Assorted Colors, Set of 256 • Blick Art Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Dixon Ticonderoga Beginner''s Pencil - Box of 36 • Blick Art Materials $18.34 4 $73.36
Crayola Combo Classpack - Pkg of 256, Regular Size Crayons and Non-Washable Markers • Blick Art Materials $71.04 1 $71.04
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25" x 30", White, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pads/Pack (559) • Staples $60.22 1 $60.22
Elmers Washable Disappearing Purple Glue Stick - .24 oz, Pkg of 60 • Blick Art Materials $27.28 2 $54.56
Pink Pearl Eraser - Small, Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $5.95 2 $11.90

Materials cost

$351.07

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$386.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.18

Total project goal

$454.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$454.52

1 Donor

-$454.52

Donations toward project cost

-$386.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.18

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$0.00

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