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Ms. Cotton from Elmhurst, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dancing With Canes

Help me give my students theatrical canes for their upcoming performance to be successful!

  • $323 goal

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Hooray! 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

I teach a diverse population of students ranging from honors, special education, and English language learners who come from many different cultural backgrounds and educational needs. We are a Title I school which means that students come from many different social and economic circumstances. I teach seventh grade to three different mathematics classes every year with thirty students. My students are located mostly in the Elmhurst and Corona areas of Queens which has been hit very hard by this pandemic.

"Dancing is like life, The lesson of one are the lessons of the other" Savion Glover

These Theatrical canes are going to be used in our upcoming performance to help our community of learners learn how to tap dance. These canes will provide them with the tool needed to perform with success.

Ms. Cotton Intermediate School 5 Walter H Crowley Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Elmhurst, NY View local requests

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 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Theatrical Cane • Bulkpartysupplies $222.94 1 $222.94

Materials cost

$222.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$274.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.39

Total project goal

$322.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $322.62

3 Donors

-$161.30

Donations toward project cost

-$137.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.19

match offer

-$161.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$137.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.20

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 $0.00

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