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Mr. Stefanelli from Brick, NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Discussion Leads to Ideas!

Help me give my students books for our Project Lit Book Club as well as the shelving to store these and other books we plan to read and discuss!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Stefanelli's classroom raised $662

This project is fully funded

My Students

Mr. Stefanelli's students enter a reading haven every day. During the first 20 minutes of class, my students enjoy time to read. During this time, they read what interests them, they relax, they forget what's going on at home, they forget (dare I say) their other classes and responsibilities.

My students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, devour books!

They are discouraged from looking at a study guide; they are discouraged from having a pen in their hand. Reading needs to be enjoyable. My students enjoy it because it's for them - and no one else.

My students love this time. Many read a book a week! They take pride in their reading and their ability to encourage others in the class to read what they read.

My Project

I am the proud co-advisor of our school's Project Lit Book Club! This summer, my partner and I are looking to bring some new books into the lineup, one of them being Elizabeth Acevado's newest book "Clap When You Land."

We believe discussion brings about new ideas!

The goal of our book club is to provide students with new books, new ideas, new outlooks. We do not want students to worry about taking notes or grades; notes and grades often kill the love of reading.

Books should not only be read, but seen! The shelving for our rooms will make books a focal point of our classrooms, so they will benefit not only the book club but our all of our ELA students each and every day.

Mr. Stefanelli Brick Township Memorial High School Grades 9-12 Brick, NJ View local requests

More than a third 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clap When You Land • Amazon Business $15.99 15 $239.85
AmazonBasics Storage Cabinet, 6-Section • Amazon Business $174.16 1 $174.16
Factory Direct Partners Colorful Essentials Big Book Display Stand - White/Blue (11941-WHBL) • Amazon Business $110.28 1 $110.28

Materials cost

$524.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$562.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.20

Total project goal

$661.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $661.35

17 Donors

-$646.94

Donations toward project cost

-$553.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.29

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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