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

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Dry Erase Pocket Fun!

Help me give my students dry erase pockets and a pencil sharpener for creative classroom learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Carrera's classroom raised $157

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

We are requesting dry erase pockets and a pencil sharpener for creative music learning activities. Providing my students with these resources will make their learning in the classroom so exciting. These tools help my students to learn about things like rhythm, note reading, and other music theory concepts with creative and engaging activates that help to get them interesting in learning.

The vast majority of my students do not have the opportunity to experience music learning outside of the school setting.

It is necessary that our music program go the extra mile to provide exciting and practical life changing music experiences for our students.

Please consider being a partner in my students' learning through building the basic learning resources that they will use to be highly successful in music. Thank you for supporting and believing in high quality music in our public schools.

Mr. Carrera Mary Lyon 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.

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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

400 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stanley Bostitch SuperPro6 Commercial Pencil Sharpener with 6 Holes and Industrial Motor, Gray (EPS12HC) • Amazon Business $55.73 1 $55.73
Jetec 50 Pcs Vinyl Shop Ticket Holders Both Sides Clear 6 x 9 Inches Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves Work Order Plastic Sleeves Job Ticket Holders for Home Office Posting Signs Box • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98

Materials cost

$101.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.51

Total project goal

$156.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$156.75

3 Donors

-$77.57

Donations toward project cost

-$69.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

match offer

-$75.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.98

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$0.00

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