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Mrs. Thomas from Philadelphia, PA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Encouraging Artistic Creativity and Expression

Help me give my students art supplies, including paint pens, watercolors, and pom poms, and ways to keep them easily organized with a rolling storage cart and desktop organizers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Thomas's classroom raised $341

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students enjoy doing art projects and I encourage their creativity. This holiday season, with all our projects, we are running low on art supplies. I asked my students what they would like to have. They chose buttons, pompoms, sequins and jewels to help embellish their art. We are running very low on glue and glue sticks to help it all stay together! We like to do water color paintings and ours are almost out!

We are currently storing our supplies in shoe boxes with rubber bands to hold them shut!

I chose the drawer organizers and rolling cart so we can label the drawers and make sure everything will have its place.

Mrs. Thomas Penrose Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
IRIS USA Craft Plastic Organizers and Storage, Rolling Storage Cart for Classroom Supplies, Storage Organizer for Art Supplies, Drawer Top Organizer for Small Parts, 10 Drawers, Black/Pearl • Amazon Business $71.99 1 $71.99
Small Desk Organizer, Stackable Organizer Drawers, Clear Desk Storage Box, Desktop Drawer for Craft Storage, Stacking Desktop Organizer for Office and Home (Wide Open Version, White) -1 Count • Amazon Business $13.99 3 $41.97
35 Premium Acrylic Paint Marker Pens, Double Pack of Both Extra Fine and Medium Tip, for Rock Painting, Mug, Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Fabric Painting, Canvas,Metal,Water Based Quick Dry Non Toxic No Odor • Amazon Business $27.89 1 $27.89
Crayola Washable Watercolors, 16 Count, 4 Ounces • Amazon Business $2.72 10 $27.20
Blue Squid Glitter Craft Pom Poms - 250pcs 1 inch Pom Poms Assorted Color Pack - Blue Squid Multicolor Rainbow Fuzzy Pompom Puff Balls for Crafts • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Adeweave 1000 Assorted Craft pom poms – Multicolor Bulk pom poms Arts and Crafts, Pompoms for Crafts in Assorted Size- Soft and Fluffy Puff Balls, Large Colored Cotton Balls for Home and School • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Elmers Liquid School Glue, Slime Glue & Craft Glue | Washable, 4 Ounces Each, 12 Count, Great for Making Slime • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 7 Gram, 30 Count • Amazon Business $11.51 1 $11.51
Hapy Shop 200 Gram Mixed Sequins and Spangles,Assorted Shapes,Color and Sizes for Craft Supplies Clothes Jewelry Making • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
2102pcs Gems Stickers, Self Adhesive Gems for Crafts Bling Rhinestones for Crafts, Assorted Shapes Jewels Rhinestones Stickers, Muticolor • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
1000 Pcs Buttons, Assorted Sizes Round Buttons for Sewing DIY ,Children's Manual Button Painting, Mixed Colors • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
1000+ pcs Pony Beads, Multi-Colored Bracelet Beads, Beads for Hair Braids, Beads for Crafts, Plastic Beads, Hair Beads for Braids (Medium Pack, Classic)… • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$255.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$289.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.04

Total project goal

$340.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$340.25

2 Donors

-$340.25

Donations toward project cost

-$289.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.04

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$0.00

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