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Mrs. Whalen from Concord, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging and Enriching Text

Help me give my students a larger variety of books to choose from in the classroom

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Whalen's classroom raised $592

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 Students

My school is located in Concord, California in a low-income community. Students come from diverse backgrounds and cultures and all bring unique aspects to the school. A majority of the students are English language learners. About 90% of the students who attend this school receive free or reduced-price lunches.

My Project

My students love to read. I want to give my students more books that will catch their attention and keep fostering their love for reading. These new books will add more options for my students to choose from.

This project will help give my students new books to help update my classroom library.

Books open new worlds for my student to encounter and I want to give them books that they want to read. My students are interested in a variety of different books and I want to update my classroom library to give them books they like to read.

Mrs. Whalen Meadow Homes Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

35 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels, Books 1-10 Set (Graphix) • Amazon Business $92.95 1 $92.95
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $45.76 2 $91.52
Jeff Kinney Diary of A Wimpy Kid Collection 1-16 Books Set • Amazon Business $87.95 1 $87.95
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Box Set) • Amazon Business $37.90 1 $37.90
Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $29.64 1 $29.64
One And Only Bob • Amazon Business $11.30 2 $22.60
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $6.96 2 $13.92
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 2 $9.34
Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #2): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8) • Amazon Business $7.76 1 $7.76
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #9): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (9) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$427.54

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$39.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.78

Total project goal

$591.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$591.85

3 Donors

-$197.28

Donations toward project cost

-$167.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.59

match offer

-$394.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$335.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.18

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$0.00

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