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Mr. Medford from Rocky Mount, NC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Medford's classroom raised $479

Essential Resources for Everyday Learning

Help me give my students updated dictionaries and secure storage for their files.

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Mr. Medford West Edgecombe Middle School
Rocky Mount, NC Grades 6-8

My Project

My students thrive when they have access to organized, engaging, and easy-to-use learning resources. This project will provide dictionaries, file folders, and file folder frames that will help create interactive learning stations and organized instructional materials throughout our classroom. Dictionaries will support vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and independent learning, while file folders and file folder frames will be used to create durable learning centers, reference tools, and academic activities that students can access throughout the year. These materials will encourage student independence, improve organization, and provide hands-on opportunities for learning across all subject areas. By equipping our classroom with these essential resources, donors will help create an environment where students can build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and stay engaged in their educational journey.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

90 students impacted 1 donor
Mr. Medford West Edgecombe Middle School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Rocky Mount, NC 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

90 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Hardcover Dictionary, Grades 6 to 8, 9.5x1x7.37 - Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $21.97 10 $219.70
Smead Steel Hanging File Folder Frame, Letter Size, Gray, Pack of 2, 26.5x10.1x0.8 - Adult • School Specialty $26.69 2 $53.38
Sepamoon 40 Pcs Hanging File Folders Extra Capacity File Folders Letter Size for Filing Cabinet Expandable Reinforced Color Hanging Organizer(Bright Color) • Amazon Business $46.99 1 $46.99

Materials cost

$320.07

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.31

Sales tax

 $24.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$407.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.85

Total project goal

$479.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $479.00

1 Donor

-$479.00

Donations toward project cost

-$407.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.85

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