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Mrs. Y. Nelson from Washington, DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Essentials For The Teacher

The cost of this proposal is $263, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Y. Nelson's classroom raised $263

This project is fully funded

I am the very proud teacher of 24 lovely third and fourth grade students at Cleveland Elementary School located in Washington, DC. Although considered a low income school, my students are high achievers. I have had the pleasure of teaching this group of students for the past three years. They are involved in a dual language program in which they are learning to speak Spanish fluently. They are instructed in all subject areas in both languages. My students are very hard workers. While I work very hard to provide my students with an enriching learning experience, it is sometimes very difficult to do so without the necessary classroom supplies. The items that I am most in need of include ink cartridges for the classroom printer, student folders, dry erase board cleaner and markers, a teacher's apron, an electric pencil sharpener and pencils, to name a few. While other schools may be able to ask parents for classroom donations such as these, our parents simply cannot afford to assist teachers in this manner. Your donation would be very much appreciated. Thank you for considering my proposal.

Mrs. Y. Nelson Cleveland 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.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Self-Inking Teacher Stamps Set 1 $19.95 1 $19.95
Electric Pencil Sharpener $18.99 1 $18.99
Expo Whiteboard Cleaner $18.99 1 $18.99
Expo Dry Erase Markers $16.99 1 $16.99
REcycled File Folders $14.99 1 $14.99
All Purpose Teacher's Apron $14.95 1 $14.95
Instant Desktop Organizer $11.99 1 $11.99
Paper Mate Erasers $9.99 1 $9.99
Dark Blue Portfolios $7.49 2 $14.98
Red Pocket Portfolios $7.49 2 $14.98
Earth Write Pencils $5.99 2 $11.98
Liquid Paper Correction Tape $2.49 2 $4.98
12 in 1 Dry Eraser $1.89 3 $5.67
8 Pocket Project Organizer $1.79 5 $8.95
HP 98/95 Ink Combo $39.99 2 $79.98

Materials cost

$268.36

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$215.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.25

Total project goal

$262.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$262.50

1 Donor

-$248.00

Donations toward project cost

-$216.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.41

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$0.00

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