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Mrs. Charity from Bridgeport CT is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Every Student Deserves A Pencil!

Help me give my students the basic items every classroom should have such as a pencil sharpener.

  • $166 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Students

My students attend school in an urban area. I have a very diverse group of learners at all levels. They are very eager to learn and soak up everything they can! My students will do anything they can to improve our classroom. When I saw how little we had to work with, they brought in anything they could from home the following day. They are passionate learners who care about their education.

My students deserve to have their basic needs met.

Every child deserves the basic supplies in order to succeed!

My Project

My students will have their basic needs met with sharpened pencils, anchor charts, and organized books. Every child should have this. It is important that children can focus on learning and not how they can get what they need in order to learn.

Students shouldn’t have to waste time trying to find basic supplies.

My students won’t have to waste time using cheap pencil sharpeners that are ineffective. They will come in to sharpened pencils. The classroom library won’t be on the floor. They can browse books without having to be on the floor. The students will have anchor charts to improve their learning.

Mrs. Charity
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TOPS Easel Pad, 3-hole punched, white, 15 lb, plain white, 50 SH/PD, 2 per Carton (7903) • Amazon Business $24.98 1 $24.98
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count (1670) • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
FURINNO Turn-N-Tube 3-Tier Compact Multipurpose Shelf Display Rack, French Oak Grey/Black • Amazon Business $19.96 1 $19.96
Furinno 10024BK/GY Turn-N-Tube 3-Tier Compact Multipurpose Shelf Display Rack, Black/Grey • Amazon Business $19.96 1 $19.96
Colore #2 Pencils With Eraser Tops - HB Graphite/No 2 Yellow Wood Pencil Great School Art Supplies For Writing, Drawing & Sketching - Suitable For Kids & Adults - 144 Count • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99

Materials cost

$108.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$140.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.79

Total project goal

$165.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$165.26

3 Donors

-$165.26

Donations toward project cost

-$140.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.79

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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