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Ms. Olson from Minneapolis, MN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everything Is Better If It's Laminated!

My students need a laminating machine and dry erase sticky dots.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Olson's classroom raised $164

This project is fully funded

My Students

Classroom Motto: "If you can dream it, you can do it!"

Many of my students enter the year, significantly below grade level and after being behind grade level for 3 years, they are often unmotivated and no longer have the belief that they CAN learn and accomplish their dreams.

Our school has 89% of its students qualifying for free and reduced price lunch and many students are homeless and highly mobile. It is no surprise that these students lose hope at such a young age or struggle with learning the same thing as other 3rd graders in the state. For most of these kids, they are worrying about where they are going to sleep at night or whether or not they will get supper when they get home.

My Project

I want to give my students something to be proud of; I want to instill hope back into them. I want them to work so hard on creating something that they want to hold onto forever and laminating their work will make it long lasting. Their work will be something that they will be able to keep, when everything else in their life is constantly changing. My students need a laminating machine and dry erase sticky dots.

For the students, knowing that their work can be laminated to keep their work last forever, they will be motivated to work hard and do their best work.

It will remind them that if they "dream it, they can do it!"

Ms. Olson Jenny Lind 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.

Minneapolis, MN 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches 8.9 x 11.4 Inches 3 mil, 100-Pack (TP3854-100) • Amazon $18.98 3 $56.94
Brewster Wall Pops WPE93882 Peel & Stick Oh Pear Dry-Erase Dots with Marker, 3-Count • Amazon $8.96 2 $17.92
Scotch Thermal Laminator 2 Roller System (TL901) • Amazon $32.79 1 $32.79

Materials cost

$107.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.58

Total project goal

$163.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$163.84

2 Donors

-$161.66

Donations toward project cost

-$139.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.18

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$0.00

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