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Mr. Erickson from Oklahoma City OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Expanding Minds by Expanding Our Library

Help me give my students more classroom sets of books and add to our Eyewitness Books library.

  • $541 goal

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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 are in a residential, mental health facility for a variety of mental health problems. They also come from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds as well as a wide range of learning abilities and levels. Although they are going through rough periods in their lives, they still come to class eager to learn.

To see the improvements in their overall mental health that they make as well as in their education in the short time they are with me is pretty rewarding.

My Project

The books I have chosen for this project are ones that I know my kids have enjoyed in the past. Our class sets of "The Thief of Always" and "Percy Jackson" have seen better days. They look like they've been through years and years of classes because they have!

These books will allow my students and I to read high-interest content independently and in a group setting.

The Eyewitness books from one of my last projects have been so successful at capturing my kids' interests', that I thought I would expand our library and cast an even wider net to catch their interests.

Mr. Erickson
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Thief of Always • Amazon Business $8.69 17 $147.73
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 17 $101.83
Locomotion • Amazon Business $6.79 8 $54.32
Furinno Pasir 3-Tier Open Shelf, Espresso • Amazon Business $25.25 1 $25.25
Where on Earth? Atlas: The World As You've Never Seen It Before • Amazon Business $15.71 1 $15.71
DK Eyewitness Books: Skeleton: Discover the Evolution, Structure, and Functions of Bones • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
DK Eyewitness Books: The Elements • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
DK Eyewitness Books: Shark: Dive into the Fascinating World of Sharks from the Tiny Dwarf Dogfish to the Fer • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
DK Eyewitness Books: Mythology: Discover the Amazing Adventures of Gods, Heroes, and Magical Beasts • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32

Materials cost

$387.47

Vendor shipping charges

$4.94

Sales tax

$31.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$459.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.14

Total project goal

$540.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$540.94

2 Donors

-$270.47

Donations toward project cost

-$229.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.57

Matching donations from our partners

-$270.47

Match offers toward project cost

-$229.90

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.57

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