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Mr. Buck from Jacksonville, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Father of the Harlem Renaissance

My 28 students need a set of "Sorrows Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston", a woman of great strength and creativity, just the kind of role models our young ladies need.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Buck's classroom raised $250

This project is fully funded

My Students

Zora Neale Hurston is the kind of role model that I want our students to emulate as they go forward in their education. They have already dedicated themselves to climbing the mountain to college, so I know that they are willing to work diligently to improve their lives, just as Ms. Hurston did.

Ten hour days and piles of homework are nothing to our students, because they have already decided that they are not going to let their circumstance decide their fate.

With these kinds of characteristics, it is easy to see how our KIPPsters are uniquely positioned to make an amazing impact on the world. In my class we learn how to debate while studying science and social studies so that our students learn the importance of turning their education into action.

My Project

With a set of biographies about Zora Neale Hurston, my class can see the roots of the Civil Rights Movement taking hold during a time when the American conscious was just waking up to the possibilities of equality. If our students can learn about role models like Zora Neale Hurston, they will see how important it is to take what they learn and dream about making their world a better place. They will not only read about a great author, but use her experience to plot their own course for being a part of a brighter future for our world.

By energizing our students with great resources and relevant lessons, you will help to unleash the full power of a KIPP school.

Our students consistently prove that they will walk the walk to get what they want from their education, and I can hardly think of a better investment in the future. Anyone concerned about education knows that the results we want to see will not necessarily show up on a standardized test; they will show up in a better future, with a generation of strong leaders leading.

Mr. Buck KIPP Impact 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.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sorrows Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston • AKJ Books $6.23 28 $174.44

Materials cost

$174.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$212.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.42

Total project goal

$249.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $249.48

1 Donor

-$249.48

Donations toward project cost

-$212.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.42

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 $0.00

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