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Ms. Melissa from Brooklyn, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Graders Need Sidewalk Chalk!

Help me give my students sidewalk chalk for a fun hour of drawing in the spring!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Melissa's classroom raised $185

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My Project

My school has an annual auction that raises money for arts residencies. One popular auction item is teachers auction off classroom experiences. This year, I would like to auction off an hour of sidewalk chalk drawing in the yard on a nice, sunny spring day! We could use individual sets of vibrantly colored Crayola sidewalk chalk. We could also use gallon sized Ziploc bags to store each student’s chalk. Previous classes have adored this activity!

Your donation will enable my students to have fun together while they express themselves creatively!

Ms. Melissa PS 261 Zipporiah Mills Grades PreK-2 Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Washable Sidewalk Chalk Assorted Colors 48/Box (512048) • Staples $5.33 22 $117.26
Ziploc Slider Freezer Bags Gallon 24/Carton (316485) • Staples $7.34 1 $7.34

Materials cost

$124.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.61

Total project goal

$184.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $184.08

5 Donors

-$158.77

Donations toward project cost

-$155.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.15

match offer

-$1.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$0.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.31

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 $0.00

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