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Ms. Schrick from Lafayette, LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Graders Need To Get to The Point!

My project needs four quality electric pencil sharpeners for first graders to use independently.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schrick's classroom raised $303

This project is fully funded

Help! Our first graders are starting to have biceps like Arnold Schwarzenegger! We are in desperate need of quality electric pencil sharpeners. I teach at a school in the heart of "Cajun Country" in which we have many at-risk students, as well as, being one of the host schools for students residing in local shelters. Our school thrives on providing a diverse education for all our students. Our classrooms are equipped with those "old-fashioned" pencil sharpeners that require my first graders to crank with great force in order to get their little pencils sharpened. We even nicknamed it "The Little Gopher" because it just "chews up the wood!" Several times during the day I have to assist my students when sharpening pencils because they have so much difficulty getting the job done. How wonderful, if they could do it all by themselves! With the electric sharpeners my students can be independent and not waste valuable time. Pleases help us "get to the point" of learning.

Ms. Schrick Prairie Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lafayette, LA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

60 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HU36 - All-Size Electric Pencil Sharpener • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 4 $198.00

Materials cost

$198.00

Vendor shipping charges

$19.80

Sales tax

$7.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$248.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.44

Total project goal

$302.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$302.44

3 Donors

-$291.76

Donations toward project cost

-$248.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.68

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$0.00

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