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Ms. Torres from Baldwin Park, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Free To Be Me: A Safe Space To Reflect

Help me give my students bean bags seats for a relaxing, safe space to reflect, read and relax at school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Torres's classroom raised $632

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

While my classroom environment is comfortable, I'd like to expand my relaxation/comfortable area from three bean bags to five. My students come to my room during their breaks, before and after school to talk, learn independently or relax in my relaxation corner. Sometimes they sit on top my traditional desks and work, or they put desks together and lay down to read because I do not have enough beanbags. My relaxation area includes a rug, and three bean bags, but I need more as the are is extremely popular with my students.

With these additional bean bags, my students will benefit tremendously physically and emotionally.

My students truly deserve the very best, every day they choose to come to school and get an education. I truly believe they need more space for an area I already provide for them. Thank you for you generosity, in advance.

Ms. Torres Sierra Vista High School Grades 9-12

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.

Baldwin Park, CA 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

200 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC574BU - Flex-Space Jumbo Beanbag Seat - Blue 36"w x 34"h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $229.00 2 $458.00

Materials cost

$458.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$41.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.73

Total project goal

$631.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$631.51

2 Donors

-$295.90

Donations toward project cost

-$285.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.64

Matching donations from our partners

-$295.91

Match offers toward project cost

-$251.52

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.70

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$0.00

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