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Mrs. Lentz from Redwood City, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Bare to Brilliant: Building Our Third Grade Classroom

Help me give my students a fresh, welcoming classroom with clean bookshelves and beautiful bulletin boards!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lentz's classroom raised $520

This project is fully funded

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 Project

Help me give my students bookshelves, bulletin board paper, and easel pads to create a warm, welcoming, and engaging third grade classroom environment.

Next year, I am moving up to third grade and my future classroom is quite bare—old, broken bookshelves, no decorations, no basic tools for instruction.

My goal is to transform this sad space into a vibrant, inviting learning environment where students feel safe, inspired, and excited to learn from day one.

Having designated spaces to display student work, organize materials, and share learning goals is essential to creating a classroom culture where students feel seen, valued, and motivated. Bookshelves will help us store and showcase our growing classroom library. Bulletin board paper will allow me to set up welcoming displays and anchor charts that reinforce learning. Easel pads will give us a flexible tool for interactive lessons, brainstorming, and group discussions.

Your support will help turn a blank classroom into a dynamic learning space that sets the tone for a successful and joyful school year. Thank you for investing in our future third graders!

Mrs. Lentz Hoover Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Redwood City, CA 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

31 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rotating Bookshelf, Revolving Bookcase, Spinning Book Shelf, 4 Tier, 18.2” W x 50.6” H, White, Wood, 360 Degrees Bookshelves, Floor Stand, Rotation Display Tower, Stackable, Round, for Kids, Children • Amazon Business $97.01 2 $194.02
Goefun Lined Sticky Easel pads, Flip Sticky Chart Paper for Teachers, Large Self Stick Ruled Easel Paper 25x30 inches,30 Sheets per Pad, 2 Pack • Amazon Business $45.98 2 $91.96
Pacon Fadeless? Design Roll, 48" x 50', Shiplap (PAC56795) • Quill.com $29.59 2 $59.18
Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 48” x 50’, Wispy Clouds, 1 Roll • Amazon Business $27.08 1 $27.08

Materials cost

$372.24

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$34.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$441.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.98

Total project goal

$519.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$519.86

2 Donors

-$519.86

Donations toward project cost

-$441.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.98

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$0.00

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