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Mrs. Walters from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Get Creative With Color Pencils

My students need a variety of color pencils including regular colors, metallic colors and natural colors.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Walters's classroom raised $245

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 Students

We need color pencils for our 600 students in the art room. My students love to draw, we just need the supplies.

I am the art teacher of 600 wonderful students in an urban, public, elementary school.

We are an inner city school and we don't have much of a budget for art supplies. My students love art class and are eager to do some great drawings with color pencils.

My Project

These color pencils will be the tools for my students pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. They will create drawing about their feelings, their dreams, goals and inspirations. Color pencils will give them an opportunity to explore shape, line, texture and volume in their artwork.

With your donation of color pencils we could get to work and make some great art.

My students are eager to make some drawings and learn about shading, texture and color blending. We appreciate your interest in arts for children!

Mrs. Walters Chicago Academy 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

600 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CRAYOLA COLOR STICKS/CLASSPACK 120/CT • Blick Art Materials $59.87 1 $59.87
CRAYOLA TRUE TO LIFE/8CT CLRD PENCILS • Blick Art Materials $3.59 8 $28.72
CRYLA MULTICLT PNCL/SET8 • Blick Art Materials $1.64 8 $13.12
CRAYOLA METLLC PNCLS/SET 8 • Blick Art Materials $3.24 8 $25.92
CRAYOLA EXTREME/CLR PENCIL 8/CT • Blick Art Materials $3.29 8 $26.32
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $15.95 1 $15.95

Materials cost

$169.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$207.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.61

Total project goal

$244.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$244.06

5 Donors

-$118.27

Donations toward project cost

-$103.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.54

match offer

-$122.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.77

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$0.00

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