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Ms. Potter from Fayetteville NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give the Gift of Reading!

Help me give my students 30 new books to grow their minds, imaginations, and life-long love of reading!

  • $676 goal

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My Students

I am blessed to teach every student in our school. The Media Center is the heart of our school as it is the one classroom where every student regularly visits to collaborate, learn, and grow! We are a School of Choice with a diverse student population, and 42% of our students are free-or-reduced-price school lunch.

We are also a school of readers who desperately want more books to read!

The average age of our library's collection is 2002. I am constantly asked by our students if we have new books, and I usually have to say "I'm sorry, but no." Our students need resources that inspire a love of reading, a spirit of inquiry, and a drive to explore and grow to prepare for high school, college, career, and life.

My Project

All types of readers visit our library. Some of my students visit every single day looking for a new book to read, and other students say they do not like to read because nothing “looks good.” I believe that nonreaders are just readers who have not found the right book! Every student deserves the chance to connect with literature and the opportunity to find the perfect book for them.

While we often hear the adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” children do just that.

They are most intrigued by books that are new and not falling apart. I call our books well-loved “Velveteen Rabbits,” and I try to repair them when I am able, but we need new books to engage all of our readers and provide them all with new adventures and broader worlds to explore.

This project and your much-needed donations will purchase 30 new books from Junior Library Guild, a subscription service that will send us new books every month during the subscription to help engage our students and build excitement about books and reading throughout the school year. I plan to do book talks each month spotlighting our new books and to ensure their eager circulation by students. Please do not miss this chance to give the gift of reading!

Ms. Potter
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Junior Library Guild Small Middle School Subscription Bundle (3 themes, 30 books) • AKJ Education $498.00 1 $498.00

Materials cost

$498.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$574.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.35

Total project goal

$675.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $675.66

7 Donors

-$471.25

Donations toward project cost

-$404.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.94

match offer

-$200.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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