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Mrs. Deshpande from San Jose, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Got a Table?

Help me give my students a nice table to work on projects alone and with their classmates.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Deshpande's classroom raised $168

This project is fully funded

My Students

My class is made up of a wonderful group of students who come to school with bright smiles and positive attitudes. Since few attended preschool before coming to my class, we have a lot of ground to cover. Most of my students are learning English as a second language, making their first year in school a little more challenging. All of my students qualify for free breakfast and lunch and Second Harvest Food Bank comes to our school each month to bring healthy fruits and vegetables to them.

My Project

This rectangular table will give give my students a space to work and collaborate. Currently, we have desks. While there is nothing wrong with desks, they are bulky. It is hard for a group of students to work collaboratively on something because of the physical distance between them.

This rectangular desk will easily seat six students giving them space to work independently and in a small group.

The finish of this table is smooth so the table can be written on with a dry erase marker. I envision students sitting around the table playing educational games, figuring out math problems and more!. Since they will be close to each other, the volume of the classroom will be lower so others can get their work done too. Some students like to sit on the floor but others have a hard time sitting on the floor and would do much better with a table just like this one.

Please help me purchase this table for my students. My students would love to continue learning and working with their new table! Will you help us?

Mrs. Deshpande Ben Painter Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

San Jose, 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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture 23.625''W x 47.25''L Rectangular Blue Plastic Height Adjustable Activity Table with Grey Top • Amazon Business $101.37 1 $101.37

Materials cost

$101.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.09

Total project goal

$167.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.26

3 Donors

-$91.21

Donations toward project cost

-$85.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

match offer

-$66.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$56.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.92

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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