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Ms. Ani from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great Books and Pencils for Diverse Minds!

Help me give my students books by underrepresented authors to grow their reading and pencils so they can write their stories!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ani's classroom raised $373

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students have zipped through their classroom library and need more interesting things to read. These students are from diverse backgrounds and multilingual. So books in English are very useful! Your donation will help kids who only have have access to books at school. I hope to see them reading more in the classroom reading corner. The pencils will help them write their very own stories inspired by these books. We’re on a Fiction unit right now and and I believe reading makes even better writers! These books acknowledge different levels that we need in the classroom. Thank you so much!

Ms. Ani Yu Ming Charter School - MLK Junior Campus Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA 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

77 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Bundle - Lee & Low Anti-Racism Collection (Grades PreK-2 Book Set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $100.00 1 $100.00
4 High School Favorites #1 (Ages 14+): Becoming, Black Enough, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Blackout (paperback+hardcover book set) • MahoganyBooks $60.00 1 $60.00
Raymond Geddes Birthday Number 2 Pencils For Kids (Pack of 144) • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Dudes Take Over (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Save the Dudes (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sticker for Water Bottles, 300 Pcs/Pack Cute Vinyl Waterproof Vsco Laptop Stickers for School Students Valentines Day Gifts Classroom Teachers Prizes Hydroflask Stickers for Kids Teens Girls • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Life in Motion: Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Shadow Jumper: A mystery adventure book for children and teens aged 10-14 (A Shadow Jumper Mystery Adventure) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Best Joke Book for Silly Kids. The Funniest Jokes, One Liners, Riddles, Brain Teasers, Knock Knock Jokes, Would You Rather and Trivia!: ... Ages 7-9 8-12 (Joke Books for Silly Kids) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
ANERZA Stickers for Water Bottles, 100 PCS Cute Reusable Waterproof Vsco Vinyl Stickers for Hydroflask Laptop Skateboard, Aesthetic Scrapbook Sticker Packs for Kids Teens Girl, Easter Basket Stuffers • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$248.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.81

Sales tax

 $22.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$316.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.81

Total project goal

$372.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $372.06

4 Donors

-$295.59

Donations toward project cost

-$273.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.84

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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