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Mrs. Stratton from Vestaburg, MI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Experiences With Art Supplies

Help me give my students a classroom full of hands-on experiences and art supplies!

  • $399 goal

This project expired on October 4, 2025.

This project expired on October 4, 2025.

My Project

As a special education classroom, our room moves from moment to moment. We have just moved into a different classroom and are hoping to make this move mean that we only grow and get better with an amazing fresh start. With this move we are hoping to provide our students with amazing hands on experiences in all that we do.

We would love to provide art materials for our intensive special education students to complete work throughout the day and be able to provide alternative methods of output.

These supplies would include ink for stamps instead of writing when we do word work and create our Predictable Chart Writing books, and library card holders to have other classrooms check out our amazing books and our feeling charts that we will create with our new art materials. We would love to have a a cabinet to be able to lock and store our materials to keep them safe and be able to use them in the way they are intended.

This group of students is made of up kindergarten through fifth grade. They come into our room from a couple of hours to almost all day. We love to learn in all sorts of ways and have an amazing team who love to work with us in creative ways. These supplies and storage would be a huge benefit to our classroom and provide us with alternative methods of output.

Mrs. Stratton Vestaburg Elementary School 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.

Vestaburg, MI View local requests

Nearly all 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

10 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VEVOR Metal Storage Cabinet, Steel Locking Storage Cabinet with 2 Magnetic Doors and 4 Adjustable Shelves, 71'' Metal Cabinet 200 lbs Capacity per Shelf with 3 Keys, for Office, Home, Garage, Black • Amazon Business $199.99 1 $199.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - Set 1 - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Tenare 100 Pieces Library Cards Envelopes Small Pockets Envelope with 120 Adhesive Double Sided Glue Points Back to School Gift Frist Day of School Classroom Library Office Supplies(Elegant Colors) • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Scotch Magic Tape, Invisible, 3/4 in x 800 in, 6 Tape Rolls, Clear, Refill, Home Office and Back to School Classroom Supplies • Quill.com $15.99 1 $15.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pad - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pad - Lime • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pad - Teal • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pad - Pink • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
Giant Washable Color Ink Pad - Aqua • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$300.90

Vendor shipping charges

$3.25

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$338.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.76

Total project goal

$398.42

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