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Ms. Dennis from Elyria, OH is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Dennis's classroom raised $319

Help Celebrate Our Birthdays

My students need switches, a wireless control unit, and an easy to move ice cream maker.

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Ms. Dennis Murray Ridge School
Elyria, OH Grades 3-5

Two of my terrific students are having birthdays in March and the teacher's is in January. Please help us celebrate with these basic items. I teach a great group of primary through high school age students with multiple disabilities in an economically depressed manufacturing area. Most of my families struggle to meet their basic needs. Due to their fragile health, I teach in their homes.

My students love music, cooking, audio books, computer time and many other activities. Their physical impairments make it difficult for them to activate small buttons and larger ones with enough pressure.

With switches and a wireless control unit, they can operate their favorite school devices. Using a lightweight ice cream ball, they can stretch their muscles in a fun and creative way.

Your support will help provide a foundation for basic skills and muscle strengthening. Learning to operate switches opens many doors for my students. This "independence" leads to growth and more complex tasks in the future. Thank you for joining our birthday celebration.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

14 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Dennis Murray Ridge School Grades 3-5 Elyria, OH View local requests

More than a third 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

14 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AbleNet® Micro Light Switch • Nasco $71.95 1 $71.95
Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker – 1 Pint • Nasco $24.75 1 $24.75
Hands Helping Hands Switch • Kaplan Early Learning Company $14.95 1 $14.95
CONTROL UNIT WIRELESS APPLIANCE • Abilitations, Inc. $81.99 1 $81.99
SWITCH HEAD TILT • Abilitations, Inc. $32.59 1 $32.59

Materials cost

$226.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.92

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$261.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.41

Total project goal

$318.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.95

3 Donors

-$87.03

Donations toward project cost

-$80.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.67

match offer

-$220.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$181.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.97

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 $0.00

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