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Ms. Loper-Taylor from Chicago, IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Middle School Stay Happy/Healthy With These Classroom Essentials!

Help me give my students a happy and healthy school year with these basic necessities. It will be very much appreciated and help us have a successful school year.

  • $874 goal

This project expired on June 10, 2025.

This project expired on June 10, 2025.

My Project

Thanks in advance for any and all donations for my wonderful class! We are aiming to finish this second half of the school year off on a positive note. With these basic class essentials, we can keep the germs away during this flu/cold/covid season. Hence the need for cleaning supplies like disinfectant wipes and lysol spray. These items used to be provided for individual classrooms, but with budget cuts, that has stopped and teachers have to provide these items themselves. We can also keep students bellies full and brains pumping with some healthy snack options. Losts of times the breakfast and lunch provided is not enough for our growing students and these snacks will help. Most of these students come from homes with multiple children and little income, which makes it hard to provide them with extras. We also plan to keep students engaged with creativity and endless options that will keep them excited about coming to school. My class consists of students on the spectrum who have a great deal of interest in creating new projects. We have plans on using the cricket to allow them to continue to develop their creative skills by using art as a form of creative expression as well as teaching them a life skills and possibly starting a classroom business to potentially sponsor future field trips.

Most of these students come from low income families, so it is impossible to ask their families to donate to help keep the class going.

It is only so much us teachers can do financially, but with your help, I know we can be successful!

Ms. Loper-Taylor Ronald McNair Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

Never Before Funded 12 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore 3 Cutting Machine Bundle - With Mini Easy Press, Tool Kit, and Iron-On Vinyl for DIY Home Decor and Custom Apparel • Amazon Business $415.79 1 $415.79
20 Pack Bulk Classroom Headphones with Microphone Students Kids Wired Headphones School Class Set Headphones for School Library Computer Office Meeting Adults 3.5 Jack Universal Plug (Bright Color) • Amazon Business $61.99 1 $61.99
Ultimate Variety Sampler Care Package - Gift Package, Snacks, Chips, Cookies, Bars, Candies, Nuts Gift Box, Great for HALLOWEEN, Christmas, Thanks Giving, Office Meetings ,Friends & Family, Military,College Students (50 Count) • Amazon Business $35.97 1 $35.97
Febreze Small Spaces Air Freshener Gain Scent 0.25 oz. 2/Pack (93330EA) • Staples $8.96 4 $35.84
Pringles Potato Crisps Chips, Snack Stacks, Lunch Snacks, Office and Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (27 Cups) • Amazon Business $13.98 2 $27.96
Lotus Biscoff Cookies, Caramelized Biscuit Cookies, 160 Cookies (8 Sleeves of 10 XL Size Two-Packs) Vegan, 8.8 Ounce (Pack of 8) • Amazon Business $26.97 1 $26.97
Lysol Disinfectant Spray, Sanitizing And Antibacterial Spray, For Disinfecting And Deodorizing, Early Morning Breeze, 19 Fl Oz (Pack Of 2), Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $9.65 2 $19.30
Lysol Disinfectant Spray, Sanitizing and Antibacterial Spray, For Disinfecting and Deodorizing, Lemon Breeze, 19 Fl Oz (Pack of 2), Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $9.65 2 $19.30
Lysol Air Sanitizer Spray, For Air Sanitization and Odor Elimination, Cotton Blossom Scent, 10 Fl. Oz (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $16.35 1 $16.35
Clorox Scentiva Wipes, Bleach Free Cleaning Wipes, Household Essentials, Tahitian Grapefruit Splash, 75 Count (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Eyeglass Cleaner Lens Wipes- 200 Pre-Moistened Individual Wrapped Eye Glasses Cleaning Wipes | Glasses Cleaner Safely Cleans Glasses, Sunglasses, Phone Screen, Electronics & Camera Lense| Streak-Free • Amazon Business $12.55 1 $12.55
24 Colors Acrylic Paint Pens, Paint Markers for Rock Painting, Fine Point Acrylic Pens Art Supplies for Canvas, Ceramic, Wood, Stone, Glass, DIY Craft • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Nabisco Fun Shapes Variety Pack, Barnum's Animal Crackers, Teddy Grahams and CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, 20 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $8.37 1 $8.37

Materials cost

$702.32

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$742.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.09

Total project goal

$873.94

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