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Ms. Avila from Delano, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help! The Pencil Sharpener Ate My Pencil

Help me give my students classroom supplies especially pencils, colored pencils, and headphones.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Avila's classroom raised $711

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Every teacher and everyone who knows a teacher understands that there is a point in the school year where you are running low on supplies but still have months left in the school year. The colored pencils are close to stubs, the markers are running dry, and the pencil sharpener is grumbling like a lawnmower. This is about the time that the students have used up all their pencils and most of your loaner pencils have vanished like Thanos snapped them out of existence.

Without school supplies students are unable to engage with the material in creative and interactive ways.

Making the lesson more hands-on is often where students discover their aha moment and what we are learning clicks in their brain. It is also incredibly important for the students whose brains process information differently. They may not pass the test where they have to write multiple paragraphs but if you give them a project where they have to create a visual representation and explain it, then they succeed.

Ms. Avila Wonderful College Preparatory Academy - Delano Grades 6-8

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

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.

Delano, 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

156 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SmithOutlet 50 Pack Over The Head Low Cost Headphones in Bulk • Amazon Business $128.00 1 $128.00
Madisi Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Yellow, Pre-sharpened, Bulk Pack, 1000 pencils • Amazon Business $69.98 1 $69.98
Cra-Z-Art Colored Pencils Bulk Class Pack 462ct 14 Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
Crayola Colors of the World, Bulk Skin Tone Colored Pencils, 240 Colored Pencils • Amazon Business $43.48 1 $43.48
Clipboards, PANDRI 36 Pack Hardboard Office Clipboards, Low Profile Clip, Standard A4 Letter Size, Classroom Supplies, ECO Friendly • Amazon Business $35.95 1 $35.95
KIZCITY 130 Pack Animal Erasers for Kids, Desk Pets for Classroom, Puzzle Mini Erasers Bulk, Cute Erasers Treasure Box Toys for Classroom, Prizes for Kids Classroom, Gifts for Students, Party Favors • Amazon Business $16.14 2 $32.28
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use for Home, Office or School, Suitable for use with Photos (TL901X) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener, Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils, Auto Stop, Super Sharp & Fast, Electric Pencil Sharpener Plug in for 6-12mm No.2/Colored Pencils/Office/Home-Green • Amazon Business $23.50 1 $23.50
AFMAT Pencil Sharpener, Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils, Auto Stop, Fast Sharpen in 3s, Large Hole Pencil Sharpener Plug in for 6-12mm No.2/Jumbo Pencils-Blue • Amazon Business $23.50 1 $23.50
Scissors Bulk for Kids, EZZGOL 48 PACK 5” Safety Blunt Tip Student Scissors, 6 Assorted Colors Kid Craft Scissors for Cutting Regular Paper,Construction Paper,Cards • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, Assorted Bright Colors, 3x3 in, 15 Pads/Pack, 45 Sheets/Pad, 2x the Sticking Power, Recyclable (654-15SSCP), Multi-color • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
hand2mind 12 inch Multicolored, Transparent, Semiflexible Safe-T Plastic Rulers, Rainbow Plastic Rulers, Safety Ruler for Measurement, Safety Kids School Supplies, Straight Rulers (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$518.83

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$47.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$604.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.60

Total project goal

$710.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$710.68

1 Donor

-$540.64

Donations toward project cost

-$527.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.60

match offer

-$90.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$79.41

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$0.00

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