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Ms. Hardin from Panorama City, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Keep an Organized Classroom and Teach Life Skills

Help me give my students Help Us Keep an Organized Classroom and Teach Life Skills.

  • $836 goal

This project expired on June 12, 2025.

This project expired on June 12, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our classroom is buzzing with excitement as we integrate life skills into our daily lessons. From running a classroom store to fostering a love for reading with our new library books, our students are learning responsibility, organization, and teamwork. However, we face a challenge—keeping our supplies safe, our food items pest-free, and our classroom space neat and functional.

With your support, we aim to acquire secure, lockable storage cabinets to hold our classroom store supplies and food items.

These cabinets will ensure our materials are well-organized and our food remains safely stored, minimizing the risk of pests. By creating a clutter-free, secure environment, we can focus on what truly matters: helping our students grow.

An organized classroom teaches more than just academics—it helps students develop crucial life skills, such as responsibility, decision-making, and financial literacy. By learning to run a classroom store and care for their environment, our students gain hands-on experience that will serve them far beyond the classroom walls.

Ms. Hardin California Burke High School Grades PreK-2

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.

Panorama City, CA 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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mobile Cabinet Bench Steel 36 W 18 D • Grainger $483.51 1 $483.51
YITAHOME 3-Drawer Mobile File Cabinet with Lock, Office Storage Filing Cabinet for Legal/Letter Size, Pre-Assembled Metal File Cabinet Except Wheels Under Desk -White • Amazon Business $131.28 1 $131.28

Materials cost

$614.79

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$56.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$710.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.34

Total project goal

$835.60

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