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Ms. Velasquez from Las Vegas, NV is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Stay Organized!

Help me give my students chair pockets to help them stay organized in the classroom

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Velasquez's classroom raised $460

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

I am a third-grade teacher in a high-needs, low-income, Title I school. Our students are primarily English Language Learners. Our school is made up of 70% ELL and 100% of them receive a free lunch and breakfast.

I would like to provide my third graders with chair pockets to help keep their supplies organized.

Every day my students will walk into the classroom eager to learn and ready to face any challenge that's put in front of them. It truly amazes me how determined and dedicated these young minds of theirs are. My students are such a huge blessing and they deserve the world. Next school year I will no longer be having desks with cubbies. Without the cubbies, it leaves us with needing chair pockets to keep individual supplies organized. Staying organized is crucial for third graders as it promotes time management skills, responsibility, learning efficiency, independence, and stress reduction, and cultivates lifelong skills.

Please help me make this upcoming school year a great year for them, as they most definitely deserve it. The chair pockets will help keep their individual items nice and organized.

Ms. Velasquez Mater Academy East Grades 3-5

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.

Las Vegas, NV 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

28 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Deluxe Chair Pockets with Pencil Case – 6 Pack – Black/Turquoise • Really Good Stuff $55.49 5 $277.45
Small Dry Erase White Board – TANKEE Magnetic Desktop Foldable Whiteboard Portable Mini Easel Double Sided on Table Top with Holder for Kids Drawing, Teacher Instruction, Memo Board • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
SMARTAKE 45 Pcs Refrigerator Magnets, 10x2.6mm Small Round Fridge Magnets, Multi-Use Premium Neodymium Office Magnets for Fridge, Whiteboard, Billboard in Home, Kitchen, Office and School (Silver) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69

Materials cost

$314.13

Vendor shipping charges

$41.62

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.90

Total project goal

$459.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$459.36

2 Donors

-$199.73

Donations toward project cost

-$195.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$228.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$194.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.83

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$0.00

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