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Mrs. Garcia from Maywood, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Stay Sharp!

Help me give my students pencils and pencil sharpeners to last the whole year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Garcia's classroom raised $212

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

In my 5th grade classroom, my students need pencils to be successful. While digital assignments are becoming ever more popular, my students have the most success when they are working on paper. My students do bring pencils in every year, but those do not last long.

Pencils are one of the biggest supplies we need and use throughout the year.

These pencils and pencil sharpeners will set my students up for success. Since I teach Math and Social Studies, I see a lot of students in a day. You can imagine how many pencils we go through by the end of the year. Having these pencils will ensure that my students have a great year!

Mrs. Garcia Washington Dual Language Academy 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.

Maywood, 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

41 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils, Pre-Sharpened, 2 HB Soft, Pastel Colors, 150 Count • Amazon Business $44.40 2 $88.80
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils 7-11.5mm, Robot Pencil Sharpener, Fully Automatic Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpeners for Large Pencils, Home, Classroom, Battery Operated • Amazon Business $29.59 1 $29.59
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener for Colored Pencils, Fully Automatic Robot Pencil Sharpener, Auto in & Out, Rechargeable Hands-Free Pencil Sharpener for 7-11.5mm Jumbo Pencils, Home, Classroom • Amazon Business $29.59 1 $29.59

Materials cost

$147.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$180.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.80

Total project goal

$212.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$212.00

1 Donor

-$212.00

Donations toward project cost

-$180.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.80

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$0.00

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