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Mrs. C. from Chicago IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hurricane Katrina

The cost of paper, pens, pencils erasers, calculators and crayons is $638, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $638 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I would like to propose a "classroom care package" for the hurricane victims. My students will create care packages of supplies that can be used by young hurricane victims. We will create packages of materials such as pencils, paper, scissors, glue, pencil boxes, pens, crayons, and markers. I teach first grade at an elementary school in urban Chicago. I have approximately twenty students in my classroom. As a class we have been discussing the effects that the hurricane had on the people of Louisiana and Mississippi. My students have shown great concern towards the well being of the people that were effected by the hurricane. Many of my students have watched the news with their parents or have family that live there. My students stated that they wished they could help them, so as a class they decided that the were going to bring in money, water, and other supplies to send to the victims. As first graders, I believe that they would benefit greatly by having the opportunity to send supplies to young victims that are a lot like them. It will teach my students the impact that your actions have on others. This will give them a positive outlook on human nature and being able to lend a hand to people that are in need across the country. The impact of writing letters of hope and sending supplies will in the long run benefit my students to become productive citizens that will continue to help people in need.

Mrs. C.
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
STUDENT CALCULATOR, SET OF 10 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $39.95 2 $79.90
POST-IT NOTES, SUPER STICKY, 3 X 3 -- Post-it Super Sticky Notes; 3x3", 12-Pack, Assorted • Quill Corporation $12.59 1 $12.59
LEATHERETTE 2-POCKET FOLDER W/O FASTNER -- Quill 2-Pocket Folders without Fasteners; Assorted • Quill Corporation $8.27 3 $24.81
CHART TABLET SENTENCE STRIPS 90# 3X24 1 1/2 GUIDELINE RULED -- Riverside Sentence Strips; Assorted Colors • Quill Corporation $5.21 2 $10.42
EXPO 2 FINE POINT DRY ERASE MARKER 4 PER ST-BK ,RD, BE, GN -- Expo 2 Low-Odor Dry Erase Markers; Fine Point, 4-Color Set • Quill Corporation $4.22 1 $4.22
9X12 CONSTRUCTION PAPER -- Quill Lightweight Construction Paper; 9x12, Assorted Colors, 200-Sheets • Quill Corporation $3.41 10 $34.10
#2 PENCILS,HB -- Economy Entre Pencils • Quill Corporation $3.14 20 $62.80
CRAYOLA CLASSIC MARKERS, WATER-BASED BROAD TIP -- Crayola Classic Colors Regular Markers; Broad Tip • Quill Corporation $2.69 20 $53.80
11X8 FILLER PAPER, 100 CT -- Roaring Spring College Ruled Filler Paper; 8-1/2x11", 100 Count • Quill Corporation $2.24 20 $44.80
EXPO ERASER • Nasco $2.02 2 $4.04
SPACEMAKER BOX -- Rogers Spacemaker Pencil Cases; Colored • Quill Corporation $1.79 20 $35.80
CRAYOLA CRAYONS, 24 COUNT -- Crayola Crayons; 24-count Box • Quill Corporation $1.70 20 $34.00
BK70 BK90 REFILL, FINE, RED -- Pentel BK70 and BK90 Pen Refills; Fine Point, Red Ink • Quill Corporation $1.43 1 $1.43
BK70 BK90 REFILL, FINE, BLUE -- Pentel BK70 and BK90 Pen Refills; Fine Point, Blue Ink • Quill Corporation $1.43 1 $1.43
BK70 BK90 REFILL, FINE, BLACK -- Pentel BK70 and BK90 Pen Refills; Fine Point, Black Ink • Quill Corporation $1.43 1 $1.43
KLEENCUT FOR KIDS 5 STAINLESS BLUNT SCISSORS -- Acme United Kleencut Kid's Scissors; 5" Blunt Tip • Quill Corporation $1.07 20 $21.40
ELEMENTS CAP ERASER,12 COUNT BAG -- Sanford Arrowhead Pencil Erasers • Quill Corporation $0.71 5 $3.55
12 RULER,DOUBLE BEVEL PLASTIC -- School Rulers in Plastic Style; 12", Assorted Colors • Quill Corporation $0.29 60 $17.40

Materials cost

$447.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$522.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.75

Total project goal

$637.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$637.50

1 Donor

-$601.16

Donations toward project cost

-$523.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.64

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$0.00

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