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Ms. Riddle from Portland, OR is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Just Pencils... Lots of Pencils, Please.

Help me give my students pre sharpened pencils that don't break easily. My students need good, Ticonderoga pencils to be prepared for class daily.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Riddle's classroom raised $390

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are amazing; they are one of the sweetest groups I've had in twenty-plus years. They are working so hard to make up for the time we were apart during the pandemic.

One of my favorite things about working with my students is that they and their families speak so many different languages (sometimes individual students speak six languages!).

My students and their families value education and the opportunities provided to them for a bright future.

Our school is in one of the highest poverty areas of our state; all students are provided free meals. Families often cannot provide enough school supplies and warm clothing, even though they work many jobs. We sometimes have to be careful in our neighborhood area because of violence.

My Project

Please help us with the most basic of supplies that we use for everything, pencils. These high quality, pre sharpened, Ticonderoga pencils will help keep my students prepared for class.

My students frequently don't have the financial support available to bring school supplies to class.

Frequently student work is interrupted when a pencil breaks, and a personal pencil sharpener (Covid means no shared class sharpener) cannot be found, or has broken. These good quality pencils will make a difference in our day for the next 2 years (I keep kids 2 years), especially at math time. Thank you so much for your help.

Ms. Riddle Alder Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ticonderoga Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 72/Pack (13972) • Quill.com $14.84 20 $296.80

Materials cost

$296.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$331.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.46

Total project goal

$389.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $389.71

4 Donors

-$219.86

Donations toward project cost

-$186.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.98

Matching donations from our partners

-$169.85

Match offers toward project cost

-$144.37

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.48

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 $0.00

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