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Ms. Proffitt from Napa CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Just the Basics, Please!

My students need the basics to feel safe and supported! Thanks!

  • $168 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

My students are on the cusp of adulthood. They are smart and kind. Many are survivors of nonsense I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to endure as an adult.

At times, they forget some basics trying out this new world of "adulting"-- managing work, studies, activities, sports, and newfound freedom.

My students are discovering their communities are amazing yet broken at the same time. They're getting a taste of the great responsibility they will soon have for themselves and others.

My Project

My 11th and 12th grade students need to feel safe and supported with basic materials as they transition into the adult world.

Having bandaids, pencils, glue, etc.

helps them realize that we're still here to help. The packing tape will help fix ripped book covers or worn out notebooks.

The gluesticks will be used for a collage art project that helps share their "autobiographies" with the class. The collage will be the front of their covers. The packing tape will "laminate" their autobiographies.

Thanks so much for supporting our kids! They will be sure to pay it forward with gratititude.

Ms. Proffitt
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Yellow Pencils, No. 2, Soft, 72/Pk (10434) • Staples Advantage $8.49 3 $25.47
Elmer's Glue Sticks, All-Purpose, 30/Pack • Staples Advantage $9.82 2 $19.64
PhysiciansCare Bandages, 1" x 3" Plastic Bandages, 100/Box • Staples Advantage $8.69 2 $17.38
Staples Yellow Pencils, No. 2, Soft, 72/Pk (10434) • Staples Advantage $8.49 2 $16.98
Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Packing Tape with Dispenser, 22 yd., Clear, 6 Rolls/Pack (142-6) • Staples Advantage $13.49 1 $13.49
PhysiciansCare Bandages, 1" x 3" Plastic Bandages, 100/Box • Staples Advantage $8.69 1 $8.69

Materials cost

$101.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.14

Total project goal

$167.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.61

1 Donor

-$83.80

Donations toward project cost

-$71.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.57

match offer

-$83.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.57

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$0.00

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