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Mr. Mandelbaum from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep on Writing!

Help me give my students the needed classroom supplies to keep on writing.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mandelbaum's classroom raised $295

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students come from low income housing and routinely do not have basic school supplies. One of the supplies that we go through the most is pencils. Many of my students have my class in the morning so they tend to keep the pencils from my class and use them through out the day. However, because they keep the pencils, I tend to burn through them fairly quickly.

My students need more pencils and sharpeners to keep on working and striving to accomplish their classwork to the best of their abilities.

Mr. Mandelbaum Brooklyn West Alternate Learning Center Grades 6-8

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.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

100 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Power Extreme Electric Pencil Sharpener, Gray/Silver, Each (21834) • Staples $53.37 3 $160.11
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $11.34 5 $56.70

Materials cost

$216.81

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.13

Total project goal

$294.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$294.19

1 Donor

-$294.19

Donations toward project cost

-$250.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.13

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$0.00

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