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Mr. Maguire from Dorchester, MA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping the Basics On Hand

Help me give my students facial tissues and pencils, the most requested items by students.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Maguire's classroom raised $183

This project is fully funded

My Project

Often, the simplest things are the most important. Students ask me for these two items every single day without exception.

Facial tissues are very much needed in any classroom.

Kids come in with either the sniffles or an allergy (usually to dust). Having real tissues, as opposed to the stuff the district gives us,

makes the students very happy which in turn, makes them more productive.

The pre-sharpened pencils are a miracle in and of themselves. The two or three minutes it takes to sharpen a new pencil is a huge time waster. and can be as disruptive as it is noisy.

Mr. Maguire Boston Latin Academy Grades 9-12

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.

Dorchester, MA 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

140 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kleenex Professional Standard Facial Tissue, 2-ply, White, 100 Sheets/Box, 36 Boxes/Carton (21400) • Quill.com $69.99 1 $69.99
Ticonderoga Sharpened Pencils #2 HB Premium Wood Latex-Free Eraser (3 Pack) - 216 Total Pencils • Amazon Business $53.39 1 $53.39

Materials cost

$123.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.39

Total project goal

$182.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$182.62

1 Donor

-$163.40

Donations toward project cost

-$155.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.22

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$0.00

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