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Mrs. Preston from Alexandria, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Things Together

Help me give my students staplers , staples and folders to use in the classroom.

  • $265 goal

This project expired on December 6, 2024.

This project expired on December 6, 2024.

My Project

I am always looking for ways to provide materials for students to organize their work. Staplers are integral to our jobs and do not last long because of their extreme use. Students use these to keep multiple papers together, which they put inside their work folders. I need staplers and folders for students to use to continue this process.

“Organizing is something you do before you do something so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

– A. A. Milne

Please help us continue to build this structure of organization and lesson the chaos of the class and help with the prevention of lost papers.

Mrs. Preston Alexandria City High School Grades 9-12

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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.

Alexandria, VA 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

140 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swingline Optima 25 Desktop Stapler 25-Sheet Capacity Blue/Gray (SWI66404) • Staples $15.38 6 $92.28
Staples Smooth 2-Pocket Paper Folder Purple 25/Box (50759/27536-CC) • Staples $7.34 3 $22.02
Staples Smooth 2-Pocket Paper Folder Yellow 25/Box (50761/27538-CC) • Staples $7.34 3 $22.02
Staples Smooth 2-Pocket Paper Folder Red 25/Box (50752/27532-CC) • Staples $7.34 3 $22.02
Staples Smooth 2-Pocket Paper Folder Green 25/Box (50753/27533-CC) • Staples $7.34 3 $22.02
Mr. Pen- Staples for Stapler, 10000 Staples, 1/4 inch Staples, 20 Sheet Capacity (26/6), Standard Staples, Staples Office Supply, Office Staples, Jam Free, Staples Standard, Staples Refill, One Touch • Amazon Business $5.98 2 $11.96

Materials cost

$192.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.74

Total project goal

$264.94

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