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Mr. Balandran from Sonoma CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let's Get Creative

Help me give my students a Cricut Maker so they can explore their creativity!

  • $589 goal

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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

Our school is a K-5 Spanish dual-immersion school in Sonoma, California. Our students are native Spanish speakers and native English speakers who together are learning to become fully bilingual and bi-literate individuals. We would like to create an environment where students are engaged and motivated to be in school after having a year of distance learning. Leaning a second language is challenging and it makes it more fun when we do creative lessons.

My Project

I am requesting a Cricut Maker to help decorate all three 1st-grade classrooms at my school. Also this maker will help create beautiful bulletin boards, help organize our materials, and help create presents for the students.

This Cricut Maker will give my students an opportunity to create great projects.

Students need creative projects to enrich their creativity. Students are always motivated and engaged when they do art projects. In addition, I am also sure this will help them explore their creativity by creating all types of projects throughout the school year.

Mr. Balandran
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker 3 - DIY Machine Compatible with Matless Cutting Cricut Smart Materials | Professional Level Vinyl, HTV Iron On, and Leather Projects | Easily Make Custom Christmas and Holiday Decorations • Amazon Business $369.99 1 $369.99
Ultimate Accessories Bundle Compatible with All Cricut Makers Incl. Explore Air - The All Incl. Kit for Beginners or Skilled Craft Lovers - Perfect Tools to Enjoy Your Crafting Journey • Amazon Business $54.97 1 $54.97

Materials cost

$424.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.27

Total project goal

$588.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$588.48

2 Donors

-$581.72

Donations toward project cost

-$495.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.76

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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