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Ms. Okimoto from Hilo, HI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Sit Together!

Help me give my students a good quality carpet to replace our current worn and flimsy one.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Okimoto's classroom raised $556

This project is fully funded

My Project

The students in my 2023-24 fifth grade class are special in so many ways. They show kindness and care, dedication to learning/academics, and come from so many different backgrounds and strengths. Another quality in which they share is the love and support for one another. Our class truly feels like family.

I am humbly asking for your support and aid in requesting a new carpet for the students as the carpet area is the heart and focal point of our classroom.

It is where we do our class meetings, whole group lessons, skills groups, after lunch read aloud, and so much more. The current carpet that resides in our room is terrible as it is thin, flimsy, small, and uncomfortable. In the beginning of the year, it was a temporary band-aid but now is just becoming such a nuisance to deal with. It is also a safety hazard.

Having this project funded would not only be a dream come true for our students, but also such a burden lifted from our shoulders as we do about 70% of our learning from the carpet area. It is also where students can choose to complete their work in keeping with our "flexible seating" as well. We often dream about having a carpet that will not "move when we sit down or stand up."

In addition, my hope is that by having a new carpet, students will feel pride and even more excitement in wanting to engage in carpet time.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this request. I am truly grateful for your consideration in bringing this project to life for my students and me.

Ms. Okimoto Hilo Union Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 9' x 12' - Forest Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00

Materials cost

$399.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $17.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.38

Total project goal

$555.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $555.87

1 Donor

-$555.87

Donations toward project cost

-$472.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.38

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