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Mrs. Toohey from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lunar New Year Books for Our School Library

Help me give my students picture and informational books about Lunar New Year.

  • $157 goal

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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 Project

I have been at my school for 16 years because I love the community and students! Last year was the first year our school library was open since the schools were shut down in the pandemic.

These books about Lunar New Year will help fill a need in our school library!

Please help fill our shelves with diverse books to match our diverse student population!

Our school library had been neglected for many years. Most of the books in the library were 20 plus years old. My goal for the coming year is to have a collection of 8,000 books for our 700 students. I also want to drop the average age of the books to 10 years. Having a full and updated library collection will inspire more students to checkout and read books.

Mrs. Toohey Park Place Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX 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

700 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Our Lunar New Year (Asian Holiday) • Amazon Business $16.17 1 $16.17
Grumpy New Year (Grumps) • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
A Sweet New Year for Ren • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Ruby's Chinese New Year • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Dragon Noodle Party • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Playing with Lanterns • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost

$101.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.41

Total project goal

$156.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $156.04

2 Donors

-$52.01

Donations toward project cost

-$44.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.80

match offer

-$104.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.60

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 $0.00

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