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Mr. DeCarlo from Bridgeport, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials and Tools for English

Help me give my students a selection books, supplies, and tools that will enable them success in the classroom

  • $551 goal

This project expired on September 13, 2025.

This project expired on September 13, 2025.

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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

The supplies, books, tools, and materials will help provide a more well-rounded classroom experience for my students. Pens, pencils, folders, and notebooks are critical in achieving success. Books, like the ones supplied in this project, offer students access to great thinkers and writers.

My classroom needs access to these materials to provide students the tools they need to thrive.

This project will supply students with the basic materials needed to accomplish the goals of becoming grade level readers, writers, and thinkers.

I thank you for your generous help and consideration.

Mr. DeCarlo Central 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.

Bridgeport, CT 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

90 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hemingway Boxed Set • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon Business $8.74 3 $26.22
Pilot G2 Gel Pen - 0.5 mm , Purple, Extra Fine • Blick Art Materials $1.87 12 $22.44
Pilot G2 Gel Pen - 0.5 mm, Turquoise, Extra Fine • Blick Art Materials $1.87 12 $22.44
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Pilot G2 Gel Pen - 0.5 mm, Pink, Extra Fine • Blick Art Materials $2.44 8 $19.52
Pop Chart | Notable Novels Wall Collage Kit | 70 Pcs 4" x 6" Art Prints | Colorful Academic Decor for Home, Dorm, or Classroom | 100% Made in the USA • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Invisible Men: Life in Baseball's Negro Leagues • Amazon Business $18.55 1 $18.55
Pilot G2 Retractable Gel Pens, Extra Fine Point, Green Ink, Dozen (31005) • Quill.com $16.79 1 $16.79
Pop Chart | Pop Culture Guide to Parts of Speech | 16" x 20" Art Poster | Grammar Art for Nouns, Verbs & More | Classroom and Home Decor | Made in USA • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle • Amazon Business $16.12 1 $16.12
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.37 1 $15.37
The Sellout: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Naked And The Dead (Penguin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
John Adams • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Crossroads (Key to All Mythologies, 1) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Amazon Basics Responsive and Precise 3-Button Wired USB Computer Mouse with Scrolling and Tracking, Single, Black • Amazon Business $5.74 2 $11.48
1776 • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Sea of Tranquility: A novel • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania • Amazon Business $10.55 1 $10.55
Blue Nights: A Memoir • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
On Juneteenth • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
Staples Smooth 2-Pocket Paper Folder Purple 25/Box (27536-CC) • Staples $9.57 1 $9.57
The Only Good Indians: A Novel • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 1: Frontier Stories • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils, No 2 HB, Unsharpened, Black, Pack of 12 • School Specialty $3.97 1 $3.97

Materials cost

$421.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.35

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$467.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.56

Total project goal

$550.40

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