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Ms. Barkmeier from Saint Paul MN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My School Goes Outside!

Help me give my students great experiences at M. D. School Carnival and student life sports! We depend on the canopies to help our students stay safe in the sun.

  • 4 donors
  • $345 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

M. D. School is growing and the days are getting warmer! We need help providing sun shade or canopies for our students and their families during student life after school activities and our annual carnival. This helps us create safe and fun school experiences that help our students discover their strengths and passions.

Student life and the carnival also give our students opportunities to connect with the community and grow our resources and support system for students.

We connect with multiple deaf/deaf blind/hard of hearing organizations to join us at carnival and share information with families.

Thank you for considering this support for our students!

Ms. Barkmeier
Grades 3-5
  • Metro Deaf School
  • Saint Paul, MN
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 160 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Caravan Canopy 21007900010 10x10 V-Series, 10'x10' base; 8'x8' top, White • Amazon Business $64.70 4 $258.80

Materials cost

$258.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.65

Total project goal

$344.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $344.33

3 Donors

-$167.20

Donations toward project cost

-$146.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.86

match offer

-$172.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.96

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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