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Mr. Rickard from Virginia Beach, VA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Rickard's classroom raised $1,626

New Year, New Look, New Seating!

Help me give my students a nice red picnic table to sit at.

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Mr. Rickard Newtown Elementary School
Virginia Beach, VA Grades 3-5

My Project

Our Garden areas are very special to our school. Since the start of the pandemic we have pushed to offer more opportunities for outdoor learning and outdoor seating. We need to get a sturdy new picnic table to add to our seating options.

Seats for up to eight students for our little ones are provided by this table.

It also comes with a spot to add an umbrella for shade. This is the start of a new beginning for our courtyard seating options. The kids always ask about going out into the courtyard. This will help with that.

Students need a comfortable space and seating to learn in. The ground has lots of ants and its not comfortable to sit and have ants crawling on you while you learn.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

420 students impacted 57 donors
Mr. Rickard Newtown Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Virginia Beach, VA 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

420 students impacted 57donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Portable Red Diamond Commercial Park Square Picnic Table • Home Depot $1,332.00 1 $1,332.00

Materials cost

$1,332.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,381.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$243.88

Total project goal

$1,625.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,625.86

52 Donors

-$1,442.92

Donations toward project cost

-$1,255.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$187.59

Matching donations from our partners

-$149.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$126.65

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.94

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 $0.00

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