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Ms. McEnroe from Allentown, PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Newcomers Need Memories

Help me give my students supplies to create custom yearbooks that they will cherish.

  • $361 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Newcomers, or students who are new to a country, often face challenges in adapting to their new environment. Yearbooks play a crucial role in helping these students feel connected and integrated in their new school community. By having a yearbook, newcomers will be able to remember the great times of their first year in the United States. We need a thermal binding machine, glue strips, and laminating sheets to create the yearbooks.

Yearbooks provide a tangible memento of their time at the school, capturing memories and moments that they may have otherwise forgotten or missed.

The photographs and messages in yearbooks offer newcomers an opportunity reflect on their experiences, celebrate their achievements, and create a sense of continuity in their educational journey. Furthermore, yearbooks can serve as a valuable tool for language acquisition, as newcomers can use the visual cues and context within the yearbook to reinforce their language skills and expand their vocabulary.

Yearbooks play a vital role in promoting cultural integration and inclusivity within the school community. For newcomers from diverse cultural backgrounds, yearbooks can showcase the multicultural fabric of the school highlighting the richness of different traditions, languages, and customs. This can foster a sense of pride and acceptance among newcomers, as they see their own cultural identities represented within the pages of the yearbook. Additionally, yearbooks can serve as a platform for newcomers to share their own stories and experiences, further enriching the collective tapestry of the school community.

Ms. McEnroe Newcomer Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Allentown, PA 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 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fellowes Thermal Binding Machine, Helios 30 (5219301) • Amazon Business $153.00 1 $153.00
RAYSON GS6-50 Glue Strips, 1/4"(6mm) Width, 11inch Long Thermal Glue Strips, 25-50 Sheets Capacity - Pack of 50 • Amazon Business $18.88 5 $94.40
HERKKA 100 Pack Laminating Sheets, Hold 11 x 17 Inch Sheet, 3 Mil Clear Thermal Laminating Pouches 11.5 x 17.5 Inch Lamination Sheet Paper for Laminator, Round Corner • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$272.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.08

Total project goal

$360.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.52

2 Donors

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$160.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.08

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 $0.00

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