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Ms. O'Brien from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Oh, No! Out of Ink!

My students need ink to keep us printing!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. O'Brien's classroom raised $398

This project is fully funded

My Students

Help us continue printing our documents, reports, research, photos, certificates, and other learning materials with ink supplies for our classroom printers. We've got the printers, but we can't afford to maintain the ink supply.

My students are 8 years old and in the third grade.

The majority of my super, enthusiastic students are African American, several are of Latino descent, and a few other cultures represented as well. Our school is a Title 1 school (meaning we have a large population of minority and impoverished students). We are in an urban area of Southern California.

My Project

Very simply, we need ink for our printers. I have a printer at home and two printers at school, and they are used almost daily for school related projects. Students print research reports and essays with images. I print so many things for the students:vocabulary packets, lessons, learning materials, math problems, weekly achievement certificates, images and headings for bulletin boards, student photos, parent letters, and more. Ink is one of those basic resources that keep the classroom flowing, yet it's expensive and in very short supply.

Without ink, we cannot print the things we need.

Students can't display their computer generated work, and I can't supply the proper educational materials I need for students and parents.

Ms. O'Brien Carthay Center Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than half of 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Canon CL 211 ink tank color cyan magenta yellow • CDW-G $24.68 2 $49.36
Canon PG 210 XL ink tank black • CDW-G $23.69 2 $47.38
Epson Stylus Black Ink Cartridge • CDW-G $20.78 1 $20.78
Epson Stylus Magenta Ink Cartridge • CDW-G $15.24 1 $15.24
Epson Stylus Yellow Ink Cartridge • CDW-G $15.24 1 $15.24
Epson Stylus Cyan Ink Cartridge • CDW-G $15.24 1 $15.24
Epson 200 print cartridge black • CDW-G $12.86 3 $38.58
Epson 200 print cartridge magenta • CDW-G $8.90 2 $17.80
Epson 200 print cartridge yellow • CDW-G $8.90 2 $17.80
Epson 200 print cartridge cyan • CDW-G $8.90 2 $17.80

Materials cost

$255.22

Vendor shipping charges

$25.52

Sales tax

$23.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.63

Total project goal

$397.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$397.55

6 Donors

-$239.00

Donations toward project cost

-$203.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.85

match offer

-$158.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$134.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.78

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$0.00

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