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Ms. Lewis from Merrillville, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Oh, the Places They're Going!

Help me give my students books to encourage them, let them know how much I believe in them, and help them believe in themselves.

  • $441 goal

This project expired on August 12, 2025.

This project expired on August 12, 2025.

My Project

My students mean the world to me. They are smart, funny, creative, goofy, energetic, empathetic, sweet kids who have such incredible futures ahead of them. I am profoundly proud to be their teacher! They work so hard but often lack the confidence to believe that anything is possible.

The greatest key to success in anything is believing you can do it and having faith in yourself.

Please help me get them "Oh, the Places You'll Go" so they have something to look back at and know there's always going to be someone who believes in them!

Ms. Lewis Merrillville Intermediate 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.

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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.

Merrillville, IN View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

50 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oh, the Places You'll Go! • Amazon Business $7.38 46 $339.48

Materials cost

$339.48

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.10

Total project goal

$440.67

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