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Mrs. Melissa Rodriguez from New York, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organized Environments Lead to Organized Thinking

Help me give my students the important lifelong skill of storage and organization.

  • $389 goal

This project expired on July 18, 2025.

This project expired on July 18, 2025.

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

Our students come with a lot of stuff; cot sheets, spare clothes, outerwear, etc. And currently their sheets and clothes and shoved into zip lock bags and stuffed onto shelves, making a very messy looking environment. We'd like to use these bins to hide their necessities and keep them sorted appropriately.

A clean and organized classroom provides room for clean thoughts and we need help.

We also want to teach our students about the importance of organizing trash for recycling. Currently we only have an old dingy trash can with no lid where everything gets dumped. We'd like to replace it with a trashcan with a lid for food products, and a paper recycling bin.

Thank you for your help in keeping our space sorted!

Mrs. Melissa Rodriguez PS 142 Amalia Castro Grades PreK-2

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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.

New York, NY 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

18 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Storex Storage Bins with Lids, 13-5/8 x 11-1/4 x 7-7/8 Inches, Green, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $52.64 1 $52.64
Lakeshore Storage Bins - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Rubbermaid Premier Series III Indoor Step-On Trash Can with Lid 12.4 Gallon Black (2120983) • Staples $47.49 1 $47.49
Storex Plastic Double XL Wide Book Bins 7 x 9.2 Assorted Colors 6/Carton (71126E06C) • Staples $27.06 1 $27.06
Liberty Imports Big Plastic Garbage Truck Toy, Waste Management Recycling Green Dump Vehicle with 4 Trash Cans and Recycle Sorting Cards for Little Kids, Toddlers • Amazon Business $24.97 1 $24.97
Storex 4 Gallon Storage Bin Lid, 13-5/8 x 11-1/4 x 1-1/2 Inches, Translucent, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $21.07 1 $21.07
Lakeshore Calming Colors® Bins - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
WallPeg Peg Board Bin Kit - Kit PB-4 - Pegboard Accessories for Garage Storage & Tool Organizer - Workbench Bins Pegboard Accessories • Amazon Business $18.11 1 $18.11
UNiPLAY Small Stackable Storage Bins for Closet Organizers, Food Organizer Bins, Pantry Storage and Toy Storage Organizer, Pink (4-Pack) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Desk Recycling Container Green 7 gal. • Grainger $8.16 1 $8.16

Materials cost

$285.47

Vendor shipping charges

$10.87

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.34

Total project goal

$388.96

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