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Mrs. Clancey from Menlo Park CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Our Future is Bright, but a Little Shade is Needed!

Help me give my students window blinds to help us with our classroom environment.

  • $816 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 Students

I teach in a diverse area, and my hardworking students come to school every day ready to learn. I love my students! They are hardworking, eager learners. They come from diverse backgrounds including various ethnicities and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. I use Whole Brain Teaching strategies in my classroom, so my students are constantly engaged in learning and sharing ideas with each other. I want my students to have all of the essentials they need to be able to love life every day.

My Project

My classroom is equipped with beautiful windows, and my students are lucky to be in a big, bright classroom. This is wonderful during the morning time where we can use natural light in our room. However, during the fall and spring, there is a lot of heat that comes into our room. Sometimes my classroom often reaches temperatures above 85 degrees fahrenheit. In such temperatures, my students have a difficult time remaining focused. Blackout shades for the windows will help my students stay cool and focused during work times. In addition to helping block out the heat, window blinds would be wonderful to utilize throughout the day to make our classroom darker so my students can see the what I have projected on the screen.

Mrs. Clancey
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blindsgalore® Roller Shades: Reminiscent Vinyl Blackout • Blindsgalore $57.00 7 $399.00
Blindsgalore® Roller Shades: Reminiscent Vinyl Blackout • Blindsgalore $57.00 2 $114.00
Blindsgalore® Roller Shades: Reminiscent Vinyl Blackout • Blindsgalore $44.00 1 $44.00
Blindsgalore® Roller Shades: Reminiscent Vinyl Blackout • Blindsgalore $37.00 1 $37.00

Materials cost

$594.00

Vendor shipping charges

$5.99

Sales tax

$54.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$693.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$122.34

Total project goal

$815.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$815.59

2 Donors

-$350.38

Donations toward project cost

-$346.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$407.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$346.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.42

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$0.00

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