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Ms. Polledri from Portland, OR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Students Need Backpacks!

My students need backpacks so they can feel comfortable bringing their school supplies to and from home.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Polledri's classroom raised $1,548

This project is fully funded

My Students

I know everyone says this, but our students are truly spectacular. We are a large, public elementary school with kind staff and awesome kids, but many of these are kids who are have lived through very hard times.

Our school is beautifully diverse.

Our students speak 27 languages at home and come from all over the world. We are a community of achievers who overcome odds like poverty, homelessness, and trauma to become the best kids they can be. We're at an 80% free and reduced lunch rate.

My Project

Our school is in a high-needs, urban area. Our kids come from all over the world and many are new to the USA. They come as refugees and as people looking for a better, healthier life in our wonderful country.

A lot of these students come without basic supplies and very few have backpacks.

We try to give out as many as we can, but we can only get so many donations. This is why we need DonorsChoose!

As the school counselor, I also need to make sure my office is warm and inviting, which is why I'm looking for a fun new rug to brighten the space up.

I am also asking for some toys, especially building toys and toys that show different jobs, since these items are universal and don't need command of the English language to understand and recognize.

Ms. Polledri Cherry Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

Portland, OR 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

610 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nike Piedmont Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $40.00 3 $120.00
Jansport High Stakes Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $40.00 3 $120.00
Peaceful Tropical Night Rug - 3'10" x 5'5" Rectangle • Kaplan Early Learning Company $118.96 1 $118.96
JanSport Superbreak Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $36.00 3 $108.00
Parkland Meadow Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $35.99 3 $107.97
Reebok Nonstop Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $29.99 3 $89.97
JanSport Spring Break Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $27.99 3 $83.97
Parkland Vintage Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $27.99 3 $83.97
High Sierra Curve Daypack Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $24.99 3 $74.97
Roxy Women's Always Core Backpack • DICK'S Sporting Goods $22.93 3 $68.79
LEGO(r) Classic Creative Supplement (10693) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.36 2 $40.72
UNO Card Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.76 5 $33.80
Kidoozie Motorized Mobiles for Build a Road Sets • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 3 $22.83
Foam Turbo Football • Kaplan Early Learning Company $4.21 5 $21.05
Building Block Mini-Figurines Set - Space Team (Set of 3) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.38 3 $19.14
Clay the Cement Mixer • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
JoJo the Ambulance • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
Blaze the Fire Truck • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
Tic Tac Toe • Kaplan Early Learning Company $5.06 3 $15.18
Chess Men • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.36 2 $6.72

Materials cost

$1,181.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $85.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,315.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$232.09

Total project goal

$1,547.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,547.28

1 Donor

-$1,547.28

Donations toward project cost

-$1,315.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$232.09

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