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Mr. Dykstra from San Diego, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outdoor Table for Messy US History Projects

Help me give my students a table for working on projects outside and some composition notebooks.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Dykstra's classroom raised $437

This project is fully funded

My Project

I love to do creative, hands-on social science projects with my students. Sometimes our projects get messy when we work with papier mache, hot glue, paint and more. My students would really benefit from having a quick and easy table that we could set up outside for an outdoor area to work on projects.

This table will help create an outdoor learning space for students to explore the standards and concepts of 8th-Grade US History.

Additionally, the composition notebooks are an essential school supply that many of my students simply cannot afford.

With gratitude,

Mr. Dykstra

Mr. Dykstra Wangenheim Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oxford Composition Notebooks, College Ruled Paper, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", Black Marble Covers, 100 Sheets, 12 per Pack (63796) • Amazon Business $22.92 10 $229.20
CoscoProducts Deluxe 6 foot x 30 inch Fold-in-Half Blow Molded Folding Table, Black • Amazon Business $78.98 1 $78.98

Materials cost

$308.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.47

Total project goal

$436.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $436.47

3 Donors

-$314.86

Donations toward project cost

-$267.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.23

match offer

-$121.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.24

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