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Ms. Dressel from Jamesburg NJ is requesting Art Supplies through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

Paint Smocks for K-8

Help me give my students in visual arts classes in grades K-8 cotton smocks to protect their clothes.

  • $844 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a first year visual arts teacher to over 600 K-8 students in their homeroom classroom for 40 minutes once per week. My students are eager for the special time of the week where they get to make masterpieces.

We come to school dressed our best, and we want to leave without a mess on our clothes.

My students are special because they learn in TWI English/Spanish. They really enjoy getting their hands dirty and trying their best to create inspired by art history and read aloud.

My Project

My students will use these smocks every chance to protect their clothes when we make art. There will be enough smocks for a set of students at the K-5 school and a set of students at the 6-8 school.

What do materials like ink, paint, watercolors, pastel, markers have in common?

They are really MESSY! We look forward to our art class once a week but we need to keep our clothes clean so our moms and dads don't get sad.

We will be able to use these smocks every art class. They are cotton. They will be durable, long lasting, and they can be washed too.

Ms. Dressel
Grades 3-5
More than half of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 600 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
APRON SAX DESIGN YOUR OWN COTTON FULL LENGTH • School Specialty $8.80 70 $616.00

Materials cost

$616.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $61.60

State sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$716.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.50

Total project goal

$843.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $843.34

9 Donors

-$526.00

Donations toward project cost

-$458.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.65

match offer

-$304.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$258.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Dressel and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

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