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Ms. Sheila A. Alorro from Gila Bend AZ is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Painting Dreams and Making Them Come True

Help me give my students the painting materials they needed to express themselves with creativity; and to support them in developing their artistic skills.

  • 13 donors
  • $687 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 Project

Painting is considerably one of the best ways to tell life stories, observations, and even show emotions that one cannot express in words. I would like to cater my students’ need to learn the basics, and then help them hone their skills by teaching them techniques in acrylic painting. They then can use their learnings in expressing themselves in a more gentle way through painting as they improve not just mentally but also in their emotional intelligence and emotional growth.

My students love to paint, but we lack the materials which is essential to the learning process.

I can tell because they are noticeably more engaged in their work and less disruptive of their peers when they are given a painting task. Having the basic supplies could give them opportunities to develop their painting skills, pursue much further while building their self-esteem and confidence of becoming one of the greatest painters from this generation. Your donations of painting supplies will encourage my students to paint their dreams and do more. Your support to them will be their building foundation in making these dreams come true.

Help me give my high school students a wonderful art class experience that they can never forget. Let this experience be their anchor in doing kindness and generosity in the near future.

Ms. Sheila A. Alorro
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Strathmore 400 Series Acrylic Paper Pad, 9 x 12 Inches, 246 lb, 10 Sheets • School Specialty $11.47 20 $229.40
Sax Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, Half Gallons, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 - Durable • School Specialty $113.99 2 $227.98
60 Pcs Paint Brushes Set for Kids Classroom Students Beginners,Small Brush Bulk for Detail Painting ,Round Flat Paintbrushes for Acrylic Painting,Oil Watercolor Acrylic Paint Brush • Amazon Business $9.80 1 $9.80

Materials cost

$467.18

Vendor shipping charges

$45.74

Sales tax

$33.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$583.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.94

Total project goal

$686.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$686.27

9 Donors

-$471.17

Donations toward project cost

-$416.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$195.78

Match offers toward project cost

-$166.41

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.32

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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