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Mrs. Shaw from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paper: Always Needed

Help me give my students copy paper and colored paper for daily class and home assignments.

  • $161 goal

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Mrs. Shaw has another project! Donate to Positive Reinforcement for Positive Results to help her classroom.

All donations currently matched!
You can complete this project for $80.
1.5X

My Students

The students at my school are an energetic and hardworking group of children. They enjoy coming to school, but school funding cuts over the years have impacted what schools can provide to individual classrooms.

I teach second grade in an urban neighborhood where all the students at school are eligible for free breakfast and free lunch.

Some students live below the poverty line and their families struggle to provide them with basic necessities needed to be successful in school. Despite these obstacles, our school has hard-working students, as well as teachers and staff, who strive to make our school a welcoming and inviting place. In addition, our school is one of the top-performing schools in the city.

My Project

The paper would be used for everything, from creating homework packs to classroom assignments to assessments. Because my students are at varying levels and with different needs, having sufficient paper would allow me to create, print, and copy assignments appropriate to the students' needs. Students working at their level would feel more confident in their abilities and more successful in their academic work. The colored paper would be used for different projects such as Black History Month reports and group projects.

Having enough paper would allow my students to work on assignments at their appropriate academic level.

It would help us have enough paper to last for the remainder of the school year.

Mrs. Shaw Samuel Powel Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cynthia Rowley Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 92 Bright, 20 LB, Case of 10 reams • Quill.com $45.47 1 $45.47
Wausau Astrobrights Colored Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", Assorted Cool Colors, Ream (WAU20274) • Quill.com $25.88 1 $25.88
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb./89 gsm, "Vintage" 5-Color Assortment, 500 Sheets/Pack (21224/22224) • Quill.com $17.84 1 $17.84
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb./89 gsm, "Happy" 5-Color Assortment, 500 Sheets/Pack (21289/22289) • Quill.com $15.55 1 $15.55

Materials cost

$104.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$136.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.05

Total project goal

$160.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $160.36

2 Donors

-$80.17

Donations toward project cost

-$68.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.02

match offer

-$80.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.03

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 $0.00

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