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

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Pencil Rules

Help me give my students Madisi Wood-Cased # 2 Pencils and X-ACTO Pencil Sharpeners

  • $179 goal

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Mrs. Markowitz has another project! Donate to Help Keep Germs Away to help her classroom.

$160 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

I teach 66 fabulous fifth graders who come from lower income homes and do not come to school with the essentials needed daily. They need sharpened pencils everyday and many times they do not have any. I want to make sure my students are prepared for a successful day.

Having equity for all students is essential and it is important that I always have pencils for all of my students.

The extra pencils and the pencil sharpeners in my class will ensure that my students are always prepared for note taking, research writing, and assessment taking.

Mrs. Markowitz Juniata Park Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

66 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO Pencil Sharpener, SchoolPro Electric Pencil Sharpener, Heavy Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener for School, Classroom and Teacher Supplies, Perfect Addition to Homeschooling Supplies, Black • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Madisi Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Yellow, Pre-sharpened, Bulk Pack, 1000 pencils • Amazon Business $59.98 1 $59.98

Materials cost

$119.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.78

Total project goal

$178.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.54

2 Donors

-$79.63

Donations toward project cost

-$79.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$84.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.05

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 $0.00

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