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Mrs. Appleton from Chatham, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pencils, Pencils, Pencils!

Help me give my students plenty of pencils to write with and a fun pencil dispenser to use......all to encourage more writing!!!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Appleton's classroom raised $163

This project is fully funded

My Project

In this day and age when so many students dislike school, I am blessed to work with amazing students at my school who still love coming to school and they love learning!!!!! Sometimes students don't have the basics that they need and a lot of the time, they don't have a good pencil to write with!

When students have easy access to high-quality pencils to write with, they are more likely to enjoy writing and look forward to it, which in turn improves writing skills and has the domino effect of increasing literacy/reading skills in the process!

This is what I want to provide for my students this year: good pencils and a fun dispenser to get those pencils from so that everything involved with writing is positive and student-friendly!

Mrs. Appleton Chatham Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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More than three‑quarters 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

178 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 Soft Black Pencils - Matte Black, Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $3.81 20 $76.20
Creproly Stainless Steel Pencil Dispenser/Pen Holder for Classroom Home Restaurant for Bulk Pencils Storage/Unwrapped Drinking Straws Storage (Silver) • Amazon Business $29.96 1 $29.96

Materials cost

$106.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.31

Total project goal

$162.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $162.06

5 Donors

-$152.06

Donations toward project cost

-$129.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.81

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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