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Mrs. Russell from Youngstown OH is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pencils, Please!

Help me give my students something new to write with while they learn new skills.

  • 2 donors
  • $163 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The school I teach at is a Title 1 funded school and the majority of our families are considered low income. These supplies will take the burden of purchasing new supplies off of the families and make it so all students have the same supplies to use each day. These pencil materials will help my students be successful at completing tasks and learning at school. Please help give my students something to write with! Pencils, please!

Students use pencils at school non-stop and we need more pencils for the end of the school year.

We will be working in our outdoor classroom. Students often lose pencils or finish them with all the writing we do at school. I as a teacher always provide a tub full of pencils so students can feel comfortable getting a pencil anytime in case they forget, lose, or finish their own. Please help give my students this very essential school supply.

Mrs. Russell
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paper Mate Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils 0.7mm, HB #2 Pencil Set, Art Supplies, Teacher Supplies, Sketching Pencils, Drafting Pencils, College School Supplies, Fashion Barrels, 4 Count • Amazon Business $7.97 4 $31.88
Paper Mate Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils, HB #2 Lead (0.7mm), 2 Pencils, 1 Lead Refill Set, 2 Erasers • Amazon Business $5.49 4 $21.96
Four Candies Pastel Mechanical Pencil Set - 6PCS 0.5 mm & 0.7mm Pencils with 360PCS HB #2 Lead Refills, 3PCS Erasers and 9PCS Eraser Refills, Cute School Supplies Stuff for Student Writing Drawing • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Four Candies Cute Mechanical Pencil Set, 6PCS Pastel Mechanical Pencils 0.5 & 0.7mm with 360PCS HB Pencil Leads, 3PCS Erasers and 9PCS Eraser Refills, Aesthetic Mechanical Pencils for Girls Writing • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
BIC Break-Resistant Mechanical Pencils with Erasers, No. 2 Medium Point (0.7mm), 4-Count Pack for School or Office Supplies • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
BIC Xtra-Strong Thick Lead Mechanical Pencil, With Colorful Barrel Thick Point (0.9mm), 24-Count Pack, With Erasers (MPLWP241) • Amazon Business $6.13 1 $6.13
Paper Mate Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils, HB #2 Lead (0.7mm), 2 Pencils, 1 Lead Refill Set, 2 Erasers • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$106.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.43

Total project goal

$162.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $162.88

1 Donor

-$32.57

Donations toward project cost

-$27.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.88

match offer

-$130.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.55

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 $0.00

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