Help me give my students something new and fresh to write with. We need pencils, please!
$161 goal
This project expired on July 16, 2025.
This project expired on July 16, 2025.
Celebrating 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
The school I teach at is a Title I funded school and the majority of our families are considered low income. These supplies, pencil sharpeners, pencils and erasers, 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! We need pencils, please!
Students use pencils at school non-stop and we need more pencils for the end of the school year.
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.
More than half 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
100 students impacted
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