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Mrs. Bell from Jacksonville, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phenomenal Book Club and Mentoring Program

My students need 20 copies of the book "Speak", we are reading this as a part of a book club mentoring program at my school. I teach at an inner city, socioeconomic disadvantage school.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bell's classroom raised $210

This project is fully funded

My Students

The Phenomenal Book Club and Mentoring Program is a vision that has been with me for a long time. My grand-father was only able to get a third grade education, so he made sure that his daughter, my mother could read and loved to and she imposed her love of reading on me, because of that, promoting

My students in the book club are currently many of the students that I teach intensive reading too.

Most of them have never read an entire book until they meet me and had the opportunity to be in my class or in my club. They are a group of phenomenal young women, who give the chance will do great things in this world. They are learning the concepts of respect, personal responsibility and sisterhood. Many of the young ladies come from single parent households and have a low socioeconomic status. Many of them have never read an entire book and do not read on grade level. The level of students in the club are 10-12. They are dedicated the club and come regularly. There status of poverty does not mean they are bankrupt of charter and social responsibility. I am seeking this book speak to let them know through reading, that their voices need to be heard.

My Project

The impact of students reading has far reaching effects. Illiteracy is rampant in this community, this leads to hopelessness, crime, disparity and a cycle of poverty. When students engage in reading, they are able to get a mental view of how others live, and how the world is bigger than just their neighborhoods. So far, the book club has been beneficial in helping students pass, their ACT, Florida Comprehension Assessment test and has increased their class performance. Our club focuses on mentoring to middle school girls, and becoming mentors to them and their reading buddies. This helps foster a "pay it forward" concept and strengthens their community through reading and collaboration. We need books, we cannot be successful without them. We need twenty of the book Speak by Laurie Anderson. We are talking about having a voice and this book is perfect for our club's theme next month.

This project is close to my heart because of my grand-father, Nehemiah Mabry, who only had a third grade education because African-Americans could not go to school where he lived.

He taught himself to read the Bible and being a janitor at the elementary school where he worked, he gave my mom discarded books to read so, she would be well equipped for school. She cultivated that gift and bestowed it to my sister and I. I want someone else to have the same opportunity that my grand-father did not.

Mrs. Bell Jean Ribault High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Speak • AKJ Books $7.29 20 $145.80

Materials cost

$145.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.41

Total project goal

$209.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $209.40

7 Donors

-$200.58

Donations toward project cost

-$177.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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