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Ms. Pope from Fort Wayne, IN is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pockets to Pack with Books

My students need 25 chair pockets to keep their desks organized and free of clutter.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pope's classroom raised $466

This project is fully funded

I teach 4th grade at an inner-city school in Indiana. In my classroom, I try to instill a genuine love of reading. I have a variety of reading materials that the students are eager to get their hands on.

All of my students have a stack of books on their desks so they can get lost in a book at anytime. In order to preserve the books, they are not allowed inside the student desks or on the floor. Once books go inside the desks, they tend to get lost, torn, or just beat up.

In the past, the students have kept their stack of reading materials on top of their desks. This creates a problem because the students end up losing half of their work space. If the students had chair pockets, they could keep all of their reading materials in the pouch on the back of their chair. Each student could have easy access to their reading materials and have a clutter free desktop. (If you've ever been in a 4th grade classroom, you know this isn't always an easy feat to accomplish!)

By funding this project, you will be: 1. Organizing our workspace 2. Preserving our books 3. Allowing students to foster a love of reading by always having self selected reading material right at their hands! Thank you in advance for you support!

Ms. Pope Washington 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.

Fort Wayne, IN 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Original Aussie Pouch® Chair Pocket with Double Pocket Design! Medium -15" • School Specialty Inc. $12.99 25 $324.75

Materials cost

$324.75

Vendor shipping charges

$32.48

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$382.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.85

Total project goal

$465.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$465.85

2 Donors

-$449.41

Donations toward project cost

-$382.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.44

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$0.00

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