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Mrs. Patten from Natchez, MS is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Protecting Precious Resources

Help me give my students wonderful, fun, and engaging resources purchased with a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card and a laminating machine to protect the printed resources.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Patten's classroom raised $299

This project is fully funded

My Students

Located in a neighborhood where a large amount of students walk to school from a public housing complex, our school is a Title I school. My wonderful students are from varied economic backgrounds and family dynamics. Some of the students receive special services, some are raised by grandparents, and some need extra love and care. All of my students receive free breakfast and lunch through the National School Lunch Program, and they all deserve a safe learning environment.

My wonderful, flexible, and multi-tiered group of students are adapting to virtual learning and deserve to have engaging activities to enhance their learning experience.

My Project

Teachers Pay Teachers is the go-to site for fun, engaging, and educational activities and resources that I could use to broaden my students' educational experience during a pandemic and always. I will use the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card to purchase resources that can be used in the school-based classroom as well as the virtual classroom. The laminating machine will be used to preserve the great resources.

Laminating not only preserves the life of the wonderful resources purchased from Teachers Pay Teachers, but it makes it easier to safely sanitize them after the students use them.

Mrs. Patten Susie B West Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Natchez, MS 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

HBCU Alum 27 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
3M Scotch Thermal Laminator, Silver, Up To 5 mil Pouch • Quill.com $44.99 1 $44.99
Scotch Self-Sealing Laminating Sheets, 50/Pack (LS854SS-50) • Quill.com $42.29 1 $42.29
Scotch Laminating Sheets, Menu Size, 25 Pouches (TP3856-25) • Quill.com $25.19 1 $25.19

Materials cost

$212.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.74

Total project goal

$298.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $298.27

3 Donors

-$248.27

Donations toward project cost

-$211.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.24

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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