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Mrs. Nieves from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Quality Pencils for Quality Work

Help me give my students quality pencils that will support their hard work.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nieves's classroom raised $215

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

Pencils are the life's blood of any school. From Kinder to 12th, pencil and paper are the one constant that will help them to Graduation. The worse feeling as a student is when you are invested in your work and your pencil point is constantly breaking. Or even worse, when you go to erase a mistake and the eraser leaves a stain on your paper or breaks it.

Help us give our students pencils that will work as hard as they do.

Ticonderoga Pencils are known by teachers far and wide as being the best, so help us give our students the best. Different color pencils will allow us to keep track of them, so less go missing. Let their work shine with pencils that will give their work a moment to shine, as well as a sharpener that will keep those pencils on point.

Please give our kiddos the best materials, so they can do their best work.

Mrs. Nieves Mastery Charter School - Smedley Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA 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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 Soft Black Pencils - Matte Black, Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $3.99 20 $79.80
Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils, Pre-Sharpened, 2 HB Soft, Pastel Colors, 150 Count • Amazon Business $39.15 1 $39.15
X-ACTO Electric Pencil Sharpener, Heavy Duty Pencil Sharpener for School, Black, 1 Count • Amazon Business $31.13 1 $31.13

Materials cost

$150.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.18

Total project goal

$214.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$214.51

1 Donor

-$107.26

Donations toward project cost

-$91.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.09

match offer

-$107.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.09

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$0.00

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