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Mrs. Ruiz from Chester, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Gives Us Power to Achieve

Help me give my students books to help them develop their reading skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruiz's classroom raised $581

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are beginner readers. They would greatly advantage from these amazing books. The books are on their level and will help them develop their reading skills. This in turn will help my students develop a strong love for reading. They will also develop a strong sense of pride and a drive to continue their love of learning. I will also use the books for family engagement. The students will take the books home and read them to their families. They will read to their siblings and help them develop a strong love for learning.

Mrs. Ruiz Stetser Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chester, 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Short Vowels Skill-Building Book Set for Beginning Readers, Phonics, and Science of Reading • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 10 $399.90
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86

Materials cost

$436.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.05

Total project goal

$580.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $580.36

5 Donors

-$310.17

Donations toward project cost

-$263.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.52

match offer

-$270.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$229.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.53

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 $0.00

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