You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Comfort-Cole from Lawrence, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Comfort-Cole is requesting

Reading Olympians: Competing for the Fun of Reading

My students need copies of Eleanor & Park, I Am Malala, Always Running La Vida Loca, Speak, Sold, The Book Thief, and Uglies.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Comfort-Cole's classroom raised $1,608

Keep the momentum going!
Give to Lawrence High School - Lower School Academy

How is my gift used?Your donation will be applied to a classroom project, if available. If no projects are listed at this school, we'll send the funds to a teacher for later use.Learn more
How is my gift used?Your donation will be applied to a classroom project, if available. If no projects are listed at this school, we'll send the funds to a teacher for later use.Learn more

This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going!

Give to Lawrence High School - Lower School Academy

How is my gift used?Your donation will be applied to a classroom project, if available. If no projects are listed at this school, we'll send the funds to a teacher for later use.Learn more

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 Students

Becoming an individual, building empathy, learning about contemporary global issues - these are often the topics of high-interest texts written for adolescents as they begin to form their own identities and determine their place in the world. Unfortunately, my students do not have access to these pivotal, young adult texts.

My 9th grade students attend an urban, high-poverty, predominately Latino public school outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

My inquisitive and insightful students have had few opportunities to experience new worlds outside their own or outside the realm of social media. I want to teach my students that they can enjoy reading, learn from the texts they read, and be part of a larger community of readers all at the same time.

My Project

My students will be reading books of varying genres and competing in a public event in which they answer questions about the book for the school and families to enjoy. I'm requesting copies of Eleanor & Park, I Am Malala, Always Running La Vida Loca, Speak, Sold, The Book Thief, and Uglies.

With these books received from this project, students will have the opportunity to engage in book talks with their peers throughout the remainder of the year.

The purpose of the project is to help students to enjoy reading, but also to help them recognize that reading creates a sense of community; and, by talking about and sharing books, they will be able to share in experiences outside of the world in which they live.

The students will also take part in a community event where they get to talk about the books and showcase what they've learned in front of their teachers, friends, and families.

Ms. Comfort-Cole Lawrence High School - Lower School Academy Grades 9-12

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.

Lawrence, MA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

40 students impacted 34donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Comfort-Cole is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eleanor & Park • AKJ Education $12.34 25 $308.50
I Am Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban • AKJ Education $11.68 25 $292.00
Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. • AKJ Education $11.68 25 $292.00
Speak • AKJ Education $7.29 25 $182.25
Sold • AKJ Education $6.56 25 $164.00
The Book Thief • AKJ Education $7.38 7 $51.66
Uglies • AKJ Education $8.75 3 $26.25

Materials cost

$1,316.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,366.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$241.13

Total project goal

$1,607.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,607.54

31 Donors

-$1,182.54

Donations toward project cost

-$1,005.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$177.38

match offer

-$425.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$361.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Comfort-Cole and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/reading-olympians-competing-for-the-fun/2437477/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":40,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Comfort-Cole","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"217573122","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Lawrence","teachersOnPage":[4261078],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":2437477,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":123376,"schoolName":"Lawrence High School - Lower School Academy","authorIds":{"4261078":{"owner":"Ms. Comfort-Cole","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[2437477],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4261078_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1487005679992","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20905098,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDMwMTQ5Mw==","NDMwMDEwOA==","NDMwMDYzNw==","NDI5ODY4OA==","Mjc4NTcxMg==","NDI4ODEyNg==","NDMwMDE5NA==","NDI0MTE5OQ==","Mzk4NjQ3Mg==","MzA0Nzg4Ng==","NDI4ODAyNA==","NDI5OTc5Ng==","Mzk5NjExNw==","NDI5NzIxNg==","NDMwMjEzNQ==","NTk2MTkz","NDMwMjQ2NA==","MjUyMTQ3MQ==","MzQ3NDA2NQ==","Mzk4NjMwNw==","NDMwMDY1NQ==","NDMwMDUzNQ==","NDE3MjE5Nw==","NDMwMTg2MA==","MzIyMzQxNQ==","NDMwMTkyOA==","NDI3MDM3Ng==","NDI2MTA3OA==","NDI5OTIzNA==","NDMwMDE0Mw==","NDMwMDA5MA==","MzQwMDExMw=="],"teacherId":4261078,"schoolCounty":"Essex","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts"}}