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Ms. Makowski from Indianapolis, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Rocks!

Help me give my students additional options of books to read to help foster a culture of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Makowski's classroom raised $717

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am requesting a variety of books for my classroom, as well as a bookshelf to help store them. With the fast-paced world of technology we live in, I want to ensure our classroom is promoting a culture of reading, as well.

Books play a crucial role in students' academic success.

We are also requesting a bookshelf to help store these new books. We also specifically have requested complete series of books since after my students have read one of them, they get excited to finish the whole series. Therefore, it will be nice having them available!

Ms. Makowski Brook Park 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.

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.

Indianapolis, 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Children’s Factory Kids 2 Shelf Bookshelf Organizer, Classroom Bookshelf for Kids and Toddlers • Amazon Business $156.63 1 $156.63
I Survived Series Complete Books Set (21 Books) • Amazon Business $80.90 1 $80.90
Roald Dahl Collection 16 Books Box Set • Amazon Business $61.40 1 $61.40
The Mysterious Benedict Society Paperback Boxed Set • Amazon Business $25.98 2 $51.96
The Complete Lemonade War Series Set ( Books 1- 5 ) • Amazon Business $48.44 1 $48.44
The Big Nate Collection Series 8 Books Box Set by Lincoln Peirce (Boy with the Biggest Head in the World, Strikes Again, On a Roll, Goes for Broke, Flips Out, In the Zone, Lives it Up & Blasts Off) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
A library of my weird school 21 books collection box set • Amazon Business $32.87 1 $32.87
One and Only Ivan - The One and Only Ruby - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
One and Only Ivan - The One and Only Family - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
The One and Only Bob • Amazon Business $7.87 2 $15.74
The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.52 2 $13.04
The International House of Dereliction • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79

Materials cost

$570.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$608.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.41

Total project goal

$716.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$716.08

2 Donors

-$671.64

Donations toward project cost

-$570.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.74

match offer

-$44.43

Match offer toward project cost

-$37.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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