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Mrs. McKenna from Florissant MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Red Carpet for Academic Excellence

Help me give my students a long lasting replacement carpet for student recognition ceremonies.

  • $326 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our school has a diverse population and is located in a low socioeconomic community, with a majority of our students receiving either free or reduced price lunches. We also house our entire community's population of students with hearing impairments.

We work hard to instill a high work ethic that teaches students the importance of grit, perseverance, and self-motivation.

Our students learn from day one how to have a growth mindset, and the importance of hard work and problem solving, and these skills are reinforced throughout their school career with us. We have accomplished this goal regularly through a partnership with our teachers, staff, parents, and community.

My Project

Our school community holds its students to high standards. To reinforce and acknowledge students that work hard to achieve these standards, we hold a red carpet ceremony at the end of every semester. The students that achieve a high level of academic performance are honored with a certificate and their parents come to watch them walk the red carpet.

The students love the experience of walking the red carpet and you can see the pride in their faces on the day of the ceremony!

Our current 'red carpet' is a long piece of fraying fabric that is taped to the ground. We would love to be able to purchase a real red carpet to honor our hard working students. Your donations can help us tell our students that what they do matters.

Mrs. McKenna
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
House, Home and More Red Carpet Aisle Runner - 4' x 35' - Many Other Sizes to Choose From • Amazon Business $243.00 1 $243.00

Materials cost

$243.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$276.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.82

Total project goal

$325.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $325.46

10 Donors

-$321.64

Donations toward project cost

-$276.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.82

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 $0.00

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