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Ms. Gurin from Dunwoody, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Roaring Readers Make Legendary Leaders!

Help me give my students incentives that will instill a love for reading but also reinforce the importance of working hard both academically and behaviorally.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gurin's classroom raised $923

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My Project

It is so important for elementary students to develop strong reading skills as it lays the foundation for lifelong learning and academic success. By donating books for our Book Vending Machine, you will give our PreK-5 students access to a variety of books and help them build their home libraries. Our Book Vending Machine will be used as a reading and behavior incentive. Using books as a reward system, creates a positive association with reading, which not only instills a love for reading but also reinforces the importance of working hard both academically and behaviorally. By supporting elementary students through book donations and incentivizing their reading habits, we help create what I like to call, Roaring Readers (our school mascot is a tiger)!

Ms. Gurin Dunwoody Elementary School Grades 3-5 Dunwoody, GA View local requests 780 students impacted 20donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NEW! Bird & Squirrel Series 7 Books Set (#1 - #7) • Amazon Business $69.25 1 $69.25
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $56.53 1 $56.53
Dav Pilkey the adventures of dog man collection 5 books set (Dog Man,Dog Man A Tale of Two Kitties,Dog Man Unleashed,Dog Man Lord of the Fleas,Dog Man and Cat Kid) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $45.44 1 $45.44
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-16 Books Complete Collection Set Box of 16 Books Edition-Paperback • Amazon Business $44.55 1 $44.55
The Bad Seed 6 book pack collection set (The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!) • Amazon Business $41.69 1 $41.69
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full Color Edition: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $40.80 1 $40.80
Mr. Lemoncello's Greatest Box Set on Earth: Books 1-6 (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) • Amazon Business $39.74 1 $39.74
Pete the Cat: 9 book Set • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete First Series (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin) • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
The Unofficial Minecrafters Mysteries Series Box Set: 6 Thrilling Stories for Minecrafters! (Unofficial Minecrafters Mysteries, 1-6) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) • Amazon Business $26.97 1 $26.97
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Starter Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $23.49 1 $23.49
Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection: 5 I Can Read Favorites! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
The Never Girls Collection #3 (Disney: The Never Girls): Books 9-12 • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder: Books 1-6 • Amazon Business $15.53 1 $15.53
The Never Girls Collection #2 (Disney: The Never Girls): Books 5-8 • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66
The Princess in Black: Three Monster-Battling Adventures: Books 4-6 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Princess in Black: Three Smashing Adventures: Books 1-3 • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
RH/Disney, The Never Girls Collection #1: Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Lily to the Rescue: Lost Little Leopard (Lily to the Rescue!, 5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lily to the Rescue: The Not-So-Stinky Skunk (Lily to the Rescue!, 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lily to the Rescue: The Misfit Donkey (Lily to the Rescue!, 6) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lily to the Rescue: Dog Dog Goose (Lily to the Rescue!, 4) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lily to the Rescue: Foxes in a Fix (Lily to the Rescue!, 7) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$682.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.48

Sales tax

 $47.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$783.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.30

Total project goal

$922.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $922.02

9 Donors

-$798.42

Donations toward project cost

-$707.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.20

match offer

-$90.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.60

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