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Ms. Shelton from Manchester TN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Safe and Sound

Help me give my students a place to debrief, calm down, and work, in a calm area.

  • 12 donors
  • $228 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

These chairs allow my students to have an opportunity to get away from the other students and have a different atmosphere for their creative juices. It will also give them a chance to calm down if they are in a rough space emotionally. One of the goals of this project is for the students to gain access to a safe area when they need to take a five minute break.

Another goal is to give them an opportunity to have an indoor creative learning classroom.

When a typical desk is just too much, sometimes being able to move your body into a different position and relax, will allow your creative juices to flow.

I think my students are uniquely special because they each express themselves in different ways, communication devices, ASL, written language, or verbal communication.

Ms. Shelton
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sofa Sack - Plush, Ultra Soft Bean Bag Chair with Microsuede Cover - Stuffed Memory Foam Filled Furniture and Accessories for Dorm Room - Black 3' • Amazon Business $62.67 1 $62.67
Big Joe Dorm Bean Bag Chair with Drink Holder and Pocket, Two Tone Red Smartmax, Durable Polyester Nylon Blend, 3 feet • Amazon Business $54.00 1 $54.00
Urban Lifestyle Faux Fur Saucer Chair, One Size, Black • Amazon Business $43.96 1 $43.96

Materials cost

$160.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.07

Total project goal

$227.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $227.11

9 Donors

-$112.90

Donations toward project cost

-$104.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$104.23

Match offers toward project cost

-$88.60

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.98

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 $0.00

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