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Ms. Melendez from Brooklyn, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Save Us a Seat!

Help me give my students comfortable and sturdy chairs to sit in the classroom while learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Melendez's classroom raised $279

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

Our classroom needs new chairs! Students in our classroom should have safe and comfortable chairs to help foster a focused environment. Instead, we are using cracked chairs that pinch, are wobbly, or just uncomfortable. The students find it challenging to remain on chairs that do not work for us anymore. Our school does not have the budget to replace all of these broken chairs. I am asking for new and sturdy chairs to be placed where they are needed most.

With your donation, I can give the students new chairs and they can focus better on daily classwork.

My students will really love these comfortable and sturdy chairs and they will last for future students to use.

Ms. Melendez PS 139 Alexine A Fenty Grades 3-5

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.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture Adjustable Height Black Student Chair with Black Pedestal Frame • Amazon Business $50.91 4 $203.64

Materials cost

$203.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$236.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.77

Total project goal

$278.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$278.46

2 Donors

-$278.46

Donations toward project cost

-$236.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.77

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$0.00

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