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Ms. Wilson from Richmond VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Self-Confidence in a Few Small Packages

Help me give my students self-confidence, self-assurance, and bolster their self-esteem with these items.

  • $242 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I teach history in a Title I, inner-city school with very limited resources. With around 900 students, the majority of students are on free or reduced price lunch. My students are extremely creative, intelligent, and charismatic. They constantly amaze me with how much they can do with so little. My school is a burgeoning atmosphere of diversity. With a demographic population of around forty-nine percent Latino, forty-nine percent African-American, and two percent White, my school is a beacon of cultural and ethnic diversity. I service a plethora of English language learners and exceptional education students.

My Project

Working in an impoverished area, many of our students do not have access to some of the most basic necessities in life. In the world of education, we particularly think of things such as pencils, school supplies, and food items that our students may be lacking. However, there are also other materials that we sometimes ignore in an academic setting. This is particularly seen in our female students. Oftentimes, a student will come to me with an embarrassed look on their face, "telling me that it is their time of the month and that they need a pad or a tampon." In addition, I have seen many of my female students enter into my classroom with hoodies on and despondent about the day ahead of them. Sometimes the answer to their lackluster attitude is their hairstyle and not feeling good about their physical appearance.

With these materials, such as combs, menstrual pads, and brushes, the teachers at my school can help to play a small part in bolstering the self-esteem of some of our female students!

Ms. Wilson
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Always Infinity Feminine Pads for Women, Size 1, 108 Count, Regular Absorbency, with Wings, Unscented (36 Count, Pack of 3-108 Count Total) • Amazon Business $20.05 3 $60.15
Dove Advanced Care Antiperspirant & Deodorant Stick, Cool Essentials, Travel Size 0.5 Ounce (Pack of 8) • Amazon Business $10.96 4 $43.84
3 Packs Pink Rat Tail Comb Fiber Teasing Combs Rat Tail Lifting Combs Styling Combs, Carbon Fiber and Stainless Steel Pintail for Hair Salon or Home Supplies (3 Packs) • Amazon Business $5.98 5 $29.90
Always Wipes-to-Go, 20 Count - Pack of 4 (80 Total Count) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Always Radiant Feminine Pads for Women, Size 2, 78 Count, Heavy Flow Absorbency, with Flexfoam Wings, Light Clean Scent, 26 Count, Pack of 3 - 78 Count Total) • Amazon Business $17.82 1 $17.82
Goody Styling Essentials Hair Brush, Woodgrain Professional • Amazon Business $3.20 1 $3.20

Materials cost

$172.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.26

Total project goal

$241.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$241.75

4 Donors

-$166.75

Donations toward project cost

-$141.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.01

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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$0.00

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