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Ms. Richards from Portland, ME is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Richards's classroom raised $597

Setting Up For Success!

Help me give my students a positive start to the school year with headphones, markers, and games for our classroom!

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Ms. Richards Gerald E Talbot Community School
Portland, ME Grades PreK-2

My Project

Due to the low-income households that my school supports, students are not required to purchase or bring their own school supplies at the start of the school year. This project helps fund beginning of the school year supplies for the students of my classroom.

Supplies I am hoping to purchase include desk name tags, shared classroom supplies including glue sticks and whiteboard markers, and games that promote social-emotional learning and classroom play.

This list of supplies sets my classroom up to be successful and able to organically create classroom community from the first day of school!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 11 donors
Ms. Richards Gerald E Talbot Community School Grades PreK-2

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.

Portland, ME 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

20 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Multipurpose Headphones with Volume Control - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.99 1 $99.99
Cooperative Board Game Set - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $85.46 1 $85.46
Expo Dry Erase Markers Fine Tip Black 12/Pack (86001) • Staples $10.49 5 $52.45
Operation Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Elmer's School WashableRemovable Glue Sticks 0.24 oz. White 30/Pack (E556) • Staples $10.26 3 $30.78
Bob Ross Happy Little Accidents Board Game • Blick Art Materials $19.26 1 $19.26
Standard #2 Pencils - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.99 6 $17.94
Charades for Kids Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Chutes and Ladders Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Folding Mancala Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Mr. Sketch© Scented Watercolor Markers - Set of 12 • Nasco $10.80 1 $10.80
Sharpie Flip Chart Permanent Marker Bullet Tip Assorted 8/Pack (22480) • Staples $8.52 1 $8.52
Checkers • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.06 1 $8.06
Lakeshore Traditional Manuscript Reference Nameplates - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
Mr. Sketch Scented Water Based Markers Chisel Assorted Colors 12/Pack (1905069) • Staples $7.11 1 $7.11
Dots on Black Name Tags • Teachers' School Supply $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$436.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.69

Sales tax

 $21.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.48

Total project goal

$596.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.56

10 Donors

-$583.62

Donations toward project cost

-$507.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.94

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