You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call The DonorsChoose Scholar Society at (646) 556-9941.

To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Dr. Samaco from Baltimore, MD is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Dr. Samaco is requesting

Snug as a Bug on a New Rug

My students need 1 A Place for Everyone Grouptime Carpet for 18.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Samaco's classroom raised $479

This project is fully funded

I teach a Pre-K class of 20 students in a high poverty area in an Inner City. They are very special to me and need lots of attention and have very little material things. The student are very poor and often come to school in an unkempt condition with thin clothing.

The rug in our classroom has seen better days. Over the last 5 years, it has been the victim of numerous spills of all types of body fluids and beverages. The carpet is tattered and worn thin in many places. We have been infested with carpet fleas and lice. My children need a warm, comfortable place to sit and hear stories, do group work and take their naps.

If you donate this rug to our class the children will be able to seat on a warm carpet and not the cold floor. They will be on shapes that they need to practice as well as the basic colors. They can have nap time on a comfortable carpet instead of a thin blanket on the floor.

Please help these children have a bright spot in their lives by donating to this grant and helping us get a new carpet for our room. You can give them a snug place to nap, read and learn. Reach out to the Pre-K students in our school and show them that they are truly as special as I feel that they are.

Dr. Samaco Frederick Elementary School 260 Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Baltimore, MD View local requests

Nearly all 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 15donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Dr. Samaco is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR441 - A Place for Everyone Grouptime Carpet for 18 • Lakeshore Learning $329.00 1 $329.00

Materials cost

$329.00

Vendor shipping charges

$32.90

Sales tax

$16.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$392.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.11

Total project goal

$478.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$478.40

13 Donors

-$471.82

Donations toward project cost

-$392.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MD","teacherPossessivePronoun":"their","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/snug-as-a-bug-on-a-new-rug/331985/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":20,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Dr. Samaco","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1513155232","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Baltimore","teachersOnPage":[256408],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":331985,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":50007,"schoolName":"Frederick Elementary School 260","authorIds":{"256408":{"owner":"Dr. Samaco","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[331985],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp256408_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1603401517316","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":43208,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTU4Njc3","Mjg2OTUz","NDQ5OTg1","MjgzMDU5","NDQ2ODYw","Mjg3MjQ3","NDQ5MTM1","NDQ5NDk5","NDQ4ODU5","NDUxMjM2","NDUxMzcw","NDUxMjY5","NDUxNDM0"],"teacherId":256408,"schoolCounty":"Baltimore City","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland"}}