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Mrs. Gray from Rockford, IL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Solar Eclipse of the Sun

Help me give my students a safe viewing of the solar eclipse in 2024!

  • $788 goal

This project expired on July 7, 2024.

This project expired on July 7, 2024.

My Project

Help give our whole school a safe solar eclipse viewing! Where we live we are not in the path of totality, but the peak of our partial eclipse is right at our dismissal time.

We will we sending 500 students out our doors and would love to give them all an experience of a lifetime!

Not only would this be a great experience for them, but also the glasses would help them have a safe experience. For our students to see a solar eclipse also our literacy units a reality!

Mrs. Gray Welsh Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Rockford, IL 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

500 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
100-pack of SAFE SOLAR ECLIPSE Glasses (ISO 12312-2 International Safety Standard eye protection; Made in USA ISO & CE Certified direct sun viewing) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $125.00 5 $625.00

Materials cost

$625.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$669.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.13

Total project goal

$787.51

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