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Mrs. Gordon from Winston Salem, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Splash, Brush, Swipe Some Color Into Our World

My students need a variety of colors and types of paint.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gordon's classroom raised $471

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are creative, young citizens who are diverse in their ethnic background. They come to my classroom full of life and energy. Their homes and families are rich in culture and tradition. My students represent a diverse racial group with family from at least two other continents and a few other countries. While my students are creative and bring so many ideas to the table, they often lack the necessary resources to provide the opportunities, tools, activities, etc. to explore their ideas.

My Project

These various types of paint will give my students a wide range of painting and otherwise artistic experiences. They will have stronger art work for annual county and district exhibits. My students will have a range of colors as well, which will allow them to choose several different subjects for their compositions, everything from landscapes to portraits along with abstract and non-objective works. These paints will help me teach my full curriculum and give students, my young artists, opportunities to explore many different art media. They will learn about the different characteristics of the paints and be able to compare and contrast techniques used with each type of paint.

Mrs. Gordon Diggs - Latham Elementary School 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.

Winston Salem, NC 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

540 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jack Richeson Semi-Moist Individual Tempera Cake - 1-58 x 1-78 - 8-Color Set 2 • Nasco $14.60 8 $116.80
Jack Richeson Set of 8 Tempera Cakes with Tray • Nasco $11.12 8 $88.96
Jack Richeson Mini Tempera Cakes - Set of 9 Colors in Black Tray • Nasco $7.16 8 $57.28
Pentel Oil Pastels - 25-Color Set • Nasco $2.96 8 $23.68
PRANG Washable Watercolors - 16-Color Set • Nasco $2.88 8 $23.04

Materials cost

$309.76

Vendor shipping charges

$30.98

Sales tax

$24.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.51

Total project goal

$470.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$470.06

5 Donors

-$348.88

Donations toward project cost

-$301.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.08

Matching donations from our partners

-$115.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$97.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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$0.00

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