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Mrs. Varughese from Saint Augustine FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Spreading Love Through Literature

Help me give my students the gift of literature for Valentine's Day. This is one book in a series of beautiful, positive messages for kids.

  • $365 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are in fourth grade and ranging in ages from 8-10. Our school has 52% low income, which makes it difficult for many to take part in hands-on activities outside of school that would promote learning. As well, opportunities for field trips are hard for students who cannot afford to come along. This is why I want to bring the experience TO THE STUDENTS!

Walt Disney once said "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, & doing new things, because we're curious & curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

The most impactful learning is accomplished when students are surrounded by opportunities to soak in stimulating and hands-on information. My goal is create a classroom without boundaries and borders!

My Project

Each holiday teachers pinterest away inexpensive yet somehow still impactful gifts for their students. This typically leads to cheap 'do it yourself' trinkets that get lost, put into a drawer or simply misunderstood. I would like to start a tradition of providing students with a FUN, MESSAGE INSPIRED book for each holiday. This gift would be long lasting, education centered and hopefully over time a gift they will look forward to with each holiday. Each book would hold a positive theme, a central kind message and be their own personal keepsake to take home and share with their friends and family.

Mrs. Varughese
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT of Love • Amazon Business $11.99 23 $275.77

Materials cost

$275.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$309.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.69

Total project goal

$364.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$364.60

5 Donors

-$354.22

Donations toward project cost

-$309.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.38

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$0.00

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