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Mrs. Ames from Philadelphia, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stan Lee and Me!

Help me give my students the Prize-Winning Toon Graphics Collection to expose young readers to a unique genre and inspire young writers to create an original comic.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ames's classroom raised $522

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are bright, energetic, inner-city children that deserve the same educational opportunities as students in suburban districts that surround Philadelphia experience.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of state funding, our district continues to struggle to provide the bare necessities to the children at greatest risk.

Our children live in an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood, known throughout Philadelphia, for drug activity and violence. Our rather large K-4 school has become the center of our children's neighborhood. Our school is a place where the children are safe, loved, and most importantly educated. With the budget crisis we face, our students have been subjected to larger classroom sizes, cuts in personnel, including the school librarian and essential support materials in every core subject.

My Project

It has been my experience that one of the largest obstacles that reluctant readers encounter is finding a specific genre that possesses that "hook" necessary to engage the reader. The recent popularity and interest in Marvel Comics is opening the world of young readers to this incredible genre.

I believe that through the addition of the Toon Collection, I will be able to hook those readers into becoming actively involved in the reading and writing process.

Every student will be able to access a host of graphic novels that will hold their interest and help to foster true conversation between classmates about the books they are reading. With this collection I will be able to plan lessons, design interventions, as well as, provide the opportunity for each student to compose their very own comic!

Mrs. Ames Frances E Willard Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prize-Winning TOON Graphics Collection for Grades 3-5 plus Guide to Comics for Every Student! • AKJ Education $407.54 1 $407.54

Materials cost

$407.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$443.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.29

Total project goal

$521.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $521.94

8 Donors

-$260.97

Donations toward project cost

-$221.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.14

match offer

-$260.97

Match offer toward project cost

-$221.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.15

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 $0.00

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