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Mrs. Troester from Wichita Falls, TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stop the Stumble—Store Those Backpacks!

Help me give my students a classroom backpack storage cart! It reduces clutter, prevents trips and falls, and creates a more organized learning environment for every student.

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Mrs. Troester Barwise Middle School
Wichita Falls, TX Grades 6-8

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

I'd appreciate your support in providing a Best-Buy Backpack Storage Cart for my middle school technology classroom. Right now, students keep their backpacks on the floor around their workstations, creating clutter in a room filled with computers, chairs, and cables. A dedicated storage cart would give every student a designated place for their belongings, making our classroom safer, more organized, and better suited for learning.

A backpack storage cart will help prevent trips and falls by keeping aisles clear, reducing the risk of injuries.

It will also discourage theft or accidental mix-ups by giving students a consistent location for their backpacks during class. In addition, storing backpacks away from computer workstations helps reduce the temptation for students to bring food and drinks into the lab, protecting valuable technology from spills and damage.

My goal is to create a classroom where students can focus on learning technology skills instead of navigating clutter or worrying about their personal belongings. With your generosity, we can transform our classroom into a safer, more organized, and more efficient learning environment where every student has the space to succeed. Thank you for considering an investment in our students and their future.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

200 students impacted
Mrs. Troester Barwise Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Wichita Falls, TX View local requests

More than half of 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

200 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Best-Buy Backpack Storage Cart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $799.00 1 $799.00

Materials cost

$799.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$840.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.41

Total project goal

$989.39

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 $989.39

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 $989.39

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