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Ms. Young from Bridgeport, CT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Story Time Reading Rug

Help me give my students a nice clean area rug to relax, read and enjoy story time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Young's classroom raised $617

This project is fully funded

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 purchases a gray foam carpet tiles for our reading area with my own money about five years ago. The mat has suffered over the years and is now ripped and damaged. I would like to purchase a bigger and better quality rug for my students so they can have a nice clean place to read and relax. I would love for my students to have a nice colorful inviting rug to lounge and read on and enjoy story time.

This rug will allow me to create safe and clean environment for students.

My students do not enjoy sitting on the rug it has holes and the kids are tearing it more and more each day. The rug is now creating a distraction. Please help me update the area rug for my students. Any help you can provide will greatly appreciate.

Ms. Young Paul Laurence Dunbar School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bridgeport, CT 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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Dot Spots Colorful Children's Classroom Area Rug for Kids Room Seating Décor, Play Carpet for Teaching and Playing, Seats 36, 10'6" x 13'2", Rectangle • Amazon Business $486.99 1 $486.99

Materials cost

$486.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$524.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.52

Total project goal

$616.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $616.81

1 Donor

-$308.40

Donations toward project cost

-$262.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.26

match offer

-$308.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$262.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.26

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 $0.00

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