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Mrs. Forsythe from Southfield, MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Super Duper Sturdy Pencil Boxes

Help me give my students Super Duper Sturdy pencil boxes so they last all year round.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Forsythe's classroom raised $284

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students can sometimes be a bit rough with their belongings. Hey... it's kindergarten! Their boxes sometimes fall off the tables or are stepped on when the kids are working on the floor.

They drop them, crack them and color on them, but THESE pencil boxes will last all year long!

Matching sturdy boxes means that all kids will have the same opportunity to have a box that will last. I won't have some kids feel bad that they have a flimsy Dollar Store pencil box that will break.

I like my kids to feel cared for and I like to offer to them the things that they need when sometimes it is difficult for parents to supply these things.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Mrs. Forsythe Birney K-8 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.

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.

Southfield, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snap-Shut Pencil Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 22 $87.78
KleenSlate© Black Small Dry-Erase Markers with Eraser • Nasco $31.24 2 $62.48
Astrobrights Colored Paper, 8-1/2 x 11 Inches, Assorted Bright Colors, Pack of 500, Orange • School Specialty $27.97 1 $27.97
Neenah 21859 Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5” x 11”, 24 lb / 89 gsm, Vulcan Green, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98

Materials cost

$194.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.44

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$240.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.45

Total project goal

$283.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $283.01

5 Donors

-$137.59

Donations toward project cost

-$122.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.36

Matching donations from our partners

-$139.21

Match offers toward project cost

-$118.33

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.21

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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