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Mrs. Talamantes from Mesa, AZ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Table Talk With Friends to Make Friendships for a Lifetime.

Help me give my students picnic tables to eat, talk and build life long relationships.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Talamantes's classroom raised $1,529

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

Our school has implemented the PBIS behavior system which stand for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. Our school teaches students how to be respectful, responsible and safe through this program. Part of this program is to help build incentives for students to earn for being respectful, responsible and safe throughout the school day so students will stay on task and learn more along with not interrupting other students learning.

One of our incentives that students can use their PBIS tickets for that they have earned with their great behavior is "Picnic With A Friend." Students love having a special spot that they can hangout and eat lunch with a friend because they were doing what was expected in school.

This is one of our most popular incentives but we need picnic tables for the students to be able to sit on that can withstand the Arizona weather instead of the cafeteria tables that rust when they are outside. These special picnic tables would help us design and have that special area for these special students who work so hard being respectful, responsible and safe at school. Please help give our students a special picnic area to eat with a friend.

Mrs. Talamantes Edison 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.

Mesa, AZ 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

600 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK88793946T Picnic Table Rectangle Plastic 72 1/8 in Overall Wd 57 in Overall Dp Gray • Grainger $389.51 3 $1,168.53

Materials cost

$1,168.53

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$83.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,299.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$229.34

Total project goal

$1,528.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,528.95

2 Donors

-$1,149.48

Donations toward project cost

-$977.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$172.42

match offer

-$379.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$322.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.92

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$0.00

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