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Mrs. Thorsen from Salt Lake City UT is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tape Is in-Dispense-Able!

Help me give my students tape dispensers that are easy to use and don't break!

  • $165 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

At our Title I middle school, you would never guess some of the many challenges our students face. Despite 10% of our population being homeless and 85% functioning with 3-4 risk factors, our students come through the doors every day with terrific attitudes and work ethic.

I am proud to be part of helping our racially diverse population of students be empowered and successful.

86% of the 7th and 8th graders here are low income and receive free or reduced lunch, and yet they are among the most brilliant middle school students one could meet.

My Project

We use tape CONSTANTLY in our classroom. Our math notebooks are something we use every week - sometimes multiple times a week. There are many inserts and foldables that get taped into our notebooks, but the refillable tape dispensers I use now are weak and hard to refill.

Help me provide for my student's sturdy tape dispensers to help our taping process go more smoothly.

Our current tapes are refillable but so many have broken that it's hard to get the ​tape to every student. Not only that, but I have students who have dexterous issues that would have a much easier time using a tape dispenser that can sit on a table.

Mrs. Thorsen
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Desktop Tape Dispenser Silvertech, Two-Tone (C60-ST) • Amazon Business $3.88 20 $77.60
Scotch Brand Magic Tape, Numerous Applications, Cuts Cleanly, Engineered for Office and Home Use, 3/4 x 1000 Inches, Boxed, 24 Rolls (810K24) • Amazon Business $30.59 1 $30.59

Materials cost

$108.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.67

Total project goal

$164.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.48

2 Donors

-$164.48

Donations toward project cost

-$139.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.67

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 $0.00

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