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Ms. Holmes from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching with Love

Help me give my students by giving them my favorite two books by Mildred Taylor. I loved these books as a child and I want my students to love them too.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Holmes's classroom raised $442

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are eager to learn but unfortunately, they do not have the full support to be able to thrive. They go through dramatic events both at home and school but they are special in their own way.

Another reason for the donors choose list is to ensure that my students have the books for independent reading that we will be doing from home.

My Project

These books will be used in independent reading while doing virtual learning and will help them engage in great conversation. Doing this time in the world, I want my students to appreciate their culture more and strive to want more out of life. A lot of my students live in urban areas and they see violence and troubling things. Some of my students have lost loved ones and their idea of a happy life seems to disappear. Please help me let them see the world in a different light. Thanks

Ms. Holmes Oak Grove - Bellemeade Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Let the Circle Be Unbroken • AKJ Education $6.56 26 $170.56
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $6.29 26 $163.54

Materials cost

$334.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$375.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.20

Total project goal

$441.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.31

1 Donor

-$187.56

Donations toward project cost

-$187.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$220.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.10

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 $0.00

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