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Ms. Platts from Savannah, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Best Adventures Begin With a Book

Help me give my students books that create excitement about reading and learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Platts's classroom raised $408

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are avid readers and they enjoy a good adventure. They borrow books from the class library and spend hours caught up having new and unique experiences. However, their love for the classroom books has presented me with a challenge.

The class books are so well loved that they are literally falling apart.

Years of students handling these books have resulted in great wear and tear. Some of my books even find their way to other homes because my students are so excited about reading. So, I need to replace books and restore my class library to its former glory. The books that I get this year will be used by other classes for the next few years until they are replaced. Help my students continue to enjoy reading and finding adventure at their fingertips.

Ms. Platts J.G. Smith 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.

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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.

Savannah, GA 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

25 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Danny the Champion of the World • AKJ Education $6.56 25 $164.00
George Washington's Socks • AKJ Education $5.10 25 $127.50

Materials cost

$291.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$345.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.06

Total project goal

$407.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $407.04

5 Donors

-$382.04

Donations toward project cost

-$324.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.31

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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