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Ms. VanderVelde from Midvale, UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Helping Hand

Help me give my students additional classroom resources! This will give them access to better books, adequate technology, and daily necessities. With the impacts of COVID-19, any extra support makes a deep impact.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. VanderVelde's classroom raised $998

This project is fully funded

My Students

Hola! こんにちは! Hello! سلام! Ciao! I am a fourth-grade teacher at an elementary school in Utah. Here we honor individuality, value differences, and celebrate diversity! Among my fourth graders are multiple ethnicities, languages, and personalities.

My students are valued members of their community and are passionate about learning!

They are eager to take on challenges, express their ideas, and make new friends. Our classroom is a place full of happiness, growth, and empathy!

My Project

Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions. It is hard work, but when I can provide my students with more opportunity and safe space to be themselves it is worth it. The resources in this project will help my students everyday. New books will help inspire them, games for brain breaks, music to relieve stress, and much more. The gift cards will help for future classroom necessities, to provide for classroom parties, for special activities, like reading with a buddy and sipping on hot cocoa or special art projects like creating Valentine boxes, and any other expense expected of me to buy. During this time of uncertainty, providing my students with a healthy, safe, and loving classroom is of utmost importance. The resources in this project will support my students now and future ones to come!

Ms. VanderVelde East Midvale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Mini Envelope (Navy and Gold) • Amazon Business $25.00 10 $250.00
JBL FLIP 5, Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Green (New Model) • Amazon Business $129.95 1 $129.95
Crayola Broad Line Markers Bulk, School Supplies, 16 Bold Colors, 256 Count • Amazon Business $59.98 1 $59.98
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12 Books Complete Collection Set New(Diary Of a Wimpy Kid,Rodrick Rules,The Last Straw,Dog Days,The Ugly Truth,Cabin Fever,The Third Wheel,Hard Luck,The Long Haul,Old School..etc • Amazon Business $54.00 1 $54.00
BLU MONACO Foldable Pink Magazine Holder with Gold Label Holder - Set of 6 - Cardboard Magazine File Boxes Desk File Organizer • Amazon Business $40.00 1 $40.00
Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Yellow, Pre-sharpened, Class Pack, 320 pencils • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Rock Tumbler Grit - 3.28 Pounds Rock Polishing Grit Media, Works with any Rock Tumbler, Rock Polisher, Stone Polisher, Polishes 8-10 Pounds of Rocks • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Learning Resources Magnetic Pocket Chart Squares, Classroom/Teacher Organizer, Classroom Supplies, Homeschool Supplies, All Grades, Set of 4 • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Mexican Train Dominoes Game in Aluminum Carry Case, for Adults, Families and Kids Ages 8 and up • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Hasbro Gaming Scrabble Game • Amazon Business $18.86 1 $18.86
Judy Blume's Fudge Box Set • Amazon Business $18.85 1 $18.85
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
Choose Your Own Adventure 4-Book Boxed Set #1 (The Abominable Snowman, Journey Under The Sea, Space And Beyond, The Lost Jewels of Nabooti) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Life • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hasbro Gaming CONNECT 4 - Classic four in a row game - Board Games and Toys for Kids, boys, girls - Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sorry! Board Game for Kids Ages 6 and Up; Classic Hasbro Board Game; Each Player Gets 4 Pawns; Family Game • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Smelly Socks • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My First Book of Planets: All About the Solar System for Kids • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Something Good (Classic Munsch) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Show and Tell (Classic Munsch) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
SmartDealsPro 10 Pack of Random Color D20 Polyhedral Dice for DND RPG MTG Table Games • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$805.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.55

Total project goal

$997.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$997.02

1 Donor

-$997.02

Donations toward project cost

-$847.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.55

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$0.00

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