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Ms. Stauffer from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Magic of Writing

Help me give my students the opportunity to grow their writing skills with the Mead Primary Composition Books! With this notebook, students are able to grow their skills and express themselves through writing.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stauffer's classroom raised $170

This project is fully funded

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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

By providing students these notebooks, we open them up to a world of creativity and expressing themselves. These notebooks will be used as the students' writing journals throughout the school year. In these journals, students will be given the opportunity to create their own stories and begin to learn how to state their opinions. Through both drawing and sentences, students will be able to learn the basic foundations of writing in order to help them express themselves. By donating to this project, you will help students open up the door to creative writing and finding igniting the spark for the love of literature and writing.

Ms. Stauffer William McKinley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mead Primary Composition Notebook K-2, 12 Pack Primary Ruled Composition Book, Color May Vary, Grades K-2 Writing Dotted Lined Notebook, 100 Sheets (200 Pages) 489902ELG $37.49 3 $112.47

Materials cost

$112.47

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$144.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.44

Total project goal

$169.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$169.60

1 Donor

-$84.80

Donations toward project cost

-$72.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.72

match offer

-$84.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.72

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$0.00

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