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Ms. Samson from Pinole, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Start of a Great Classroom Library

Help me give my students a great classroom library. My students have not been able to turn a page in a book for sometime. I want them to fall in love with read and holding a book again.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Samson's classroom raised $534

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have a group of wonderful 4th graders who have not been in classroom in a long time. The start of the year was very difficult for them, they've had 3 different teachers before I become their teacher. Due to the teacher shortage, I was not placed with them until the middle of September.

My Project

My fourth graders love to read, but they have been reading on their tablets for the last 18 months. I would love for them to begin reading from books again, to be able to hold a book and to turn the pages.

These books will be used to start a new classroom library and give my students a chance to discover a love for books.

The feeling of being able to escape from their problems and use their imagination to relieve the stress of a young person's life is priceless.

Ms. Samson Collins 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.

Pinole, CA 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

27 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (14 books) • AKJ Education $164.69 1 $164.69
Grade 4 SEL (10 Books) • AKJ Education $88.22 1 $88.22
Amulet (8 Books) • AKJ Education $81.55 1 $81.55
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $31.38 1 $31.38
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • AKJ Education $11.65 1 $11.65

Materials cost

$377.49

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$34.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$453.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.06

Total project goal

$533.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$533.75

5 Donors

-$527.87

Donations toward project cost

-$453.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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$0.00

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