You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Van Orden from Riverton UT is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Van Orden is requesting

To Be Blunt, We Need To Sharpen Our Pencils

Help me give my students an amazing, long lasting pencil sharpener and erasers for those pesky dull pencils.

  • $160 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are the best students there are! They are often volunteering to help each other learn. They encourage learning from both themselves and others. Each of our students is amazing at a continued growth mindset, making even large challenges seem doable.

I teach in a middle income area where a free public education is just that--free.

No one is required to bring in supplies, so sometimes we lack needed supplies to help everyday learning be both engaging and child-centered.

They love art, STEM, science, and reading.

My Project

Pencils are something students need daily for everything they do in school. They use them for assignments, homework, writing in their planner, assessments, art, and more. It is impossible to do all of this without a good quality pencil sharpener. Unfortunately, pencil sharpeners don't always last the test of time. This pencil sharpener does. It will help the students sharpen their pencils quickly and then get back to work with little delay.

An effective pencil sharpener will increase the learning time for my students since they won't be fighting with a traditional sharpener for a good point.

A functioning pencil sharpener can deeply affect the learning environment in a classroom. Please help sharpen our dull world with this pencil sharpener and erasers.

Ms. Van Orden
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Van Orden is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO High Volume Commercial Electric Pencil Sharpener, Model 41, Beige • Amazon Business $97.00 1 $97.00
Funny Face Cap Erasers (1-Pack of 144) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$103.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.92

Total project goal

$159.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $159.47

2 Donors

-$74.00

Donations toward project cost

-$72.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.35

match offer

-$74.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Van Orden and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Riverton","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4746902],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"UT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4570792,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/to-be-blunt-we-need-to-sharpen-our-penc/4570792/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Van Orden","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4746902":{"owner":"Ms. Van Orden","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4570792],"proposalHash":"-886341670","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4746902_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504229668244","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20994767,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDc0NjkwMg==","NTMxMDQ0Mg==","Njg4Njk0NQ=="],"teacherId":4746902,"schoolCounty":"Salt Lake","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.