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Mrs. Golson-Oates from Cleveland OH is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Protect and Preserve

Help me give my students a Fellows Thermal Laminator to protect the materials they use and the projects they create.

  • $167 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are a group of inner city school children with a great desire to learn. They enjoy using different tools to learn, such as manipulatives that they make themselves or teacher created.

My school model is based on inquiry learning which is not just about asking questions, it's about being creative with exciting lessons using a variety of instructional tools.

So to be creative I make a lot of my instructional materials.

Students work hard using these materials to help them learn complex ideas. They also work hard creating projects to convey their learning in innovative ways to others.

My Project

We are in need of a laminator for our classroom. The purpose of this project is so we can make supplementary materials for students that can withstand more than what can on a standard piece of paper. With the use of my own in-class laminator, we can make durable materials for my classroom quickly and effectively.

I'd like my students and I to be able to create multi-use, durable materials that would benefit all students, science class, and materials that we could create for creating materials to prepare for standardized testing.

These products would be used to make learning more engaging and interactive. Students will be able to use laminated materials for years to come.

Mrs. Golson-Oates
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fellowes Spectra 125 Thermal Laminator, 12.5" Width, Silver/Black (5739701) • Staples Advantage $85.52 1 $85.52
Staples Thermal Pouches, Letter, 100/Pack (17468) • Staples Advantage $24.03 1 $24.03

Materials cost

$109.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.92

Total project goal

$166.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $166.11

3 Donors

-$86.56

Donations toward project cost

-$73.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.98

match offer

-$79.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$67.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.93

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 $0.00

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