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Mr. Remer from Concord, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tools for Self-Expression

Help me give my students the dignity of new watercolor brushes, acrylic brushes, and ink pens to replace the worn out and inadequate tools they are used to seeing in our public school art classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Remer's classroom raised $578

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

For the most part, my students are lower income, Latino, and focused on day-to-day survival. Most of my students live in the "Monument Corridor" in Concord, an island of poverty amidst the wealth of the San Francisco Bay Area, and a region known for crime and even gang activity. Furthermore, many of the students who end up in art class are part of the special education program and are used to feeling excluded from the opportunities of the general populace.

My students are mostly from immigrant families--children who have experienced many hardships at a young age--and yet they tend to be honest, caring, and optimistic.

They are worldly wise but ignorant of many things needed to be successful. They lack confidence in their academic abilities and often don't see college as a viable option or art as a practical pursuit.

My students are humble and open-minded but need encouragement to reach their fullest potential. They deserve to explore their creative potential and learn to appreciate and create beauty in their lives.

My Project

My students are used to the "hand-me-downs," the broken and forgotten items. Our art classroom has been underfunded for too many years, and it shows. I hope to transform this experience and offer my students something more than what they are used to.

Please help me transform a woefully underfunded public school art classroom--with its dilapidated brushes and broken, inadequate tools--by funding high-quality brushes and pens.

I wish for my students to learn how to draw and paint with "real artist tools," not the mediocre brushes they are used to that make art difficult and frustrating. Adequate tools can allow students to truly experience art for themselves and see self-expression and beauty as within their reach.

Mr. Remer Ygnacio Valley High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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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

120 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
09605-1126 - Richeson Bulk Pack Watercolor Paper - 12" x 18", 88 lb, Pkg of 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $12.67 4 $50.68
05368-1008 - Blick Academic Synthetic Brush - Round, Size 8 • Blick Art Materials $6.84 5 $34.20
05105-2012 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 12 • Blick Art Materials $1.68 20 $33.60
21126-0500 - Sennelier India Ink - 500 ml, China Black • Blick Art Materials $33.44 1 $33.44
05368-1006 - Blick Academic Synthetic Brush - Round, Size 6 • Blick Art Materials $6.08 5 $30.40
20914-1065 - Speedball Standard Pen Holders - Black • Blick Art Materials $1.40 20 $28.00
05105-2008 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 8 • Blick Art Materials $1.37 20 $27.40
05368-1002 - Blick Academic Synthetic Brush - Round, Size 2 • Blick Art Materials $5.32 5 $26.60
05105-2014 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 14 • Blick Art Materials $2.43 10 $24.30
20909-1222 - Speedball Standard Point Dip Pen Nibs - #22B, Pack of 2 • Blick Art Materials $2.85 8 $22.80
05170-1016 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush - Bright, Size 16 • Blick Art Materials $1.66 10 $16.60
05105-2010 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 10 • Blick Art Materials $1.59 10 $15.90
05105-2006 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 6 • Blick Art Materials $1.29 10 $12.90
05170-1012 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush - Bright, Size 12 • Blick Art Materials $1.27 10 $12.70
05105-2004 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 4 • Blick Art Materials $1.25 10 $12.50
05170-1010 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush - Bright, Size 10 • Blick Art Materials $1.16 10 $11.60
05170-1008 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush - Bright, Size 8 • Blick Art Materials $1.16 10 $11.60
05105-2000 - Blick Economy Pony Hair Brush - Round, Short Handle, Size 0 • Blick Art Materials $1.10 10 $11.00

Materials cost

$416.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$490.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.57

Total project goal

$577.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $577.11

4 Donors

-$577.11

Donations toward project cost

-$490.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.57

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