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Mrs. Ferrara from Rockaway Park, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Up Close and Personal

Help me give my students a kidney table to give them the ability to work closely with their teacher to help support their needs. This also includes a laminating machine and laminating pouches.

  • $1,362 goal

This project expired on July 18, 2025.

This project expired on July 18, 2025.

My Project

Having the ability to work closely with our students gives us a better understanding of their needs and the ability to address them. This kidney table will give the students the chance to come and meet with their teacher to work in a small group and to collaborate with their peers in a smaller setting. Teachers can conference with the students to foster their needs, support them and push them to their best potential.

Having a laminator and laminating sheets will help us to support our students with our small group and hands-on activities.

Being able to laminate our materials will allow us to reuse them year after year.

Mrs. Ferrara PS 317 Waterside Children Studio 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.

Rockaway Park, NY 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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Childcraft Wood Table, Laminate Top, Kidney-Shaped, 58 x 36 x 28 Inches - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $614.96 1 $614.96
SINCHI 3-10 mil Commercial Laminating Machine, Heavy Duty, Never Jam, 48-Second Warm-up, 40 Inches/Minute, 13-Inch Thermal Laminator Machine with Laminating Sheets for Office and School • Amazon Business $169.95 1 $169.95
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouch, 9 x 11-1/2 Inches, 3 mil Thick, Pack of 100 - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $26.17 5 $130.85

Materials cost

$915.76

Vendor shipping charges

$197.57

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,157.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$204.19

Total project goal

$1,361.26

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