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Mrs. Viau from New York, NY is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Warby Parker Eye Glasses for Low Income Students

My students need On-Site eye care services and eye glasses so that they can see the SmartBoard during lessons.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Viau's classroom raised $1,946

This project is fully funded

My Students

Seeing is believing. Several of my students can't learn to their potential because they struggle to simply see the board. No child's education should suffer due to an inability to see properly.

In many ways the students in our public school in Harlem are no different than children all across the country.

They have dreams. They have ambitions. They have goals. Yet, the vast majority of my students were born into life circumstances that would bring many of us to our knees. Most live at or below the poverty level. Many cannot afford proper nutrition or school supplies. Most do not have access to proper medical care. My students work hard and they deserve a level playing field in life.

My Project

The eye exams and glasses will allow those students who struggle with reading the board with the ability to see clearly and thereby learn to their potential. After an initial pre-screening, many students revealed that they hadn't realized that they saw less clearly than others. Others offered that they once had eye glasses but that their family could not afford an updated pair with the proper prescription. Still others shared that their family did not have proper eye-care insurance and therefore had not visited an eye doctor in many years.

My students deserve the basic ability to see the written instruction in their classrooms.

They have intellect; they have determination. They are willing to work hard. They simply ask to be able to SEE clearly. Please help me bring this basic human right to my wonderful students.

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New York, NY
Grades 9-12
Health & Wellness
Traditional School
Virtual Visitors
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Viau Frederick Douglass Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

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Tyler Maxon (Tyler Maxon will visit my school on November 13, 2015 to conduct 35 eye exams (for students who have already been pre-screened by Mrs. Viau) and write prescriptions for those students. The students will then select frames from a collection of 12 options provided by Warby Parker.This trip has already been arranged through Warby Parker. (Jesse Shultz who can be contacted at Jesse@warbyparker.com or Olivia Gold at olivia.gold@warbyparker.com)) $1,600.00

Visitor cost			$1,600.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$24.00
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$1,654.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$291.88
Total project goal			$1,945.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,945.88
1 Donor			-$1,654.00
Donations toward project cost			-$1,654.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$0.00
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$291.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Warby Parker Eye Glasses for Low Income Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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