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Ms. Schrick from Lafayette, LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need to Get to the Point!

My students need 6 quality electric pencil sharpeners that will get the job done in a timely manner so that we are not spending precious time sharpening pencils.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schrick's classroom raised $262

This project is fully funded

My Students

It seems as though we have a family of gophers living in our pencil sharpener!! We are desperately in need of quality electric pencil sharpeners. Our current ones seem to just "chew, chew, and chew the wood" like a hungry gopher.

I teach at a school that is located in the "Heart of Cajun Country." We have a diverse student population.

We have many at-risk students, as well as, being one of the host schools for students residing in local shelters. Even though we are a diverse lot, we have one common thread and that is to provide our students with the best education that they deserve.

My Project

With these sharpeners, our first graders will be able to sharpen their pencils with "quickness and ease" and not have to rely on the teacher to do the task for them. They will be able to quickly "get to the point" of learning. Sharpening pencils will not be a task that we dread.

Funding this proposal will help our first graders be more independent learners.

It will enable them to focus on their work at hand and always be ready to complete a writing task with pencils ready! Sharp pencils . . Sharp minds!

Ms. Schrick Prairie Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Lafayette, LA View local requests

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

80 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER 4''X8 1/2''X6'' TRANSLUCENT BLUE • ABC School Supply, Inc $25.92 6 $155.52
ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER 4''X8 1/2''X6'' TRANSLUCENT BLUE • ABC School Supply, Inc $25.92 6 $155.52

Materials cost

$155.52

Vendor shipping charges

$15.55

Sales tax

$13.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$222.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.18

Total project goal

$261.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$261.19

1 Donor

-$261.19

Donations toward project cost

-$222.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.18

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$0.00

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