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Ms. Wilford from Philadelphia PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Write on in Fourth Grade

Help me give my students pencils and dry erase markers and boards to keep writing!

  • $159 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 local to our school, which is in West Philadelphia. Our neighborhood is exactly what you think it is.

Yet, our kiddos come to school every day to learn.

They don't have much, all of them qualify for free lunch at school every day. Coming with a pencil is almost unheard of for most of my students.

However, we toil on and learn reading, writing, math, science, social studies, arts, and computers every day. Our kiddos want a better future, and they know they need an education to get there.

My Project

My students go through pencils like they were snacks. I can start the day with 20 new pencils, and end with maybe half a pencil left.

We need dry erase markers, personal dry erase boards, and pencils to keep our classroom running smoothly.

Pencils are needed to keep writing in every subject.

Dry erase markers and boards will come in handy for in-class assignments and checking for student understanding without having to use reams and reams of paper making quizzes to informally check in on my students.

Our classrooms need a lot, but pencils, dry erase markers, and dry erase boards will be a great start.

Ms. Wilford
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flipside Dry-Erase Whiteboard, 9" x 12" (FLP10164) • Staples Advantage $36.69 2 $73.38
Quartet ReWritables Mini Dry Erase Markers, Ultra Fine Point, Assorted, 6/Pack (51-659312Q) • Staples Advantage $3.99 5 $19.95
Staples Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 72/Pack (10434-CC/22749) • Staples Advantage $10.19 1 $10.19

Materials cost

$103.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.84

Total project goal

$158.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $158.91

4 Donors

-$52.96

Donations toward project cost

-$45.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.94

match offer

-$105.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$90.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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