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Mr. Jones from Salinas CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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You Are Awesome!

Help me give my students sets of "You Are Awesome" pencils to add some reassurance in their lives.

  • $253 goal

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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

My students are some of the most resilient, energetic, and inspiring young people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Many of them come from single-parent homes, most qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at our Title I school and a large number of them have had to endure homelessness. They are also leaders and role models for the younger siblings they help care for while parents are at work.

Regardless of the struggles that they may face, my students still find a way to show up to class smiling every single day.

They are excited about their future and all of the possibilities that await them. While they are aware it will take a lot of work and dedication to get there, I have never met a more capable group of young people.

My Project

My students need many incentive pencils. Since many of my students go home to violence, and tend to bring the hatred and violence to school, having incentives for the students to earn makes coming to school a positive experience. Useful motivational pencils, to reassure the students that they are cared for can go a long way!

Can you remember the last time someone showed you they cared?

That feeling can be given to my students every moment they are at school. That feeling of being cared for can easily create an anti-bullying community! All of this can be made possible with your support!

Mr. Jones
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AWARD PENCILS YOU ARE AWESOME! PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $2.83 54 $152.82

Materials cost

$152.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.28

Sales tax

 $13.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$214.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.83

Total project goal

$252.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $252.20

1 Donor

-$126.09

Donations toward project cost

-$107.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.91

match offer

-$126.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.92

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 $0.00

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