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This is a favorite of our students because they can all relate to sick children. Many know someone local who has to go there for a short or long stay. They really do write good notes for the kids to keep them positive and they like looking at all of the activities and puzzles. Thank you for helping to make this happen for my students to give back to our community. 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This last cabinet for locking storage will be great for all of our extra items that we need to keep safe from others during the school year. I do a lot of work with our school store, my store, community service projects, and spiritwear for my own students. Any extras need to be stored and locked so I can use them in the year or next year. These storage cabinets are amazing!!!! Thank you for doing all you do for my classroom and my whole school. You are amazing and what you have done to help me transform my classroom has been awesome!!! 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Many families are in need this season and my school tries to help as many as we can. The kids will have items for Christmas and that matters a lot to young kids and teens. We have families who don't ask for help, but we have many that do. My family liaison makes sure to get lists and verify the need and then projects like this help us fulfill those needs as best we can. I have holiday projects up and coming for some of those asks that others don't pick up. Since budgets are tight everywhere our teachers and families help take care of those in need, but we are finding we fall a bit short this year. 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Pierre S DuPont Middle School is
an urban public school
in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Brandywine School District.
It serves 732 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 986 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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66%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Pierre S DuPont Middle School
$656,225
raised using DonorsChoose
986
projects
funded
83
teachers
funded
1,610
donors
149
projects
for
basic supplies
123
projects for
technology
136
projects for
books
36
projects
for
art supplies
Pierre S DuPont Middle School has received support from
611 individuals from Delaware and
999 individuals out-of-state.