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This has been possible because of you.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, we have begun recognizing students for their acts of service and kindness within our school community. Students are now being announced over the intercom and presented with certificates, along with a brief reflection explaining why they are being honored. 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Students are looking forward to expressing themselves more, printing their ideas, and working together.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for your all your help and generosity. We are truly excited to more printing creations in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1761918333870,"projectUrl":"project/say-cheeseclick/9629304/","projectTitle":"Say Cheese...Click!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Anyanwu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2071453_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664505834389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-anyanwu-30"},{"teacherId":1678190,"projectId":9935095,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generous donation to our class project. 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About this school
Purche Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Gardena, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 371 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Its teachers have had 903 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Purche Avenue Elementary School
$713,036
raised using DonorsChoose
903
projects
funded
53
teachers
funded
679
donors
117
projects
for
basic supplies
194
projects for
technology
70
projects for
books
59
projects
for
art supplies
Purche Avenue Elementary School has received support from
416 individuals from California and
263 individuals out-of-state.