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Your generosity has enriched the student's home library as they were each gifted one before leaving for the holiday vacation. \r\n\r\nEach book you've provided offered my students the chance to explore the theme of Winter by discovering fresh ideas and developing a lifelong love of reading. The books were individually selected for each student so they could access the text and practice reading at home with their parents, guardians, family, and friends. \r\n\r\nYour kindness is a reminder of how powerful community support can be in shaping young minds. 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The only way we can keep this awesome idea going is through donations. Your donation brought LCD tablets, scratch art notebooks, and mini coloring books to our store. With your support we were able to bring joy and excitement to our school. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1760546983184,"projectUrl":"project/school-wide-reward-store-part-1/9702330/","projectTitle":"School Wide Reward Store, Part 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bonilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4535530_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625165525303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4535530"},{"teacherId":4535530,"projectId":9844884,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us bring merchandise to our new \"SHINE\" store. 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South Lawrence East Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Lawrence, Massachusetts that is part of Lawrence Public Schools.
It serves 666 students
in grades 1 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Its teachers have had 556 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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South Lawrence East Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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95%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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South Lawrence East Elementary School
$246,398
raised using DonorsChoose
556
projects
funded
62
teachers
funded
1,447
donors
117
projects
for
basic supplies
61
projects for
technology
81
projects for
books
19
projects
for
art supplies
South Lawrence East Elementary School has received support from
650 individuals from Massachusetts and
797 individuals out-of-state.