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Mr. Walker from Miami, FL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sip, Paint, Create: A Young Artist Experience

Help me give my students paints, canvases, markers, mixed-media paper, and art supply organizers for a fun, organized, hands-on art experience.

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Mr. Walker Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy
Miami, FL Grades 3-5

My Project

I want to provide my students with a memorable art experience that allows them to feel like real artists. Through this project, they will engage in a fun, elementary-friendly “Juice & Canvas” painting event right in our art classroom.

Each student will have the opportunity to paint on a canvas while enjoying a kid-friendly juice or sweet drink.

I will guide them through the painting process, encouraging them to select their own colors, patterns, and creative details. The focus is not on uniformity but on helping each child express their unique creativity.

We need paints, canvases, markers, crayons, paper, and other materials to empower students to explore their artistic skills. Classroom organizers will make these supplies easily accessible, allowing students to spend more time creating.

For many, this will be their first experience participating in a special painting event like this, and I want them to feel the excitement of creating artwork in a welcoming and celebratory environment.

Your support will help transform an ordinary art class into an extraordinary creative experience—one canvas, one young artist, and one colorful memory at a time.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 240 students impacted
Mr. Walker Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Miami, FL View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Never Before Funded 240 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hapinest Rotating Art Supply Organizer - Crayon, Marker & Pencil Storage Solution for School Teachers & Classroom Crafts - Rotating Desk Organizer Caddy • Amazon Business $26.99 8 $215.92
Crayola Broad Line Markers Classpack (256 Ct), Bulk Markers for Kids, Art Supplies for School, Classroom Must Haves, Preschool & Kindergarten Supplies • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
FIXSMITH Canvas Boards for Painting 4x6 Inch, Super Value 24 Pack Mini Canvases, White Blank Canvas Panels, 100% Cotton Primed, Painting Art Supplies • Amazon Business $14.98 4 $59.92
Crayola Washable Paint, 1 Pint Bottles, Assorted Colors, Set of 12, 11.5x8.75x7.75 - Adult • School Specialty $51.99 1 $51.99
MYKASEN Desk Storage Organizer with 9 Drawers, Clear Plastic Storage Cabinet, Stackable Desk Storage Box for Makeup Office Craft Hardware Art Supplies,9.8x6.3x5.9inch(Purple) • Amazon Business $23.99 2 $47.98
Crayola Anti-Roll Triangular Crayons Classpack, Assorted Colors, Set of 256, Red, 18x9.38x2 - Adult • School Specialty $46.68 1 $46.68
Ucreate Mixed-Media Paper, 80 lb., 9 x 12 Inches, Natural White, 500 Sheets, 12x9x4 - Adult • School Specialty $30.97 1 $30.97
Shuttle Art 30 Pack Watercolor Paint Set Bulk, 12 Colors Watercolor Paint Set bulk with Paint Brushes for Kids and Adults, Washable Paint for Classroom, Parties, Kindergarten and Art Activities • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Crayola Giant Construction Paper and Stencils, 18 x 12 Inches, Pack of 48, 18x12x0.375 - Adult • School Specialty $6.22 3 $18.66

Materials cost

$562.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.83

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$615.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.59

Total project goal

$723.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $723.94

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 $723.94

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