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Ms. M. from NY is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Author Buzz

My students need exposure to the writing profession. An author is a great way for students to learn and ask questions about the writing process.

  • $1,230 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

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.

We are an elementary school in New York City.

We have 695 students from Pre-K through grade 5. The school population comprises 29.5% black, 69% Hispanic,1% white and 0.5% Asian students. We are a title 1 school. Our children love our reading activities.

My Project

We have been promoting literacy in our school, hence we have invited Irene Smalls to speak to our kids. Irene Smalls has earned great recognition for her writing. She has twenty years experience traveling nationally and internationally offering storytelling and professional development training on early literacy. She has performed twice at the White House Easter Egg Hunt. Book Expo America's African American Pavilion named their children's book award the Irene Smalls children Book Award in 2008.

We want to create a love for books and reading.

We will be inviting the parents to join us. What better way to share a literary feast? Let's have Irene Smalls in the house to share her expertise on Black History and the Publishing Industry. Who knows she might just inspire future authors, publishers and humanitarians.

Ms. M.
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Visitor Total
Irene Smalls (Speak to the students about black history and publishing.) $1,000.00

Visitor cost

$1,000.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,045.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.41

Total project goal

$1,229.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,229.41

1 Donor

-$614.70

Donations toward project cost

-$522.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.20

match offer

-$614.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$522.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.21

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 $0.00

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