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Mrs. Puff from Buffalo, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Dull to Sharp

My students need new pencil sharpeners and mailboxes to complete their work and keep their papers organized.

  • $216 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our pencils keep breaking and our sharpeners do not work well. We cannot complete our work without pencils that have a sharp point. When our work is done, we need one place to keep our papers so that they don't get lost and our family can see how hard we have worked.

Our students are hard workers and are eager to learn.

Our school is a charter school so the students have chosen to attend this school, and they are all grateful for the opportunity. They suffer so many hardships in their personal lives that I want our classroom to a place free from stress for these students.

My Project

Having new pencil sharpeners will change our students' lives because they will not be frustrated every time their pencil breaks, and they don't have the ability to quickly get a new pencil in order to complete their work. Mailboxes will help the students be more organized. Many of my students struggle to keep their papers in order. They are often proud of their work, but have a difficult time keeping their work in a safe place before the end of the day. Mailboxes will allow the students to place their papers in their own space and can pick them up when they pack up at the end of the day.

This is important because we all want a classroom that runs smoothly and has the least amount of interruption to our day.

I want to eliminate frustration for my students!

Mrs. Puff
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL SHARPENER BOSTON SCHOOL PRO ELECTRIC • School Specialty Inc. $37.95 2 $75.90
STORAGE CLASSROOM KEEPER 15 SLOT • School Specialty Inc. $28.49 2 $56.98

Materials cost

$132.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.29

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$183.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.32

Total project goal

$215.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.48

5 Donors

-$215.48

Donations toward project cost

-$183.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.32

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