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Mr. Saunders from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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All of the Books, Just All of Them

Help me give my students all of the books. Seriously I want to put more books in their hands and create a reading space for them to go to.

  • $1,545 goal

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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 students at our school are a special group of middle school students. If you have ever met a middle school student then you know that often they are filled with an amount of energy and curiosity that, if tapped, could power a small town. Many of my students' families struggle to support their child's well being and significant numbers of my students are recent immigrants. Our school is faced with meeting the needs of a diverse student population that is consistently struggling financially and academically at-risk.

This has not hampered our students' eagerness and desire to learn and our teachers' devotion to teach, but our school needs as much help as it can get.

Many of these students struggle to make it to class on time because they are trying to get their younger siblings ready for school. Many of my students are often a major caregiver for their younger siblings.

My Project

The world needs a place where when we a see a kid looking down in class it is at a book not their phone. I'm trying to build a library for my students and I need your help. My library has ups and downs because I'm a sucker and I'll often give a book from my library to a student because they don't have any books at home. Last year I gave a book to a student to read over the summer. I told her that when she was done with it, meaning she either read it or decided she wasn't going to read it anymore, that she had to give it to someone else. I saw her at the beginning of this year and she told me she loved the book so much that she gave it to her Mom. I think part of the reason she loved it was because she saw representation of herself and the community in the book. What I've done is selected books that my students will see parts of themselves in the main characters. So, let's get some books in some kids hands.

There is value in a home that has books on the shelf.

I've always loved the quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero, “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”

If you're donating know that some of these books won't stay in my library, you might just be helping start a whole new library for one of my student's. I've also put in three rugs so that students can stretch out in their new library.

Our school is trying to drastically increase the amount of books that students read. With your help we can do it.

Mr. Saunders Intermediate School 229 Dr Roland Patterson Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mr. Saunders

Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

77 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nourison Passion Modern Abstract Colorful Sunburst Area Rug, 8' x 10' • Amazon Business $123.19 3 $369.57
Fiction Favorites (12 Books) Spanish • AKJ Education $98.65 1 $98.65
Harry Potter (7 Bk Set) Spanish • AKJ Education $93.27 1 $93.27
Los Juegos Del Hambre (The Hunger Games) (3 Bk Set) Spanish • AKJ Education $55.32 1 $55.32
Lunch Lady (10 Books) • AKJ Education $52.30 1 $52.30
Boxers & Saints Boxed Set • AKJ Education $25.54 2 $51.08
The Elsewhere Chronicles (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $49.34 1 $49.34
Graphic Universe (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $44.85 1 $44.85
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis - Volume 1 • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Silence of Our Friends, The • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2 Revelations • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
The Poet X • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
The Playbook • AKJ Education $10.94 2 $21.88
Nimona • AKJ Education $10.94 2 $21.88
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • AKJ Education $9.12 2 $18.24
Drama • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Piecing Me Together • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
The City of Ember The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Ball Don't Lie • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Hercules The Twelve Labors: A Greek Myth • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Mexican WhiteBoy • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Miles Morales: Spider-Man • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Darkness Before Dawn • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
You Don't Even Know Me Stories and Poems About Boys • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Feathers • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Locomotion • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
The Harlem Hellfighters A Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Warriors: SkyClan and the Stranger #1: The Rescue • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Last Summer with Maizon • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Full Court Pressure • AKJ Education $5.25 2 $10.50
Paintball Punk • AKJ Education $5.25 2 $10.50
Lunch Lady #1: Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
La Casa en Mango Street (The House on Mango Street) • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
La sombra de la serpiente (The Serpent's Shadow) • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Ser María: Amor y caos en el Bronx (Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the Bronx) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Esperanza renace (Esperanza Rising) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Skateboard Sonar • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25

Materials cost

$1,264.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,313.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$231.73

Total project goal

$1,544.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,544.88

11 Donors

-$1,458.55

Donations toward project cost

-$1,247.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$211.28

Matching donations from our partners

-$77.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$65.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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