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Mrs. Lombard from Biddeford, ME is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Alternative Seating for Children With Disabilities and Sensory Needs

Help me give my students with sensory needs and disabilities alternative seating options that are comfortable and inviting.

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My Students

I service many disabled and economically challenged students who don’t always have consistent access to food, beds, a clean living environment, or books. More than 75% of our students receive free lunch, 100% of our students are offered free breakfast and snack, every day, and we are a Title I school. Although these economic stressors are often a factor in their delayed cognitive and emotional development, these students persevere, bringing limitless joy and energy to our school. I’d like to give back to my students by providing a content rich and comfortable place to call “speech therapy.”

My Project

I service over 40 different students in our district with disabilities that involve sensory needs. These disabilities include Autism, Down Syndrome, and ADHD, to name only a few.

Many of these students would benefit from alternative seating options during their speech therapy sessions such as comfortable floor seating, which these cushions would provide.

This seating would offer increased attention span, opportunity to engage their core, and a comfortable way to engage in literacy activities.

I imagine my speech therapy room to be as inviting and accommodating to each of my many students' individual needs as possible. By helping to fund something as simple as comfortable seating for our room, you're helping to grant accessibility and a sense of welcome to a group of students who need it the most.

Mrs. Lombard Biddeford Primary School Grades PreK-2

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Biddeford, ME 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids SoftZone Floor Cushions with Handles, 2" Deluxe Foam, Square, Contemporary, (6-Pack) • Amazon Business $70.00 1 $70.00
REEHUT Zafu Yoga Meditation Cushion, Round Meditation Pillow Filled with Buckwheat, Zippered Organic Cotton Cover, Machine Washable - 4 Colors and 3 Sizes - (Purple, 16"x16"x4.5") • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99

Materials cost

$100.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $5.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.27

Total project goal

$161.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $161.82

7 Donors

-$161.82

Donations toward project cost

-$137.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.27

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 $0.00

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