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Mr. Pond, M.Ed. from Plant City, FL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to Basics

Help me give my students classroom basics such as loose-leaf paper, sharpies, pencils, and index cards.

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My Students

Our school community contains a diverse array of students whose backgrounds and needs are as unique as the families and cultures that proudly support them. We are a school community that is extremely rich in pride, strong in support, and full of a passion to succeed.

As our school community continues to grow, our classroom continues to be a place where a high degree of emphasis is placed on engaging, innovative, and relevant learning.

Each year, I am so proud of the maturity that my students develop when it comes to their learning and personal growth as young adults. It is truly a passion of mine to offer the supplies, resources, and technology that will allow my students to gain the knowledge, as well as practice the skills, needed for success in their future college and career journeys.

I remain thankful for the support of citizen donors as well as corporate sponsors/foundations who continue to impact our classroom and transform it in inspiring ways!

My Project

Happy Holidays! As we approach the Winter/Holiday Break, our supply of classroom basics such as pencils, sharpies, loose-leaf paper, and index cards are in need of replenishment. Like many things in our lives, we do not realize how much we rely on these classroom basics until they are depleted and become classroom essentials.

When we return from Winter/Holiday Break, please help us kick-off the second half of our year with our classroom basics restocked.

As an English Language Arts class, we do quite a bit of writing and the loose-leaf paper, pencils, and index cards will help us continue to do so, especially as we begin exploring "Antigone" by Sophocles! Sharpies are always in high demand and as we explore complex concepts such as characterization, Greek tragedies, and tragic heroes, we create quite a few collaborative posters to bring clarity to our learning. Having all of these supplies restocked will help us immensely.

Mr. Pond, M.Ed. Durant High School Grades 9-12

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Plant City, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dixon Ticonderoga Woodcase Pencils, #2 Soft, Yellow Barrel, 72/Pack • Staples Advantage $17.49 2 $34.98
Staples College Filler Paper, 8.5"W x 11"H, 400/Pack (27521) • Staples Advantage $6.81 5 $34.05
Staples 3" x 5" Line Ruled Index Cards, 500/Pack (51009) • Staples Advantage $6.39 5 $31.95
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers, Black, 1/Dz (30001) • Staples Advantage $7.22 3 $21.66

Materials cost

$122.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.26

Total project goal

$181.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.74

3 Donors

-$80.39

Donations toward project cost

-$77.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.15

match offer

-$90.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.48

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 $0.00

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