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Mr. Rosenberg from San Leandro, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to the Basics

Help me give my students HB, 2B, 4B amd 6B pencils and erasers.

  • $1,186 goal

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My Project

In Beginning and Advanced Drawing, students need pencils and erasers for each assignment on a daily basis.

Art students use different hardnesses of graphic pencils to draw structural sketches, smooth and refine their drawings and apply shading techniques, such as the five methods of shading that they learn to implement in class.

When initiating cross-hatching and other methods such as patterns, stippling and random marks, students then darken their tones with softer pencils. Erasers are used to smooth and refine, or to subtract highlighted areas that have been overworked with graphite.

Mr. Rosenberg San Leandro High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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San Leandro, CA 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

175 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Derwent Graphic Pencil - Hardness HB • Blick Art Materials $1.38 144 $198.72
Derwent Graphic Pencil - Hardness 6B • Blick Art Materials $1.38 144 $198.72
Derwent Graphic Pencil - Hardness 2B • Blick Art Materials $1.38 144 $198.72
Derwent Graphic Pencil - Hardness 4B • Blick Art Materials $1.38 144 $198.72
Pentel Hi-Polymer Eraser Caps - Pkg of 240 • Blick Art Materials $44.49 2 $88.98

Materials cost

$883.86

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$80.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,007.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$177.88

Total project goal

$1,185.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,185.87

2 Donors

-$1,185.87

Donations toward project cost

-$1,007.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$177.88

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