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Mrs. DeClusin from Pueblo West, CO is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic Needs Are Necessary Essentials to Ensure the Best Education

Help me give my students basic classroom supplies, so that they can focus on what is the most important, their education.

  • $577 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

Some students are lucky to make it to school each day, let alone have school supplies. If I can provide them with supplies and remove that one bit of stress, they may be able to focus more on the classroom and less on the fact that they are not prepared to learn. By giving them these supplies, including spiral notebooks, pencils, and colored pencils, they will now feel prepared and they will be able to "breathe" and better focus on the daily content, in return becoming better prepared for their future. You truly would be a lifesaver to both them and me.

Mrs. DeClusin
Grades 6-8
  • Skyview Middle School
  • Pueblo West, CO
  • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 90 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mead Spiral Notebook, 24 Pack, 1-Subject, Wide Ruled Paper, 7-1/2" x 10-1/2", 70 Sheets per Notebook, Color Will Vary (05510) • Amazon Business $29.98 8 $239.84
Enday #2 Pencils Bulk - 500 Pack, Pre-Sharpened Wood-Cased Pencils in Bulk with Latex-Free Eraser Top, Yellow Pencils for Office and Classroom Supplies • Amazon Business $40.99 2 $81.98
Crayola Colored Pencils Bulk, Kids School Supplies For Teachers, 12 Packs with 12 Colors [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $25.44 2 $50.88
Kaplan Early Learning Masking Tape 0.75" x 60 Yards - 6 Roll Pack • Kaplan Early Learning Company $15.26 2 $30.52
BIC Wite-Out Correction Tape White 4/Pack (50589) • Staples $7.28 4 $29.12
Staples Invisible Clear Tape 0.75 x 36 yds. 1 Core Transparent 12 Rolls/Pack (52477-P12) • Staples $8.62 1 $8.62
Pink Erasers – Square Eraser, Erasers for Kids, Rubber Eraser, 40 Count, Erasers Bulk for School Supplies, Art, and Office Use • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
Scotch Heavy Duty Packing Tape with Dispenser, 1.88" x 22.2 yds., Clear (142) • Quill.com $5.21 1 $5.21

Materials cost

$452.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.42

Total project goal

$576.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$576.16

1 Donor

-$576.16

Donations toward project cost

-$489.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.42

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$0.00

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