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Ms. Stork from Forrest City, AR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic School Supplies for Secondary Students

My students need pencils and pens.

  • $232 goal

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I am an alumna of Teach For America, a national organization dedicated to providing teachers in poverty-stricken areas with low test scores. The goal is to send top college graduates to school districts that typically experience teacher shortages and are forced to rely upon permanent substitutes and other means to educate the children. Despite researching the region, and talking with other teachers stationed in the area, I still was not mentally prepared for the immense challenges my students faced. TFA’s mission calls for every student to have a teacher who cares for them and the furthering of their education. Every day I push my students to improve their literacy scores in hopes of limiting the amount of remedial work they must enroll in at college or even snatching a college scholarship! Messaging college as an achievable goal, my students have begun to see that this post-secondary option can be their future. It is so easy to preach about pushing oneself to move on to college, but many of my students are bogged down from the lack of resources they must have to succeed. While others across the nation are able to attend ACT preparatory courses and hire tutors, my students can’t even afford to purchase writing utensils to complete their everyday homework. With this in mind, I would like to gift each of my students with 5 pencils and 4 pens to use throughout the rest of the school year. Teaching in the Arkansas Delta has opened my eyes to a level of poverty that I previously did not know existed in the United States. While some families in our area are thriving, most of my students are faced with obstacles like helping their parents keep the lights turned on or ensuring that running water flows through their faucets. With your donation, my students will see that others across the nation are willing to push them toward achieving their goals. No longer will I receive a tear-filled explanation about how an assignment was written in colored pencil because they could not find a working pen in their apartment. As a teacher, I am only able to donate so much to my classroom. Please show these students that others are determined to help them succeed and are rooting them on to victory in high school and beyond.

Ms. Stork Forrest City High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Stork

Forrest City, AR 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

120 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL STAR STUDENT PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $2.59 3 $7.77
PENCIL AWARD PENCILS MY TEACHER LOVES ME! PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $2.59 3 $7.77
PENCIL AWARD PENCILS READERS ARE LEADERS PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $2.59 9 $23.31
PENCIL AWARD PENCILS EXCELLENT WORK! PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $2.59 3 $7.77
PENCIL: BOOKS ARE NO 1-PENCILS ARE NO 2 144/BOX • Lab Safety Supply, Inc. dba Highsmith Inc $32.11 2 $64.22
ROUND STIC PEN, BULK PACK -- Exceptional Price! BIC Round Stic Office Pens in Bulk Pack; Black • Quill $5.39 4 $21.56
ROUND STIC PEN, BULK PACK -- BIC Round Stic Office Pens in Bulk Pack; Blue • Quill $5.39 4 $21.56

Materials cost

$153.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.40

Sales tax

 $9.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$189.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.69

Total project goal

$231.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $231.61

2 Donors

-$115.80

Donations toward project cost

-$94.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.84

match offer

-$115.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.84

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