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Mr. Mendez from Miami Beach, FL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bean Bags for Social Emotional Class

Help me give my students bean bags for my classroom to provide them with a safe and calming place.

  • $307 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Hello! My name is Mr. Mendez and I teach students in grade K-8. My students are challenged with social and emotional behavior challenges. Every day they show up to school despite their challenges at home and school and give it their all to succeed and reach their educational goals. I work in a school with a high percentage of students who come from a low income family.

Many of my students are not able to afford items for the classroom that make a huge difference.

At times my students need a safe and comfortable place to calm down, relax and free their minds from a variety of challenges they may be facing at any given time. I am looking to have 4 bean bags purchased for my classroom so they have this safe place in the classroom. It would mean the world to them to have bean bags and safe, calming place for them.

Mr. Mendez Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Miami Beach, 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

11 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Aurora Bean Bag Chair, Black Smartmax, Durable Polyester Nylon Blend, 2.5 feet • Amazon Business $56.79 4 $227.16

Materials cost

$227.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$260.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.98

Total project goal

$306.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $306.55

3 Donors

-$306.55

Donations toward project cost

-$260.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.98

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 $0.00

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