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Mrs. West-Simon from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Our Students' Hearts and Minds!

Help me give my students requested books for our Inchy book vending machine, as well as some hardcover social-emotional titles for their overall well-being.

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My Project

In 2021, our campus received an amazing new upgrade, in the form of a book vending machine named Inchy. Our students continue to be thrilled by Inchy, and they have had the opportunity to earn tokens to redeem for an Inchy book in a number of different ways, from behavior awards, to reading prizes, to birthdays! We love witnessing the children’s enthusiasm when they receive their tokens; the only downside is that Inchy has a big appetite – he constantly needs more books to fill his belly!

We'd love to be able to restock Inchy with a great new variety of books that would help keep our students happy, healthy, and enthusiastic about reading!

We constantly receive suggestions from students about books they’d like to see in Inchy, and would also like to enhance the collection with some useful social-emotional learning titles as well. Books like these will help keep our students engaged and excited about reading, and also promote their emotional well-being!

Mrs. West-Simon Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Irvine, CA View local requests 550 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 17) • Amazon Business $7.49 8 $59.92
Pages and Co Book Series Set • Amazon Business $27.95 2 $55.90
The Unwanteds Quests Complete Collection: Dragon Captives; Dragon Bones; Dragon Ghosts; Dragon Curse; Dragon Fire; Dragon Slayers; Dragon Fury • Amazon Business $46.42 1 $46.42
Dork Diaries By Rachel Renee Russell 12 Books Collection Set • Amazon Business $45.99 1 $45.99
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Books 1-4 (Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $19.29 2 $38.58
Nevermoor Paperback Gift Set • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
Daughter of the Deep • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
The War That Saved My Life • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
The War I Finally Won • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete First Series (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Keeper of the Lost Cities Collection Books 1-5: Keeper of the Lost Cities; Exile; Everblaze; Neverseen; Lodestar • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
The Bad Guys in the Others?! (The Bad Guys #16) • Amazon Business $5.78 4 $23.12
The Unwanteds (1) • Amazon Business $6.78 3 $20.34
Chronicles of Narnia Box Set • Amazon Business $20.33 1 $20.33
Always Remember • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Feelings (Reading Rainbow Book) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Island of Silence (2) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Scholastic Year in Sports 2022 • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
I Miss You: Grief and Mental Health Books for Kids (A First Look at…Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Making Bombs for Hitler • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Escape from East Berlin • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Trials of Apollo, The 3-Book Paperback Boxed Set • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Other Words for Home • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
The Goodbye Book • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The Rabbit Listened • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Island of Graves (6) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Island of Fire (3) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Island of Dragons (7) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Unlocked Book 8.5 (Keeper of the Lost Cities) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Nightfall (6) (Keeper of the Lost Cities) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Island of Legends (4) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Legacy (8) (Keeper of the Lost Cities) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
A Night Divided (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Escape From Chernobyl • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Island of Shipwrecks (5) (The Unwanteds) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
Wish • Amazon Business $2.28 1 $2.28

Materials cost

$806.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $73.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$921.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.68

Total project goal

$1,084.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,084.52

1 Donor

-$460.92

Donations toward project cost

-$460.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$542.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$460.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.34

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 $0.00

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