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Ms. Smith from Richmond, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Brighten Up Our Day!

Help me give my students a bright start to their 5th grade year.

  • $293 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I love that every student brings their unique personalities to the classroom. What better way to celebrate that, then providing them with a special trinket?! They will be excited to receive their own special pencil and bracelet. Another way to make our learning engaging is by creating colorful labels using the bright colored paper in our notebooks to separate each topic. Not only is it visually pleasing but it helps students quickly find the information previously learned. Sidewalk chalk is a fun tool used outside to write kind messages to our friends throughout the school or draw magnificent works of art.

Ms. Smith Broad Rock Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Richmond, VA 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

46 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
STD6571 - Fancy Birthday Wristbands • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 10 $59.90
TA301BK - Black Fadeless<sup>&reg;</sup> Paper Roll - 48" x 50 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $23.99 2 $47.98
Fiskars Supercut 12" Paper Trimmer, Gray (154450-1012) • Staples $25.49 1 $25.49
Cardstock 8.5" x 11" - 100 Sheets • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 1 $19.76
Neenah Astrobrights Paper - Spectrum Assorted, Pkg of 150 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $6.97 2 $13.94
FG206 - Peel Stick Magnet Dots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
SDZ78218 - Happy Birthday Pencils - Set of 24 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 2 $11.98
X-Acto Z-Series #2 Knife - Knife with one blade • Blick Art Materials $7.85 1 $7.85
Sargent Art Sidewalk Chalk - Assorted Colors, Pack of 30 • Blick Art Materials $5.92 1 $5.92

Materials cost

$205.81

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$248.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.91

Total project goal

$292.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $292.76

2 Donors

-$146.37

Donations toward project cost

-$124.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.95

match offer

-$146.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.96

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 $0.00

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