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Mrs. Akif-Rajai from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Build Pre-K Excitement With Fun School Supplies

Help me give my students crayons, watercolor sets, and scissors to help them work and create at home and school.

  • $248 goal

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My Students

I am a PreK teacher for 18 energetic 3 and 4 year old students in an urban elementary school. They are always inquisitive and eager to learn. I would like to offer my students opportunities and tools to learn and to explore.

With your generosity, I will be able to provide all fun activities that my children will cherish and enjoy during their first year of the school experience.

My Project

Imagine your first day of real school. It is so wonderful to have your own new crayons, paper, and watercolors, to create and learn. Unfortunately, these days have been very challenging. With the pandemic, many families will not be able to purchase supplies for their children.

I want to make sure every child has what he or she needs to feel prepared, happy and creative in Pre-K.

I am asking for just some of the basic supplies for each child, to welcome them to a new school year.

Because of the pandemic, children will need to socially distance to stay safe and healthy at school. They will need to have individual supplies when in previous years, they could share. Providing a set of crayons, scissors and watercolor will ensure my young students will have at least some of what they need to be creative, practice writing and fine motor skills and enjoy being a kid in the first year of school!

Thank you for loving these kids so much and donating to this project.

Mrs. Akif-Rajai Brighter Choice Community School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Akif-Rajai

Brooklyn, NY 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

18 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VX275Z Lakeshore 8Color Jumbo Crayons Set of 12 Student Packs $38.99 2 $77.98
BS525Z Washable Watercolor Set Set of 12 $32.99 2 $65.98
LL156 Lakeshore BluntTip Scissors Set of 12 $16.99 2 $33.98

Materials cost

$177.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$210.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.17

Total project goal

$247.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$247.78

1 Donor

-$123.89

Donations toward project cost

-$105.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.58

match offer

-$123.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$105.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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