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Ms. Lara from Van Nuys, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Basics for the Speech Room

Help me give my students dry erase boards, Kleenex boxes, and a laminator.

  • $282 goal

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My Project

I am requesting basic classroom materials for my speech room. My students deserve to have the basics they need in every classroom at their school.

The speech room is where students with a variety of abilities come to learn communication skills.

My students deserve to have the basics that they need to learn, make progress, and stay healthy while doing it. The whiteboards I am requesting will be helpful in segmenting words into speech sounds. The laminator will be essential in creating materials that can be used over and over again. The Kleenex boxes will help keep my students healthy by keeping germs away from one another.

Ms. Lara Erwin Elementary 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.

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Van Nuys, CA 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Thermal Laminator Value Pack with Laminator and 20 Letter Size Pouches - Teacher-Parent Resources - Adult • School Specialty $77.47 1 $77.47
hand2mind Elkonin Boxes Magnetic Dry Erase Boards Set, Phonemic Awareness, Speech Therapy Materials, Letter Sounds for Kindergarten Phonics, Science of Reading Manipulatives (Set of 8) • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99
Kleenex Lotion Facial Tissue, 3-Ply, 60 Sheets/Box, 4 Boxes/Pack (25834) • Quill.com $9.49 5 $47.45

Materials cost

$181.91

Vendor shipping charges

$7.75

Sales tax

$16.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.18

Total project goal

$281.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$281.21

2 Donors

-$281.21

Donations toward project cost

-$239.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.18

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$0.00

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