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Mrs. Benton from Charlotte, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfortable Seating for Comfortable Reading

My students need bean bags and pillows for comfortable reading time.

  • $390 goal

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My Students

My students are faced with many challenges in and out of school. My students are so full of life and are eager to learn everyday. My students love to be actively engaged in their learning. It helps them learn each and everyday.

I work in a Title I school in North Carolina where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch everyday.

Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.

My Project

My students will use the bean bags and pillows in the classroom during independent reading time. With these bean bags they will be able to read independently around the room in comfort. Each week different students will be assigned "bean bag privileges" which will allow for all students to get an equal turn using the bean bags in the classroom.

The donation of these bean bags and pillows will help make a difference in my students' lives by helping them to enjoy reading.

Sometimes these students don't get to take time out at home and get comfortable and read, but in my classroom I want to give them that opportunity. I want this classroom to feel comfortable to them and give them a place where they can do what they love to do.

Mrs. Benton Whitewater Academy Grades 3-5

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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Charlotte, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Classic Bean Bag Chair, Candy Pink Polka Dot • Amazon Business $34.17 3 $102.51
COR's Hippie Ombre Mandala Tapestry Round Floor Cushion Cover Roundie Wall Hanging Beach Towel Throw Yoga Mat Round Tapestry 82 CM's • Amazon Business $19.00 5 $95.00
Big Joe Classic Bean Bag Chair, Chartreuse Polka Dot • Amazon Business $26.00 3 $78.00

Materials cost

$275.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$331.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.43

Total project goal

$389.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$389.56

1 Donor

-$389.56

Donations toward project cost

-$331.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.43

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$0.00

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