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Mr. Gaydos from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crayons That Look Like Us!

Help me give my students the supplies they need to keep their creativity fired up, relate to the world around them, and grow their brains!

  • $351 goal

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My Students

We are a first-grade French immersion class on the West Side of Los Angeles. Our program is one of only two French Immersion programs in LAUSD. Our kids are diverse, funny and smart. They really work together to make their classroom a special place, and you can help us!

It's the beginning of the year and you know that means we need school supplies!

My kids go through a lot of consumables because I like to let their creativity run free. We also always need basics like pens, crayons, markers, post-its and so on.

Our kids this year come from diverse backgrounds. We have kids with families from all over the world! At our school, we don't just speak French. We also speak English, and lots of us speak Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin, Dutch, Afrikaans, and many other languages! We celebrate diversity in our class.

My Project

My kids go through a lot of markers and crayons. It's an important part of my social-emotional program allowing for self-expression and creativity. I want to supply them with the materials they need to visualize the world around them. It's the beginning of school again, and that means we are low on everything!

Please delight my kids by helping me buy multicultural art supplies and more!

We have been lacking crayons and markers in my classroom that represent all the different colors of our skin. Kids love to draw pictures of themselves, their families, and their friends, and they need these colors to make sure their pictures look like what they see around them. These are items they continually ask me for, so here I am asking you!

A couple of other specific items to tell you about: the earmuffs are for those of my kids who feel the room's noise level is too high for them. The earmuffs help them relax and concentrate. And the kids (especially the ones with lots of energy to spend) love the bouncy ball seats we got in our last project so I am going to add two more to the classroom!

Thanks for funding my project. Have a great school year! I look forward to sharing photos of my kids using their new supplies! Thank you!

Mr. Gaydos Richland Avenue Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests 51 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pacon Lightweight Super Value Construction Paper 6555, 9" x 12", 10 Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $12.48 3 $37.44
AmazonBasics 92 Bright Multipurpose Copy Paper - 8.5 x 11 Inches, 10 Ream Case (5,000 Sheets) • Amazon Business $33.98 1 $33.98
Crayola; Classpack; Ultra-Clean; Multicultural Broad Line Markers; Art Tools; 80 Markers in 8 Different Colors; Washable • Amazon Business $28.50 1 $28.50
Crayola Multi-Cultural Crayons, Regular, Assorted Skin Tone Colors, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
BIC Round Ball Pen, Black, 144 Count • Amazon Business $12.00 2 $24.00
Crayola Black Washable Markers, Broad Line Markers, 12 Count • Amazon Business $7.00 3 $21.00
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Orange, Junior (52cm) • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
RoseArt SuperTip Assorted Color Washable Markers 100-Pack • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, Rio de Janeiro Colors, Large Pack, Recyclable, 3 in. x 3 in, 24 Pads/Pack, 70 Sheets/Pad (654-24SSAU-CP) • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Blue, 52cm • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, Lemon & Lime Blossom, 320ct (4X80ct) • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52

Materials cost

$242.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$297.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.58

Total project goal

$350.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $350.52

1 Donor

-$148.97

Donations toward project cost

-$148.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$175.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.97

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.29

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 $0.00

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