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Mrs. Olivarez from Huntington Park, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crayons to Create Masterpieces

Help me give my students the basic tools for the beginning of the year. My students need twistable crayons that include all the colors they need to create masterpieces.

  • $207 goal

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Mrs. Olivarez has another project! Donate to Make it Last! to help her classroom.

$284 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Students

I teach in a large urban area where the majority of my students are part of the free lunch program and come from low socio-economic home environments. Having money for food and other household expenses takes priority over buying learning games, books, or technology. This is my Kindergarten students' first school experience. I want them to develop a love for reading and learning, and depending on the pandemic, I may be teaching in person or virtually.

Due to the pandemic, many of my students did not attend pre-school or did so virtually, so I need many resources to help them in reading and writing that will be engaging.

Every year, my Kindergarten students always come excited to class, and this year they may be more apprehensive. I want them to feel safe and have a positive mindset to begin learning the love of reading and writing.

My Project

What child does not enjoy getting a new pack of crayons at the beginning of the school year? I'm sure my new Kindergarten students will be blown away to receive not only crayons but twistable crayons!

Every school year my Kindergarten kids say, "I need pink and gray!" because the 8 pack of crayons they get for the year don't come with those colors.

It is frustrating to them when they want to color an elephant, flowers, hearts, and our gray dolphin mascot and we don't have those colors.

I don't want them to be confined to only 8 colors all year and hinder their creativity. I want them to have the resources to be able to focus on their social emotional well being as they draw what they feel and not be focused on the colors they are missing.

Mrs. Olivarez San Antonio Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Huntington Park, 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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mr. Sketch Scented Twistable Crayons, 12/Pack (1951200) • Staples $4.39 30 $131.70

Materials cost

$131.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$175.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.01

Total project goal

$206.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $206.74

1 Donor

-$206.74

Donations toward project cost

-$175.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.01

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