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Ms. Lester from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Leaders

My students need supplies to create posters and other art projects that motivate the student body to improve grade, get involved and improve the community.

  • $600 goal

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My Students

With so much available technology, getting students to want to be part of the school community is a near impossible. School dances, lunch time activities, incentives for grades and attendance, and social projects all provide the student body reasons to get involved beyond the classroom.

My students are wonderful but often overlooked.

Growing up in rough neighborhoods, poor families, and with lots of bad influences, has caused so many to already get into trouble and find themselves discarded by society. Many others just struggle with catching up with information they missed for so many reasons. Being an already lost generation, they are easy to give up on school. Leadership helps to give them something they can be part of, even if they can't figure out the parts of the cell.

My Project

Posters will be painted, clothes will stay clean (hopefully). Boxes and bags will be enlivened with student designed and created stencils spray painted on. Student NEOs will be revived with new batteries allowing all students to work on writing proposals. Students will be able to bring awareness for our school interests like - Denim Day, World AIDS Day, Earth Day, food & soldier care package drives.

Bare hallways indicate a dull, uninteresting school.

Colorful posters showing what is available in the school gets students motivated. Our school is motivated and involved in so many ways, now we just need the supplies to show what we are doing and what the students can get involved in.

Ms. Lester Joseph Le Conte Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Lester

Los Angeles, 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

900 students impacted 17donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
APRON STUDENT VINYL 17WX29L • School Specialty Inc. $5.50 6 $33.00
GLOVES LATEX MEDIUM PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $9.78 1 $9.78
BRUSH STUBBY ASST COLORS 7 1/2'' HANDLE SET OF 10 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $8.35 1 $8.35
BRUSH KD-700 WHITE BRISTLE SET OF 30 • School Specialty Inc. $33.20 1 $33.20
KNIFE X-ACTO BASIC SET • School Specialty Inc. $24.50 1 $24.50
TRIMMER CUTTING SYSTEM RETRACTABLE X-ACTO • School Specialty Inc. $8.54 1 $8.54
PAINT ENAMEL ROYAL BLUE 9 OZ NOW • School Specialty Inc. $2.65 2 $5.30
PAINT ENAMEL FLAT BLACK 9 OZ NOW • School Specialty Inc. $2.33 2 $4.66
PAINT ENAMEL HUNTER GREEN 9 OZ NOW • School Specialty Inc. $2.65 1 $2.65
BATTERY ENERGIZER MAX AA 24 PK • School Specialty Inc. $20.89 4 $83.56
BATTERY IDTAAA 6-4PK=24BX • School Specialty Inc. $18.04 2 $36.08
BATTERY ENERGIZER MAX D 8 PACK • School Specialty Inc. $14.24 1 $14.24
PAINT TEMPERA 1# POWDER YELLOW • School Specialty Inc. $3.41 1 $3.41
PAINT FINGER WASHABLE YELLOW • School Specialty Inc. $1.94 2 $3.88
PAINT CLEAN COLOR WASHABLE PINT PURPLE • School Specialty Inc. $2.08 3 $6.24
WIPES SCREEN CLNR 100/TUB • School Specialty Inc. $7.97 1 $7.97
ADHESIVE CLIPS E-Z UP STIKKI STANDARD WHITE PK/20 • School Specialty Inc. $3.41 1 $3.41
PENCILS COLORED PRISMACOLOR PREMIER MANGA SET OF 23 • School Specialty Inc. $24.65 1 $24.65
MARKER RINGS MAGNETIC REGULAR PACK OF 6 • School Specialty Inc. $4.06 1 $4.06
MAGNET BUTTON ASST PACK OF 30 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $3.32 1 $3.32
POST-IT NOTE 2X2 NEON + ULTRA CUBE 400 SHEETS PACK OF 3 • School Specialty Inc. $8.25 1 $8.25
CLIP BINDER NICKEL ASST PACK OF 30 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $2.55 2 $5.10
CLIP BINDER ASSORTED PACK OF 30 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $2.74 1 $2.74
PUNCH PAPER WITH GRIP - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $2.37 3 $7.11
GAME QWIRKLE • School Specialty Inc. $26.59 1 $26.59
TAPE DUCT TAPE 2X60YD - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $7.49 2 $14.98
BINDER HEAVY DUTY D-RING VIEW 2'' BLACK • School Specialty Inc. $11.87 1 $11.87

Materials cost

$397.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.74

Sales tax

 $36.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$509.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.91

Total project goal

$599.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $599.42

14 Donors

-$285.60

Donations toward project cost

-$254.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.84

match offer

-$299.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$254.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.12

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