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Ms. Raquel from Romeoville, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Life Long Readers

Help me give my students durable bags to bring books to and from school!

  • $193 goal

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Ms. Raquel has another project! Donate to Glow & Go: Hands-On Sensory Play to help her classroom.

$207 - 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 Project

We have a book program in our classroom where students take two books home daily to read with their families. The families sign the record folder and send them back every day! So far this year our families have read over 800 books at home this year! However, the bags we have keep breaking and books have been damaged from leaky water bottles, pages been ripped from faulty bags, and it makes the transportation of the books and record folder to and from school more difficult.

These durable bags will ensure that families have a secure place to put their books and folder to get them to and from school so that we can foster reading at home and build all the skills that are the foundation of early literacy!

Included are some cushions we will include in our library area to encourage children to sit and read during school as well.

Ms. Raquel Valley View Early Childhood Center 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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Romeoville, IL View local requests

More than half 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 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Book Bags for Classroom Medium Book Pouches Bulk Colorful Reading Book Bags with Name Tag Pockets Student Book Protector Pouch Student Chair Pockets, Waterproof 12 x 10 Inches (32 Pcs) • Amazon Business $56.79 1 $56.79
Lakeshore Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Lakeshore Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Lakeshore Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$131.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.90

Total project goal

$192.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $192.64

9 Donors

-$192.64

Donations toward project cost

-$163.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.90

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 $0.00

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