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Mrs. Della Salla from Edison, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Differently Abled, Not Disabled

Help me give my students books (such as Fish in a Tree, Finding Perfect, and Hello, Universe) that portray people with disabilities in a positive light as well as wobble cushions to help students with special needs.

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My Students

I love my students’ imagination and passion! Their energy for learning is unparalleled, and their enthusiasm is contagious.

My amazing bunch of 28 students come from different cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds that we celebrate every day.

Each student has a unique and valuable set of experiences and abilities that they contribute to the class. We have worked hard to build bonds with each other and consider our class to be like a family, while our classroom is like a home. Students truly feel safe to be themselves, take risks, and explore.

My Project

These books will help educate students about disabilities that some of their classmates, peers, neighbors, and acquaintances may have. Also included in the project besides books is 2 wobble cushions, a t-shirt, and a bracelet for muscular dystrophy awareness. The materials will also help students who face these challenges themselves not only feel included, but also empowered. We want to show our support and to show students that we can focus on the strengths people have instead of their disabilities.

Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

Once these materials are received, students will create posters and presentations about the medical conditions the characters faced and ways that others in the stories supported them. We will post them outside our classroom for each disability's awareness month. (For example, October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.) We hope we can count on your support!

Mrs. Della Salla James Madison Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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Edison, NJ View local requests 28 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Therapist’s Choice Inflated Air-Filled Stability Balance Disc-Pink • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Brave strong Fearless Unicorn Muscular Dystrophy Shirt • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Caleb and Kit • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Hello, Universe • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Focused • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Finding Perfect • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Diagnosis: Epic Battle With Muscular Dystrophy (Mark the Mighty Muskrat) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Fish in a Tree • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92
Forget Me Not • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mockingbird • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Fundraising For A Cause Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Bangle Bracelet in a Bag (1 Bracelet - Retail) • Amazon Business $7.85 1 $7.85
My Buddy (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $7.54 1 $7.54
Deenie • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Braced • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
A Boy Called Bat • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
The Man Who Loved Clowns • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Restart • Amazon Business $5.35 1 $5.35
Ghosts • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$201.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.41

Total project goal

$276.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $276.06

5 Donors

-$138.00

Donations toward project cost

-$117.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.55

match offer

-$137.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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