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Ms. Olson from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Distance Learning? No Problem!

Help me give my students a box of their OWN supplies. Help me give them hands on reading materials. In a time like this, we need your help more than ever.

  • $1,208 goal

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My Students

My students are some of the most creative, fun, loving, WONDERFUL kids that I have ever met. My students have special needs, they come from low-income house holds in a community that has been tremendously impacted by the COVID-19 virus and the effects of George Floyd's passing. These times are challenging for these young kids who are confused and overwhelmed by so much change and uncertainty.

When schools will reopen remains uncertain.

When they do it will look a whole lot different. Students will be unable to share supplies that are provided by their teachers. They will be required to purchase their own. This may not seem like a huge deal, but in a school where students receive free and reduced lunches and in a classroom where visual and hands-on learning is essential...it is a big deal.

Please help me make school seem as normal as possible by donating to our kids. I will use this money to buy materials and supplies for each individual student. I will send the materials to their homes to use if schools remain closed in the fall. If schools reopen, they will have their OWN supplies. WE NEED YOU!

My Project

Visual and hands on learning is essential when teaching students, especially those with disabilities. These students need supplies, they need objects to manipulate, they need resources! How is this possible when schools are shut down? How is this possible when if schools reopen they can only use what they bring?

We will NOT ALLOW this pandemic to take over children's right to an adequate education.

With your help, students will have reading blocks, notebooks, folders, crayons, etc. of their OWN. Without your help a "normal" education would not be possible. Our children deserve the best. They deserve opportunities to be creative. They deserve more than a piece of paper and a pencil.

Please donate. I cannot do it without you. Thank you for your time!

Ms. Olson O'Keeffe School of Excellence Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Chicago, IL 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

18 students impacted 26donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Didax - Unifix Blend Cubes Set • Teachers' School Supply $19.99 16 $319.84
Wide Ruled One Subject Spiral Notebook • Teachers' School Supply $3.29 30 $98.70
Crayola Llc - Crayola Regular Size Crayon 48pk • Teachers' School Supply $5.20 15 $78.00
Elmers - Borden - Glue Stick Size: Jumbo (1.4 Oz) • Teachers' School Supply $3.61 20 $72.20
Magnetic Whiteboard Eraser Apple • Teachers' School Supply $3.99 15 $59.85
Twin Pocket Portfolios - 25 Count Color: Assorted • Teachers' School Supply $26.00 2 $52.00
Expo Low Odor Fine Tip Dry Erase Markers - 12 Color Set • Teachers' School Supply $23.73 2 $47.46
Fiskars Blunt Ambidextrous 5in Kids Scissors - 12 Pack • Teachers' School Supply $41.99 1 $41.99
Fashion Color Binder 1 1/2in • Teachers' School Supply $9.52 4 $38.08
C-line Products Inc - Storage Box Assorted • Teachers' School Supply $6.92 5 $34.60
My First Tri Write 36ct Pencils • Teachers' School Supply $28.27 1 $28.27
Wedgecap Erasers Tub Of 144 • Teachers' School Supply $15.01 1 $15.01

Materials cost

$886.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $97.46

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,026.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.19

Total project goal

$1,207.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,207.94

1 Donor

-$1,159.59

Donations toward project cost

-$1,026.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$48.35

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 $0.00

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