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Mrs. Charipar from Cedar Rapids, IA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Don't Be a Sucker!

Help me give my students Dum Dum suckers for when they do a great job!

  • 9 donors
  • $165 goal

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My Project

I teach 3 Language Arts blocks each day. These blocks run for about 110 minutes each. Keeping students plugging away during this large chunk of time has its challenges and benefits. Over half of each of my classes contain level 1 students, 504 students, and ELL students. This is just one of the many challenges I face each day, with the biggest being adapting to how to motivate these students to learn. School is a challenge for this population, so I want to be able to provide a small treat, such as Dum Dums, to keep them motivated to learn and to reward them when they do a great job.

Mrs. Charipar Harding Middle School Grades 6-8

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Cedar Rapids, IA View local requests

More than a third 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

85 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dum Dums Lollipops Assorted Flavors 51 oz. 300 Pieces (SPN00060) • Staples $25.30 4 $101.20

Materials cost

$101.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$6.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.64

Total project goal

$164.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$164.29

5 Donors

-$119.45

Donations toward project cost

-$107.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.67

Matching donations from our partners

-$37.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$31.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.35

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$0.00

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