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

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Dream, Believe, Achieve: College Pennants for Young Dreamers

Help me give my students a collection of college pennants to inspire them to dream about their future and the possibilities of higher education.

  • $540 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Ms. Castro has another project! Donate to A Year of Cheer: Building School Spirit with Holiday Décor! to help her classroom.

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Help Ms. Castro

Ms. Castro has another project! Donate to A Year of Cheer: Building School Spirit with Holiday Décor! to help her classroom.

$1,817 - 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

I truly enjoy watching my students grow and discover new things. They never fail to bring a sense of wonder and excitement to our school, and their enthusiasm for learning is contagious.

The college pennants I’m requesting will help our students see that higher education is something they can aim for.

Having these pennants in our Tiger Den and throughout the school will create an environment where our students can imagine themselves in college one day. This might seem far off to them right now, but it’s important to start planting those seeds early. It will help them see college as a real possibility, not just an abstract idea.

My goal for this project is to inspire my students to believe in their future and start thinking about what comes next after elementary school. I want them to feel that the path to higher education is open to them and that they can be a part of it, no matter their background.

What makes my students special is their curiosity and their eagerness to learn. Many of them don’t always see college as a possibility in their immediate future, so giving them visual reminders of different colleges and careers will help them dream big and believe in themselves. This small addition to our school could make a big difference in how they view their own potential.

Ms. Castro Lovelia P Flournoy Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

388 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Ten Conference College Pennant Set • Amazon Business $205.15 1 $205.15
Ivy League Conference College Pennant Set • Amazon Business $91.15 1 $91.15
Big West Conference College Pennant Set • Amazon Business $91.15 1 $91.15

Materials cost

$387.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$458.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.95

Total project goal

$539.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.66

1 Donor

-$241.43

Donations toward project cost

-$229.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.07

match offer

-$269.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$229.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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