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Mrs. Graham from Antioch, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Duct Taped Binders Need to Go!

Help me give my students fresh new binders to replace our current ones that are falling apart.

  • $479 goal

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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

The opportunity school I teach at is special in many ways. The students who come our way were not finding success in a typical high school setting, so they come to this small campus with reduced class sizes and specially trained teachers to get a second chance at a diploma. One thing that is unique here is that students do not bring any backpacks or supplies to campus (mostly for safety purposes). To accommodate this rule, teachers provide everything the students require. When they walk into class, they pick up their binders and keep all of the materials in class for the quarter. At the end of the quarter, students switch classes, and we re-use the binders year after year. The binders we currently have are very beaten up and are falling apart.

"My binder just exploded.

Do you have more duct tape?" This is what I hear daily as the binders we have been re-used for the past 5 years (also provided by DonorsChoose) have hit their shelf life and need to be retired. The kids at our school find that most of what we have here is whatever the "regular" schools have thrown away and we get as our "new" supplies. I want my students to not feel second best by always having things that are hand-me-downs that are falling apart.

This donation for new binders will last me 5 years (as that is how long the previous set donated through DonorsChoose has lasted) which will really be appreciated by myself and my students. I think that students just feel better when they have pencils with erasers, clean desks and hopefully soon, fresh binders that are not held together by duct tape.

Mrs. Graham Live Oak High School Grades 9-12

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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Antioch, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsill Economy 1 Inch 3 Ring Binder, Made in The USA, Round Ring Binder, Customizable Clear View Cover, Black, 24 Pack (MP248530) • Amazon Business $56.80 6 $340.80

Materials cost

$340.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$407.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.84

Total project goal

$478.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $478.93

2 Donors

-$295.77

Donations toward project cost

-$278.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.29

match offer

-$151.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$128.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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