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Mr. Costa from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Young Minds with Efficient, Cost-Effective Classroom Printing

Help me give my students this color printer so we can access visual aids and materials.

  • $237 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

I am requesting an HP color printer to replace our current printer, which has become costly to maintain due to expensive ink cartridges. The new printer model comes with 6 months of free ink through HP's Instant Ink program, making it a more economical choice for our classroom's printing needs.

This project will immediately impact our classroom in several ways: Reduce our monthly operating costs, allowing us to redirect funds to other educational materials; Provide reliable, high-quality color printing for educational materials; Support visual learners with vibrant, engaging worksheets and activities; Enable us to create professional-looking classroom displays and student work showcases

As an added benefit, we plan to donate our current printer to another teacher in need, extending the positive impact of your donation to even more students.

In today's digital age, having reliable printing capabilities is essential for creating an engaging learning environment. This printer will help us: Create differentiated learning materials for various skill levels; Print colorful anchor charts and visual aids; Produce high-quality parent communications; Generate immediate feedback materials for student work; Design creative projects that combine technology with hands-on learning

Your support will not only help my current students but will benefit hundreds of young learners in the years to come. The cost-effective nature of this printer means more of our budget can go directly toward student resources rather than expensive ink cartridges.

Your generosity will make a significant difference in our classroom. By helping us acquire this efficient printer, you're investing in both immediate and long-term educational success. We'll be able to create more engaging materials while being responsible stewards of resources. Thank you for considering our project!

Mr. Costa PS 84 Jose De Diego Grades 3-5

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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Instant Ink $60 1 x $60 Prepaid Email Delivery Gift Card • Sams Club $56.98 2 $113.96
HP - OfficeJet Pro 8022e Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer with 6 months of Instant Ink Included with HP+ - White • Best Buy Education $54.65 1 $54.65

Materials cost

$168.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$201.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.50

Total project goal

$236.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $236.64

2 Donors

-$201.14

Donations toward project cost

-$201.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.50

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 $0.00

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