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Ms. Cathy from Lansing, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ending The Year With a Book!

Help me give my students books and tote bags for end-of-the-year gifts.

  • 4 donors
  • $162 goal

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My Project

My students are pre-kindergarten students who meet the state requirements and are labeled as being "at-risk" of not succeeding; thus, they are placed in the program to help them succeed. They are four years of age and live in a medium-large city. My school follows the "Nurtured Heart" philosophy, where we work to find greatness in each child. In my classroom, I try to make each child comfortable and part of our school family.

Elizabeth Foss says, "When the atmosphere encourages learning, the learning is inevitable." My students are preparing to enter Kindergarten in the fall of next year.

As I prepare to leave them for surgery leave, I realize that I don't have their regular end-of-the-year gift, and I am trying to prepare a bag for them for the substitute to give them during my surgery leave. This book and bag will be part of their end-of-the-year gift; I will be supplementing it with other things myself. Reading is so important, and I love to give each child a book of their own as they enter the summer before kindergarten. I have a few copies of the book already, so these copies will add to what I have, and be enough for each child to get their own.

Ms. Cathy Gier Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Lansing, MI 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

16 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
And Then Comes Summer • Amazon Business $7.19 11 $79.09
YOUKE OLA 20 Pieces Sublimation Tote Bags Sublimation Blank Canvas Tote Bags Reusable Washable Polyester Grocery Bags for Decorating and DIY Crafting White (20) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99

Materials cost

$106.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.29

Total project goal

$161.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $161.96

1 Donor

-$72.46

Donations toward project cost

-$68.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.62

match offer

-$80.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.53

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 $0.00

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