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Ms. Alston from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feel Better With Books

Help me give my students new funny and social emotional books for our daily read-aloud.

  • $313 goal

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Ms. Alston has another project! Donate to Language Learning Fun to help her classroom.

$241 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

We love books in this class, and look forward to the daily read-aloud. I love introducing new books to my students. The excitement I feel when I'm getting ready to read a book I know they will love and enjoy listening to translates to them, and they get just as excited as me.

Books can take you to another world, and when I read to my students I can tell that is what's happening.

The books I'm requesting are going to relate to them, teach them lessons, and make them laugh. We can't wait to get more books to fill our classroom library with!

Ms. Alston Broad Rock Elementary School 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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Richmond, VA 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

50 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Berrybrook Middle School Box Set • Amazon Business $33.79 1 $33.79
Finders Keepers • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Lion Lessons • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
This Is Not My Hat • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Rulers of the Playground • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Capybara Is Friends with Everyone • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Wolves • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Little Boost) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Stick and Stone • Amazon Business $13.11 1 $13.11
Peanut Butter & Cupcake • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll (You Rock Group) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
We Found a Hat (The Hat Trilogy) • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Don't Want to Be a Frog • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$232.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$265.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.87

Total project goal

$312.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$312.49

1 Donor

-$133.19

Donations toward project cost

-$133.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$155.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$132.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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