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Mrs. West-Simon from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Filling Our LIbrary Shelves

Help me give my students an amazing assortment of books for our library and a step stool to reach to the top shelves.

  • 4 donors
  • $1,379 goal

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My Project

Our library is a very special place.

Our library is a place where all students can come to find that book that is just right for them!

Our goal is for students to find a book that transport them to another place or time. We want our students to find books that let their imaginations soar, that let them travel back in time, or that them learn about important people and their stories. We want our students to see themselves in our diverse literature selection, and we want them to see their classmates as well.

I am requesting 49 books from Bound to Stay Bound so that we can update our library selection that books students want to read. Many of the titles listed about were requested by our students, and we are excited to add them to our shelves. I am also asking for a step stool to help students reach books that are just a little too high for them.

Thank you for supporting our students!

Mrs. West-Simon Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Irvine, CA View local requests 550 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FSA/HSA Eligible, Vaunn Medical Foot Step Stool 350lbs Heavy-Duty Welded Steel Legs, Fully Welded Single Construction Frame, Anti-Skid Rubber Platform • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
I am enough • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Aint Burned All Night • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Choosing Brave • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Amari and the Despicable Wonders • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Vanderbeekers to the rescue • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Juneteenth • Bound to Stay Bound $24.18 1 $24.18
Sixth man surprise • Bound to Stay Bound $23.90 1 $23.90
Brown is Beautiful • Bound to Stay Bound $23.48 1 $23.48
Home is In between • Bound to Stay Bound $23.48 1 $23.48
How to read a book • Bound to Stay Bound $23.48 1 $23.48
Bital Cooks Daai • Bound to Stay Bound $23.48 1 $23.48
Bhai For Now • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Vanderbeekers on the road • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Royal Trials • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Oona and the shark • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Mermaid and Me • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Looking for a jumble • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Jabari tries • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Cannonball • Bound to Stay Bound $22.78 1 $22.78
Freewater • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Going Down Home with Daddy • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Vanderbeekers make a wish • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Anisa's International Day • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Unsettled • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Count Me In • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Ways to share joy • Bound to Stay Bound $22.08 1 $22.08
Middle School mischief • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Tales from the not so bratty little • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Diary of a Wimpy Kid • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Tales from the not so popular party • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Magical reality of Nadia • Bound to Stay Bound $20.68 1 $20.68
Brightest Night • Bound to Stay Bound $19.28 1 $19.28
Tristan Strong punches a hole • Bound to Stay Bound $19.28 1 $19.28
Dark Secret • Bound to Stay Bound $19.28 1 $19.28
Taylor Swift effect • Bound to Stay Bound $17.74 1 $17.74
plagues and pandemics • Bound to Stay Bound $16.49 1 $16.49
Barack Obama • Bound to Stay Bound $15.99 1 $15.99
Haunted Hotel • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Bald Bandit • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Falcon's Feathers • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Empty Envelope • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Absent Author • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Canary Caper • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
Deadly Dungeon • Bound to Stay Bound $15.64 1 $15.64
I am brave • Bound to Stay Bound $14.74 1 $14.74
I am a good friend • Bound to Stay Bound $14.74 1 $14.74
I can build it • Bound to Stay Bound $14.74 1 $14.74
Some places more than others • Bound to Stay Bound $6.20 1 $6.20

Materials cost

$1,031.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $94.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,171.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$206.75

Total project goal

$1,378.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,378.36

3 Donors

-$623.00

Donations toward project cost

-$623.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$645.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$548.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$109.94

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