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Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Reading

Help me give my students coins for our book vending machines to help develop a love for reading.

  • 2 donors
  • $174 goal

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Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein has another project! Donate to Sound Off to help her classroom.

$379 - complete this project and be a hero

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 more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go." —Dr. Seuss

This quote has inspired me as an educator.

I work with an amazing group of children who are eager to learn. I enjoy seeing the excitement in their eyes when we get ready for school every day. My students come from diverse backgrounds which makes them unique. Many of my students come from low-income families; however, they are the best kids on the planet.

Have you ever read that book that you couldn't, or didn't, want to put down? Many of my students experience this often due to an inadequate number of books for them to take home. The availability of a variety of books is very scarce in my school. As a product of the 3rd largest school district in the nation and a member of the diverse community in which my school is located, I have observed the challenges my students face in and out of school.

As a school, we are looking at innovative ways to promote a love of reading.

We have purchased a book vending machine to help cultivate a love of reading and get children excited about reading. Students will earn tokens by participating in our school's reward program. With your help, our school can welcome this innovative, inspiring product and begin reaping the benefits immediately! Literacy skills are incredibly important in our everyday lives. With your help, our school will be able to fill this machine with a wide variety of books, promoting reading at school and home, as well as a new excitement for books. Fir this specific project, I am requesting the tokens to hand out to my students.

Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein Dawes Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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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

900 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Inchy The Bookworm Tokens • Inchy The Bookworm Tokens $57.95 2 $115.90

Materials cost

$115.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$147.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.05

Total project goal

$173.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.69

1 Donor

-$115.78

Donations toward project cost

-$98.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.36

match offer

-$57.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$49.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.69

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 $0.00

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