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Ms. Velazquez from Brooklyn, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Sketch to Masterpiece!

Help me give my students sketchbook to provide a space to experiment, explore, and encourage artistic freedom!

  • $541 goal

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Help Ms. Velazquez

Ms. Velazquez has another project! Donate to Cool and Hydrated: Water for Hot School Days to help her classroom.

$226 - 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

My students live in one of the poorest communities in Brooklyn. Some live in shelters and travel a great deal to arrive at school. Most are from single family homes and most of them live in the housing projects close by. They are wonderful creative, talented, and artistic children. They are always eager to be at school with their friends and teachers.

My students have a great passion for the arts and love creating and exploring with new materials.

They are passionate about art making! They are fun, silly, energetic, and talented children ! Art making is a powerful learning tool.

My Project

I would love my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to have sketchbooks.

Sketchbooks are an invaluable tool for my students serving as a portable, personal space for creative exploration and development. They serve as a foundational tool for writing about artwork. Overall, sketchbooks foster creativity, skill development, and personal growth in art-making. I want my students to experience all the wonderful things from having and maintaining a sketchbook as a young artist.

Please help my young artists explore their creativity and foster the new generation of artists!

Ms. Velazquez PS 335 Granville T Woods Grades 3-5

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

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.

More about Ms. Velazquez

Brooklyn, NY 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

80 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jack Richeson© Sketchbook - 100 Sheets - 8- 1/2 in. x 11 in. - 60 lb. • Nasco $6.04 70 $422.80

Materials cost

$422.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$459.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.02

Total project goal

$540.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $540.16

6 Donors

-$540.16

Donations toward project cost

-$459.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.02

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 $0.00

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