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Ms. Mendez from Lakewood, CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Garfield for Distant Learning

Help me give my students an assortment of Garfield books to give to students during distant learning.

  • $814 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Distant learning has been very difficult for many of my students. Everyone is struggling right now, We are in uncharted territory right now. Teachers are scrambling to become innovators when it comes to teaching.

I teach small groups and works with students who have significant deficiencies in their reading skills.

The biggest obstacle that students have during online learning is that they all do not have internet access. Many students' needs are not being met because they do not have the internet or the necessary resources they need to learn. We have an opportunity to build relationships with our students and provide a venue for creativity.

My Project

We have an opportunity to open new doors to their learning and introduce new things to them, or just enjoy bring a smile to their face in these troubling times. This is a new experience for all of us and reaching out to our students in new ways is one of the best things we can do.

I have ordered a number of Garfield comic books that I will share with my students.

Before we left school, I had one three Garfield books that all the students wanted them. If this project gets funded, I plan on giving a book to each of my students and will replicate this project until I have enough books to provide four books per student at varying reading levels. The goal of this project is to provide engaging books that are at students' reading level to keep them reading while at home.

Ms. Mendez
Grades 3-5
  • Molholm Elementary School
  • Lakewood, CO
  • More than three‑quarters of 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

    This project will reach 400 students.

    8 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Garfield: Survival of the Fattest: His 40th Book • Amazon Business $32.26 1 $32.26
Garfield Complete Works: Volume 2: 1980 & 1981 • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna: The Life & Times of a Fat, Furry Legend! (Garfield) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Age Happens: Garfield Hits the Big 4-0 • Amazon Business $19.32 1 $19.32
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #12 • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #18 • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #3: A Triple Helping of Classic GARFIELD Humor Vol 3 • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Vol. 14 • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack (Book 6) • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #17 • Amazon Business $17.00 1 $17.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #13: A triple helping of classic Garfield humor • Amazon Business $16.90 1 $16.90
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #4 • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #5 • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack, Vol. 2: A Triple Helping of Classic Garfield Humor • Amazon Business $16.26 1 $16.26
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #20 • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #15 • Amazon Business $15.86 1 $15.86
Garfield's Sunday Finest: 35 Years of My Best Sunday Funnies • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th Book • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #19 • Amazon Business $14.56 1 $14.56
Garfield Fat-Cat 3-Pack #9 • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Garfield's Guide to Everything • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #11 • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Garfield Fat Cat Volume 1 • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #21 • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #10: Contains: Garfield Life in the Fat Lane (#28); Garfield Tons of Fun (#29); Garfield Bigger and Better (#30)) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Twelfth Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Garfield at Large: His 1st Book • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book • Amazon Business $12.61 1 $12.61
Garfield Listens to His Gut: His 62nd Book • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th Book • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Garfield Goes to His Happy Place: His 58th Book • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th Book • Amazon Business $11.06 1 $11.06
Garfield Belly Laughs: His 68th Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Garfield Large & in Charge: His 45th Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st Book • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Garfield Eats and Runs: His 65th Book • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Garfield Feeds His Face: His 64th Book • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Garfield's ® Almost-as-Great-as-Lasagna Guide to Science (Garfield's ® Fat Cat Guide to STEM Breakthroughs) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Garfield Big Fat Hairy Joke Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Best Friends (Real Friends) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79

Materials cost

$609.06

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$38.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$691.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.97

Total project goal

$813.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$813.14

6 Donors

-$494.07

Donations toward project cost

-$419.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.11

Matching donations from our partners

-$319.07

Match offers toward project cost

-$271.21

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.86

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