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Mrs. Foster from Los Angeles, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Back to Basics!

My students need basic schools supplies: notebooks, pencils and scissors to get their school year started. Our school lost a lot of funding this school year.

  • $244 goal

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My Students

My students are the most awesome bunch of kids I have ever met. I teach 30 fifth graders in an inner city school. Their neighborhood is gang ridden and has very little access to museums. Our school in an oasis in the middle of a neighborhood that is full of dilapidated one-hundred year old buildings that have single one-bedroom apartments that house entire families.

My students are sweet, energetic and eager to learn new things.

They need school supplies in order to be able to have an exciting school years full of new learning and new opportunities.

My Project

My 30 fifth graders need basic school supplies to get their amazing school year started. They need notebooks, pencils, scissors and a manual pencil sharpener. They need these supplies for their language arts, science and social studies lessons.

Please help us start our school year with a bang.

All of your donations will be deeply appreciated by them and by me. These kids are awesome. I met them last year during reading buddies and I am so looking forward to teaching them with all of the wonderful supplies that you are providing us. I thank you in advance for all of your support.

Mrs. Foster Magnolia Avenue 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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Los Angeles, CA 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

30 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples 1 Subject Notebook, 8" x 10-1/2", Wide Ruled, 48/Pack • Staples Advantage $70.99 1 $70.99
Dixon Primary-Size Wood Case Beginner Pencils, No. 2, 12/Bx • Staples Advantage $5.19 10 $51.90
Charles Leonard 5" Blunt Tip Student's Scissor • Staples Advantage $22.59 1 $22.59
X-ACTO KS Multi-Size Manual Pencil Sharpener • Staples Advantage $14.79 1 $14.79

Materials cost

$160.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$14.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.59

Total project goal

$243.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$243.92

7 Donors

-$239.51

Donations toward project cost

-$207.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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