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This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Richardson from Center Line, MI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help a Detroit Teacher

Help me give my students a bean bag chair, rug, and snacks for an amazing school year. As an inner city teacher, I know how hard it is to be a teacher and teach underprivileged scholars.

  • 1 donor
  • $185 still needed

expires May 10

  • 1 donor
  • $185 still needed
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My Project

With your donations, you can improve our class culture and decrease behavior management issues. You can also support our reading corner and calm down corner.

Your donation also goes to support our behavior management reward system by helping me reward scholarswho are doing what they are supposed to do and meeting classroom expectations.

Thank you for taking the time out to consider providing a donation to our classroom. Your donation truly helps increase our success this school year and gives us hope and courage to finish this school year strong.

Mr. Richardson Center Line Preparatory Academy Grades 6-8

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 Mr. Richardson

Center Line, MI 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

Never Before Funded 32 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Sports Ball Child-Sized Bean Bag Chair, Basketball Plush, Soft Polyester, 2.5 feet • Amazon Business $39.88 1 $39.88
Ultimate Variety Sampler Care Package - Gift Package, Snacks, Chips, Cookies, Bars, Candies, Nuts Gift Box, Great for HALLOWEEN, Christmas, Thanks Giving, Office Meetings ,Friends & Family, Military,College Students (50 Count) • Amazon Business $35.97 1 $35.97
STARUIA Small Round Rug 4 Ft Washable Round Rug for Kids Room, Colorful Sun Circle Rug for Playroom, Non-Slip Circular Office Carpet Soft Rainbow Rug for Bedroom Reading Corner Dorm • Amazon Business $34.82 1 $34.82
5 Tier Paper Organizer, Letter Tray Paper Holder Desk Organizers Classroom Storage, Document Office Mail Organizer, File Organizer Desktop for Office School Home Magazine Scrapbook Folders • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Welch's Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit 8 oz 40/Box (PIM84068) • Staples $12.89 1 $12.89

Materials cost

$145.55

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.36

Total project goal

$209.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$209.09

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$184.09

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