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Mrs. Saenz from Virginia Beach, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help, Our Pencil Sharpener Died!

Help me give my students pencil sharpeners fore regular pencils and colored pencils.

  • $183 goal

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$467 - complete this project and be a hero
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Mrs. Saenz has another project! Donate to Quiet Please P1 to help her classroom.

$467 - complete this project and be a hero

My Project

Our pencils sharpeners are one tool that helps keep our classroom running smoothly. Our sharpener died because it was used to sharpened colored pencils and it didn't like it!

Who knew that there are specially designed sharpeners for colored pencils?

We use colored pencils to create models and diagrams. This week students drew models of the planets in order from the sun and models of the planets in order by their size. Students love using their creativity to express the knowledge they have learned.

We do have an old fashioned pencil sharpener attached to the wall and it's quite hilarious to watch students try to use it!

Mrs. Saenz Brookwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Virginia Beach, VA View local requests

More than half 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

50 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO SchoolPro Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black - Heavy Duty • School Specialty $59.99 1 $59.99
Westcott iPoint Halo Electric Colored Pencil Sharpener • Blick Art Materials $47.88 1 $47.88

Materials cost

$107.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.43

Total project goal

$182.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $182.87

1 Donor

-$20.00

Donations toward project cost

-$20.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$159.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$135.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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