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Mrs. Montesi from New Haven, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Holiday Snuggles and Creative Building Fun!

Help me give my students some holiday cheer and presents to open this year!

  • $536 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

My Project

Please help give my title one urban students gifts to open this holiday season. My little learners are eager and enthusiastic learners. They love to cuddle with a stuffy and read alone or with a friend some of favorite classroom books. Squishmallows will be the perfect stuffy for them to encourage reading at home. Lego builders are used daily in our classroom. They encourage imagination, exploration, fine motor skills and cooperation as students build letters, buildings, forests you name it. Having these items for use at home would be magnificent. And the excitement on their faces when they open them would be priceless.

Mrs. Montesi Barack Obama Magnet University School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New Haven, CT View local requests

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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toy Set - Featuring Storage, Includes Train, Car, and a Tiger Figure, and Playset for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 4-99 • Amazon Business $18.99 16 $303.84
Squishmallows Official Kellytoy 8" Plush Mystery Pack - Styles Will Vary in Surprise Box That Includes Three 8" Plush • Amazon Business $22.99 5 $114.95

Materials cost

$418.79

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.31

Total project goal

$535.38

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