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Mrs. West-Simon from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inchy the Book Vending Machine

Help me give my students a variety of books for Inchy, our book vending machine.

  • 5 donors
  • $1,690 goal

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My Project

Our campus has a book vending machine named Inchy. Our students continue to be thrilled by Inchy, and they have had the opportunity to earn tokens to redeem for an Inchy book in several different ways, from behavior awards to reading prizes, to birthdays! We love witnessing the children’s enthusiasm when they receive their tokens; the only downside is that Inchy has a big appetite and constantly needs to be fed with new reading materials.

We'd love to be able to restock Inchy with a great new variety of books that would help keep our students happy and enthusiastic about reading!

We constantly receive suggestions from students about books they’d like to see in Inchy, and I am requesting those titles. Things like WIngs of Fire, The Babysitters Club, Gordon Korman books, Alan Gratz books and more! Books like these will help keep our students engaged and excited about reading, and also celebrate the culturally rich makeup of our student population!

Mrs. West-Simon Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Irvine, CA View local requests 550 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-sitters Club #1-7 Graphic Novel Box Set (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $44.31 2 $88.62
Wings of Fire #1-#4: A Graphic Novel Box Set (Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #1-#4) (Wings of Fire Graphix) • Amazon Business $27.46 3 $82.38
The Spy School vs. SPYDER Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Spy School; Spy Camp; Evil Spy School; Spy Ski School; Spy School Secret Service; Spy School Goes South; Spy School British Invasion • Amazon Business $36.69 2 $73.38
Warriors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete First Series (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin) • Amazon Business $27.98 2 $55.96
New from Here • Amazon Business $7.19 5 $35.95
Code of Honor • Scholastic Books Face $5.99 6 $35.94
Haunting of the Ghost Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #27) • Amazon Business $6.50 5 $32.50
The Last Cuentista • Scholastic Books Face $6.24 5 $31.20
Projekt • Scholastic Books Face $5.12 6 $30.72
Allies • Scholastic Books Face $5.12 6 $30.72
Ground Zero • Scholastic Books Face $5.12 6 $30.72
Restart • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 7 $27.86
Prisoner B-3087 • Scholastic Books Face $4.55 6 $27.30
Grenade • Scholastic Books Face $4.53 6 $27.18
The Ogress and the Orphans • Amazon Business $8.24 3 $24.72
Refugee • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 6 $23.88
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus • Scholastic Books Face $4.53 5 $22.65
Events in the Life of a Cactus: Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus • Scholastic Books Face $4.53 5 $22.65
We're Not from Here • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise • Scholastic Books Face $5.10 4 $20.40
The Girl Who Drank the Moon • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 5 $19.90
Cave of the Crystal Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #26) • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 5 $19.90
Legend of the Star Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #25) • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 5 $19.90
Dragon Masters #23: Curse of the Shadow Dragon • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 5 $19.90
Three Strike Summer • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Endling 3-Book Paperback Box Set: The Last, The First, The Only • Amazon Business $17.26 1 $17.26
Dawn of the Light Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #24) • Scholastic Books Face $3.41 5 $17.05
Grumpy Monkey The Egg-Sitter (Grumpy Monkey Step Into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 3 $16.71
The FunJungle Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Belly Up; Poached; Big Game • Amazon Business $16.12 1 $16.12
Pax: Pax, Journey Home • Scholastic Books Face $5.12 3 $15.36
The Lion of Mars • Amazon Business $7.59 2 $15.18
The Wild Robot Escapes (Volume 2) (The Wild Robot, 2) • Amazon Business $7.37 2 $14.74
Grumpy Monkey Ready, Set, Bananas! (Grumpy Monkey Step Into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.64 3 $13.92
Schooled • Amazon Business $6.89 2 $13.78
The Canyon's Edge • Amazon Business $6.89 2 $13.78
Escape from Chernobyl • Scholastic Books Face $4.55 3 $13.65
Wishtree • Amazon Business $6.36 2 $12.72
Pizza Party! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Meet the Mutants! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Grumpy Monkey Too Many Bugs (Grumpy Monkey Step Into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Other Words for Home • Scholastic Books Face $5.67 2 $11.34
Mobs in the Overworld! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Escape from the Nether! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Level Up! (LEGO Ninjago) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 2 $11.14
Slacker • Scholastic Books Face $5.12 2 $10.24
Survival Mode! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.78 2 $9.56
Mario's Big Adventure (Nintendo® and Illumination present The Super Mario Bros. Movie) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.78 2 $9.56
Penguin Trouble!/Flash Forward! (LEGO Batman) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
Mobs in the Mansion! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
Step Into Reading. Step 3 - Trouble Brewing! - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Pax • Amazon Business $8.57 1 $8.57
The Sky's the Limit! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.18 2 $8.36
Hello, Universe • Scholastic Books Face $3.98 2 $7.96
Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder (InvestiGators, 5) • Amazon Business $7.13 1 $7.13
InvestiGators: Heist and Seek (InvestiGators, 6) • Amazon Business $7.09 1 $7.09
InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. (InvestiGators, 4) • Amazon Business $7.09 1 $7.09
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $7.07 1 $7.07
The Wild Robot (Volume 1) (The Wild Robot, 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
The DATA Set: A Case of the Clones • Scholastic Books Face $3.39 2 $6.78
The DATA Set: Invasion of the Insects • Scholastic Books Face $3.39 2 $6.78
InvestiGators (InvestiGators, 1) • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
Ungifted • Amazon Business $5.90 1 $5.90
InvestiGators: Take the Plunge (InvestiGators, 2) • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85
InvestiGators: All Tide Up (InvestiGators, 7) • Amazon Business $5.35 1 $5.35
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. • Amazon Business $5.32 1 $5.32

Materials cost

$1,270.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $116.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,435.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$253.35

Total project goal

$1,689.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,689.02

4 Donors

-$774.05

Donations toward project cost

-$774.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$778.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$661.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$116.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$136.60

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 $0.00

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