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Mr. Melgar from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ink To Help Us Think

Help me give my students ink for our printer and some printer paper.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students have grit! Character. Spirit. Perseverance. Passion.

Everyone has a story.

My students may only be 9, 10 and 11, but they already have a lifetime worth of stories to tell. It is my job to provide them with the tools to help them refine their storytelling.

I am one of the lucky people who enjoy going to work every day, so I am happy to be part of the 99%. My students are free spirits and are sponges waiting to soak everything up. They attend school in a densely populated part of the city.

My Project

As we get ready to come back to school full time next week, I have been going into my classroom every day to set up our classroom so that it becomes a safe and fun learning space. As we jump right into history, we will be working to research and create projects on influential American's whom have overcome barriers in order to be who they became. Students will research and create projects to explain to their classmates about the person they've selected. They will find out how this person embraced diversity, or overcame the color barriers. What happened during that time period? How did these inspiring Americans push forth against negativity and resistance? What kind of sacrifices were made? Why should we aspire to be like this person/ these people? The invaluable information will need to be shared. Students will need the printer to produce and share their work. And the printer is useless unless we get the ink asap.

In the world we live in today, we are so fortunate that we can coexist and learn from so many cultures.

I want my students to discover for themselves that without people like Dr. Martin Luther King, and Jackie Robinson laying down the groundwork, we may not be where we are today. The diversity in the community I work in is astounding and I hope for nothing more but for my children to learn, respect, and embrace such a gift.

Mr. Melgar City Terrace 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

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 128A Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Standard Yield Toner Cartridge, 3/Pack (CF371AM) • Quill.com $182.69 1 $182.69
HP 128A Black Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (CE320A) • Quill.com $69.29 1 $69.29
Boise POLARIS Premium Laser Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, White, 500/Ream (BPL-0211) • Quill.com $24.29 2 $48.58

Materials cost

$300.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$362.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.98

Total project goal

$426.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $426.55

2 Donors

-$228.79

Donations toward project cost

-$228.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$157.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.37

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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