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Mr. Pastora from Bell, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's All About the Base!

Help me give my students paint to finish their bases for their sculptures.

  • $697 goal

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$375 - complete this project and be a hero
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Mr. Pastora has another project! Donate to Print as Many as You Like to help his classroom.

$375 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Project

Students will use the black spray paint to finish their wooden bases for their air dry clay sculptures. Students will use either flat or gloss black paint to spray the base that will be attached to the a wire armature. The students will the apply foil to add thickness to the sculpture. Finally, the students will adhere the air dry clay and sculpt figurines. The base is one of the important aspects of the visual appearance as the black paint makes the sculpture look finished and elegant. Students will have something they can cherish for years.

Mr. Pastora Bell High School Grades 9-12

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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Bell, CA 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

190 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Krylon Colormaxx Spray Paint - Black, Gloss, 12 oz • Blick Art Materials $10.16 25 $254.00
Krylon Colormaxx Spray Paint - Black, Flat, 12 oz • Blick Art Materials $10.16 25 $254.00

Materials cost

$508.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $46.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$592.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.49

Total project goal

$696.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $696.59

5 Donors

-$386.92

Donations toward project cost

-$378.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.35

Matching donations from our partners

-$251.21

Match offers toward project cost

-$213.53

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$58.46

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 $0.00

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