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Ms. M. Garcia from Bell, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping It Sharp!

Help me give my students an electric sharpener so the typical saying "Ms. do you have a sharpener" or "Ms. do you have a pencil", can come to an end.

  • $279 goal

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Ms. M. Garcia has another project! Donate to Tools for Teamwork to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $92.
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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 Project

My students are super eager to learn, yet have limited resources to motivate them to be as successful as possible. They have many barriers and obstacles that they face every day of their lives, one of them being financially unstable. This results in them not being able to obtain the necessary tools that are needed to thrive in any class. The sharpener, erasers, and pencils will serve as support in succeeding in their academics. Being in a math class, students need to take notes and practice, practice, practice which requires lots of pencils. Many possibilities, opportunities, and creativity can result in something as simple as keeping their pencils sharp

Ms. M. Garcia 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.

More about Ms. M. Garcia

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

169 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch QuietSharp Glow Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black/Silver (EPS11HC) • Staples $79.99 2 $159.98
Dixon Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 144/Box (14412) • Staples $15.49 1 $15.49
Paper Mate Arrowhead Erasers, Pink, 144/Box (73015) • Staples $11.29 1 $11.29

Materials cost

$186.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$236.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.76

Total project goal

$278.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$278.41

1 Donor

-$118.33

Donations toward project cost

-$118.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$139.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$118.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.88

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$0.00

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