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Mrs. Mercado from Elmhurst, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindness Cricut Machine!

Help me give my students a Cricut to create kindness T-shirts and posters.

  • $467 goal

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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

I teach a diverse population of students ranging from honors to special education to English language learners from many different cultural backgrounds and educational needs. We are a Title I school, meaning students come from many other social and economic circumstances. I teach mathematics to three seventh-grade classes every year with thirty students in each class. My students are located mainly in the Elmhurst and Corona areas of Queens which have been hit very hard by this pandemic.

You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness— Anne Frank.

I want to provide my students with a Cricut machine so I can bring joy and kindness to my students through creating posters and T-shirts for them. My students work hard and I want to reward them with Kindness posters and shirts with inspirational quotes. The Cricut accessories will be used to help create the kindness posters and T-shirts. The colored paper and card stock will be used to create kindness inspirational posters throughout my classroom. Through these items, they can spread kindness like confetti! This will help my students be community mathematicians and leaders!

Mrs. Mercado Intermediate School 5 Walter H Crowley Grades 6-8

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 Mrs. Mercado

Elmhurst, NY 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

90 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air 2 - Mint • Blick Art Materials $229.00 1 $229.00
Neenah Astrobrights® Bright Color Paper, Letter Size Paper, 24 lb, Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $15.74 2 $31.48
Slendor Mini Heat Press Machine for T Shirts Shoes, 4.17" x 2.44" Small Vinyl Printing Machine Portable Easy Press Iron for HTV Vinyl Projects & Heating Transfer, Red • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Nicecho Ultimate Accessories Bundle for Cricut Makers Machine and All Explore Air, Create Amazing Craft Projects-Wonderful Tool Kit Bundle as Gifts for Beginners, Pros and Skilled Crafters • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5” x 11”, 65 lb / 176 gsm, "Spectrum" 25-Color Assortment, 75 Sheets (80944-01) • Amazon Business $9.59 3 $28.77

Materials cost

$349.22

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.96

Total project goal

$466.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.41

2 Donors

-$228.80

Donations toward project cost

-$201.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.82

match offer

-$228.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$194.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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