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Mrs. Hastings from Cape Girardeau, MO is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindness Rocks Painting Project

Help me give my students paint markers and river rocks so they may create a social emotional powerhouse project called #kindnessrocks.

  • 16 donors
  • $745 goal

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This project promotes social-emotional learning, helping students recognize the power of positivity in their daily lives. The process of creating and sharing these kindness rocks teaches empathy, mindfulness, and the importance of small gestures in making a big difference. It also strengthens our school culture by emphasizing that “It’s nice to be nice,” and that a simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day.

Each rock will include a positive word, phrase, or image to inspire kindness, and on the back, we will include the tag #kindnessrocks so that community members who find them can share their experience.

This ongoing social-emotional experiment will begin in our classroom but has the potential to extend far beyond, making kindness contagious in our school and local community.

Mrs. Hastings Central Middle School Grades 6-8

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Cape Girardeau, MO View local requests 312 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Posca Paint Markers - Set of 16, Basic Colors, Fine Bullet Tip, 0.9 mm to 1.3 mm • Blick Art Materials $53.56 8 $428.48
[About 98 PCS - 103 PCS](18.1 Pounds) Painting Rocks,2.23"-3.68" River Rocks,Flat Stones • Amazon Business $35.98 3 $107.94
Posca Paint Marker - Black, X-Fine Tip, 0.7 mm • Blick Art Materials $3.90 8 $31.20
ROCART 12 Extra Large Smooth River Rocks for Painting, Flat Painting Rocks About 4 to 5 Inches in Length Perfect for Kindness Stones, Arts and Crafts, Decoration • Amazon Business $26.09 1 $26.09

Materials cost

$593.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$632.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$111.64

Total project goal

$744.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$744.26

14 Donors

-$531.78

Donations toward project cost

-$463.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.52

Matching donations from our partners

-$199.28

Match offers toward project cost

-$169.39

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

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$0.00

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