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Mr. Timmons from Spartanburg, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learners and Leaders in Literacy

My students need books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Flush, The Cat in a Gymsuit, and Elsewhere that will build their vocabulary and love of reading.

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My Students

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." - Plutarch What if the classroom had a library full of books to spark the interest of every child? How big could that fire become?

At our school, we have students from a broad range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

While they have many differences, they still have a lot of things in common. They are kids who like to have fun and want to succeed and make a difference in their world. My students have shown great potential and I cannot wait to see what they will do as they use their education to impact people around them. They are writers, scientists, engineers, artists, politicians, teachers, and much, much more. They will be fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents who will reach into the lives of future generations and make a change that will alter the destinies of thousands, if not millions.

My Project

Our desire at our school is not only to become better readers, but to become leaders in literacy. Every day we take time to read books to build our reading comprehension. This set of books will give students a reading option during this time that will hold their interest and grow their love of reading.

We have a small library of books in our class that students have to choose from that cover a variety of time periods in history.

Donations to this project will help build this library with a variety of fiction and non-fiction books that are high interest. They will continue to increase their desire to read and add to their tools to sharpen their literacy skills.

Mr. Timmons Fairforest Middle School 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.

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Spartanburg, SC 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 7 High Interest, Low Readability (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $59.03 1 $59.03
Grade 8 High Interest, Low Readability (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $61.98 1 $61.98

Materials cost

$121.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.48

Total project goal

$189.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $189.84

1 Donor

-$101.00

Donations toward project cost

-$88.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.12

match offer

-$85.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.56

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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