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Ms. Gidaro from Philadelphia, PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Comfy, Colorful and Organized!

Help me give my students a comfy couch, colorful carpet and sturdy bookshelf to brighten our classroom!

  • $1,441 goal

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My Students

Excited, driven and motivated! These are just three words to describe the 30 first grade students I will welcome this year. My students are from diverse backgrounds. Each child that enters my room is unique, special and talented in their own way. We come together as a community of learners that build up and support each other. My students' love for learning inspires me to be a better teacher each year.

My students and I work together to create a team atmosphere in our classroom!

My Project

My students love to read and need easy access to books in our classroom library. A new bookshelf will help to better organize our library and make books more easily borrowed and put away.

Children like to learn in comfortable places that are bright and colorful.

A new comfy couch in the library would be a great place for quiet reading or reading with a buddy. A new classroom carpet is a great place for us to gather, share stories and read books together. A large carpet gives each child their own space. The bright colors make the classroom more inviting and fun!

Ms. Gidaro Stephen Girard Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

30 students impacted 24donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF485 - Learning Letters Activity Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00
JJ676 - Classic Birch Mobile Book Organizer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $449.00 1 $449.00
FF683RD - Easy-Clean Comfy Couch - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $249.00 1 $249.00

Materials cost

$1,177.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,224.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$216.12

Total project goal

$1,440.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,440.78

12 Donors

-$1,226.07

Donations toward project cost

-$1,075.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.16

match offer

-$175.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.71

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 $0.00

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