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Ms. Kierst from Dallas, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Light Up Our Lives! Relight Our Projector

My students need new bulbs (lamps) for our smartboard projector and gel printing kits.

  • $168 goal

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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 Students

My art students are curious little explorers from a vibrant neighborhood. We're just a stone's throw from Dallas's Bishop Arts District, the perfect setting for a great art program. They're flexing their wings and working to build skills that will make them lifelong, independent learners, creative thinkers, and confident problem solvers. The Art Room is a wonderful place to develop those skills as well as perseverance and self-control. They have the ambition and curiosity, now they just need the tools for the journey.

My Project

With a new projector bulb we can continue our international art investigations. A gel printing kit will allow us to explore a whole new medium and create some awesome art.

A terrible thing happened as we were looking at a gorgeous painting by Frida Kahlo - it just disappeared!

No, it wasn't an art heist, the projector bulb burned out. As you can imagine, it has put a serious dent in our day to day operations. We can no longer watch all the wonderful how-to videos that Ms. K has put hours into creating or get a close look at artworks. We're asking for two bulbs so that we can avoid this interruption in the future.

Ms. Kierst Arturo Salazar Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

650 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Angrox 5811118004-SVV Replacement Projector Lamp Bare Bulb for VIVITEK D755WT D755WTi D751ST Projectors • Amazon Business $47.68 2 $95.36
GEL PRINTING STUDENT PLATE KIT by Gelli Arts | Print gelly press, Kit includes 5X5 plate - paint roller and 2 geometric stencils • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29

Materials cost

$110.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.11

Total project goal

$167.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $167.42

3 Donors

-$96.21

Donations toward project cost

-$81.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.43

match offer

-$71.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$60.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.68

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 $0.00

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