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Mrs. Dana from East Boston, MA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Nap Time a Happy Time

Help me give my students clean and comfortable rest mats for a fun and cozy rest time!

  • This project is not currently eligible for funding.
  • $5,247 goal

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 Project

My students are PreK students ages 3-5 with and without disabilities in a small early childhood center in Boston. We have 8 classrooms with approximately 180 students, and our budget for materials is only $500 for the coming school year. All of our PreK classrooms (1/2 of the 8 classrooms) are in need of rest mats, and unfortunately, they cost $50 each and we just can’t afford them.

Our current rest mats have seen better days; many are held together with duct tape so that they don’t fall completely apart.

Often students have been caught playing with fistfuls of foam that they pulled out of a hole in the mat. This is especially scary with students who put non-edibles in their mouths. I know this is a big ask, but we really need 80 new rest mats for our 4 prek classes next year.

Mrs. Dana East Boston Early Education Center Grades PreK-2

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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East Boston, MA View local requests

More than half 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

100 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Indestructible Folding Rest Mat • Lakeshore Learning Materials $51.99 80 $4,159.20

Materials cost

$4,159.20

Vendor shipping charges

$207.96

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$62.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,459.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$786.98

Total project goal

$5,246.53

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