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Ms. Ryan from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Favorite Book Is...

Help me give my students colorful books that represent them and leaders that look like them as well!

  • $383 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

"Do we have to leave?" Our students are funny, compassionate, and imaginative children that enjoy exploring new skills and developing their literacy skills. They attend an elementary school in the Kensington section of Northern Philadelphia.

The room buzzes throughout the day as they laugh, sing and share with their peers.

They are a thoughtful, loving, and hardworking bunch, excited to learn and grow. While they are motivated by their dreams and engaged by the opportunities presented to them, due to economic challenges within the community, school, and district, our resources are limited. As their teacher, I struggle to provide sufficient and enriching supplies that will support holistic learning. However, at our school, we are resourceful and do with what we have, but our students deserve and require more.

My Project

Books are an essential pathway to learning about my students as well as an opportunity for them to engage in a world different than their own. As they read, they travel across time and space, meet historical figures, learn author craft moves and so much more.

One of the most striking moments for me is when I hear one of my students say that their favorite book is one that they've found in our classroom.

These books, whether they are used by my students that have returned to the classroom or those that remain remote, will be a chance to be someone's favorite. Fill our shelves and their hearts with books that will help them develop a love of reading.

Ms. Ryan Gloria Casarez 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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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Laxmi's Mooch • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena • Amazon Business $17.30 1 $17.30
The Case for Loving: Fight for Interracial Marriage: The Fight for Interracial Marriage • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
If Dominican Were a Color • Amazon Business $16.47 1 $16.47
I Dream of Popo • Amazon Business $15.83 1 $15.83
The Breaking News • Amazon Business $15.57 1 $15.57
Something Happened in Our Town (A Child's Story About Racial Injustice) • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
We Are Inspiring: The Stories of 32 Inspirational Asian American Women (1) • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Most Beautiful Thing • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Milo Imagines the World • Amazon Business $13.36 1 $13.36
Samson's Tail • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
B is for Breathe: The ABCs of Coping with Fussy & Frustrating Feelings • Amazon Business $12.30 1 $12.30
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Dim Sum for Everyone! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$291.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$325.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.43

Total project goal

$382.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.84

1 Donor

-$191.42

Donations toward project cost

-$162.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.71

match offer

-$191.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$162.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.71

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