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Ms. Solarek from Seattle, WA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Books for New Teachers and Their New Students!

Help me give my students new books full of diverse characters and stories!

  • $963 goal

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My Project

New year and three brand new teachers! Give these brand new teachers a fresh library full of beautifully divrerse characters and stories for their students. Engaged and excited students who love to read and access the library will make these teachers first year even more enjoyable. These teachers will be spending their year with 3rd graders and in 3rd grade students are starting to fall in love with series books. These series books are about diverse characters from a range of backgrounds.

Students will be so excited to finish a book and be able to grab the next book from the series right away from the library.

Ms. Solarek Olympic Hills 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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Seattle, WA 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Series, 9-Book Set • Amazon Business $49.45 3 $148.35
Alvin Ho Series Set • Amazon Business $47.97 3 $143.91
Achieve It! EllRay Jakes Book Series Variety Pack, Grades 1 to 3, Set of 6 - Grades 1-3 - Kids • School Specialty $40.49 3 $121.47
Yasmin (Capstone Series) (8 Books) • Amazon Business $37.09 3 $111.27
Achieve It! Diverse Perspectives - Characters: Variety Book Pack, Grades 2 to 3, Set of 11 - Grades 2-3 - Kids • School Specialty $89.99 1 $89.99
Jada Jones Series 6 Books Set (Paperback Edition) • Amazon Business $41.53 1 $41.53
Sadiq Collection by Siman Nuurali 8 Books Collection Set - (Sadiq and the Pet Problem,Sadiq and the Desert Star,Sadiq and the Fun Run, Sadiq and the Green Thumbs, Sadiq and the Explorers…) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99

Materials cost

$695.51

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.15

Sales tax

 $60.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$817.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.34

Total project goal

$962.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $962.29

1 Donor

-$641.53

Donations toward project cost

-$545.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.23

match offer

-$320.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$272.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.11

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