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Mrs. Montjoy from Pacolet SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pete's Treats--A Book Vending Machine

Help me give my students a book vending machine to reward our readers schoolwide!

  • $8,289 goal

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My Project

Our school is a Title I school serving students in 3K through 5th grade. Being a school in a low socio-economic community, many students don’t have access to books until they reach our classrooms. We would like to reward them with a book of their own to take home. Each student in our school will set a reading goal for the school year. Students will be rewarded throughout the year with a new book. Our school would like to give them a variety of additional reading choices to motivate them to meet their goals.

We would like to purchase a book vending machine to help motivate students to keep reading.

Students will receive book vending tokens to reward them along the way as they meet their goals. Our goal for this project is to have an opportunity for students to choose their own book while also rewarding them and encouraging the love of reading.

In a recent survey found on Bookvending.com, an overwhelming majority of schools questioned agreed that the book vending machine got students excited about reading. Over 98% of schools that purchased the book vending machine still use it regularly.

The books in the vending machine will be rewards for students when they meet their reading and/or positive behavior goals throughout the year. Books in the vending machine will include books chosen for our students and their diverse interests. The books will be chosen by the child and taken home to add to their own library. Our hope is that having books at home will promote the love of literacy, learning and teaching character education to the whole family.

At PES, we believe that providing our students with this unique way to choose a book will motivate them and get them excited about literacy and learning!

Mrs. Montjoy
Grades 3-5
    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

    This project will reach 400 students.

    16 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Book Vending Machine (custom) • Global Vending Group, Inc. $5,795.00 1 $5,795.00

Materials cost

$5,795.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $725.00

Sales tax

 $408.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$86.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$7,045.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,243.32

Total project goal

$8,288.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $8,288.79

15 Donors

-$8,100.55

Donations toward project cost

-$7,045.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1,055.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$188.24

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