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Ms. Serrano from McAllen, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help me give my students a variety of books to enjoy reading to learn.

  • $402 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 Project

The reason for this project is to give a variety of books to our students for their intellectual nourishment and growth. We hope that this initiative will bring a core change in our area as far as the intellectual development of their learning.

"Reading can take them places they have never been before.” Not every child can travel and reading allows them to be transported from our own world to another.

Between the pages of a book, they can become immersed in the lives of fictional characters and learn about a culture entirely different from our own.

Books also help children build empathy and learn how to manage challenging feelings. Reading for pleasure can benefit a child’s education, social and cognitive development, their wellbeing, and their mental health.

Ms. Serrano Cavazos 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.

More about Ms. Serrano

McAllen, TX View local requests

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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samstar Paper Letter Tray, 3 Tier Desk File Organizer Paper Sorter Letter Shelf Rack, Mesh Made,Black ... • Amazon Business $19.57 2 $39.14
Creepy Carrots! (Creepy Tales!) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Officer Buckle & Gloria (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK) • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
INSIDE OUT - JUNIOR • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
Diary of a Spider • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids • Amazon Business $12.16 1 $12.16
The Year We Learned to Fly • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes • Amazon Business $11.82 1 $11.82
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $11.75 1 $11.75
The Rainbow Fish • Amazon Business $11.36 1 $11.36
Allergic: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
How to Catch a Loveosaurus • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
A Fine, Fine School • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Why Should I Save Water? (Why Should I? Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Scaredy Squirrel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Miss Nelson Is Missing! • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
I Need My Monster • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Fly High, Fly Guy! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #9): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (9) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Madeline • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Little Mermaid Step into Reading, Step 2 (Disney Princess) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
How to Catch a Turkey • Amazon Business $5.67 1 $5.67
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! • Amazon Business $5.34 1 $5.34
Click, Clack, Moo/Ready-to-Read Level 2: Cows That Type (A Click Clack Book) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
How to Catch a Monster: A Halloween Picture Book for Kids About Conquering Fears! • Amazon Business $4.84 1 $4.84

Materials cost

$303.05

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$341.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.28

Total project goal

$401.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $401.87

4 Donors

-$263.25

Donations toward project cost

-$237.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.36

match offer

-$122.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.62

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 $0.00

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