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Mr. Mehling from Louisville, KY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read and Win!

Help me give my students access to racially inclusive books that represent them and their reading levels and a gumball machine with empty capsules for an awesome new classroom reward system for good readers!

  • $423 goal

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Mr. Mehling has another project! Donate to Powering Progress: An iPad for Learning and Growth to help his classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $804.
2X

My Students

There is so much untouched potential in our school. The students who are reached at our school in the heart of Old Louisville have overcome adversity, loss, and setbacks. They have every right to use excuses and come to school each day with complaints about hardships. This just doesn't happen with our students. They are truly amazing children.

Racial equity and access to learning material are key!

My students come to me with all different backgrounds, interests, and reading levels.

Some of the students here rely on school-funded programs for food and shelter. A portion of the population also resides in a shelter. With that said, each and every student is eager and ready to learn and reach their full potential.

My Project

This project was written to help gain some extra books in our racialy inclusive classroom. All students should be able to find themselves in some of the books in their classroom. These books will also help us provide texts for students with a variety of reading levels to support everyone's reading journal.

We will use the Teachers Pay Teachers resources to help gain some awesome resources to support our new and old classroom books.

We will implement a new classroom reward system for when you're caught being a good reader. When students are caught being a good reader they will have a chance to get a capsule from our new vending machine. The capsules will have different notes in them for various prizes like bookmarks, books, pencils, or extra free time. This project will encourage great reading skills!

Mr. Mehling Engelhard Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Louisville, KY 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 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Mophorn Gumball Machine, 1-inch Candy Vending Machine, Commercial Gumball Vending Machine with Adjustable Candy Outlet Size, Metal Gumball Dispenser Machine for Home, Gaming Stores • Amazon Business $75.99 1 $75.99
Single Black Metal Stand for Candy Gumball Bulk Vending Machines • Amazon Business $68.99 1 $68.99
Stink: The Super-Incredible Collection: Books 1-3 • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
School Zone - Multiplication 0-12 Flash Cards - Ages 8+, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, Elementary Math, Multiplication Facts, Common Core, and More • Amazon Business $2.67 5 $13.35
Hair So Fresh: A Young Boy's Hair Style Guide • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Boxed Set: (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; The Seaquel; Fins of Fury) • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Vending Machine Capsules - 1.1 Inch Tiny Frosty Clear-Colored Acorn Capsules - 100 Pcs Empty Toy Capsules - 8 Colors Plastic Capsules for Toys - 28 mm Prize Machine Capsules - Small Colored Containers • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69

Materials cost

$324.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.33

Total project goal

$422.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $422.20

3 Donors

-$289.01

Donations toward project cost

-$250.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.10

match offer

-$127.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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 $0.00

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