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Mx. Orozco from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is Empowering!

Help me give my students a diverse, inclusive, and empowering library that continues to inspire their love for reading.

  • $700 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

Starting the school year online has been quite the adventure. Students have been trying their best to navigate their academics along with the world around them. I am amazed by their perseverance every single day. They inspire me, they challenge me, and every day we are growing as a classroom family... together!

There is nothing more rewarding than being a teacher.

I feel incredibly grateful when I come across kind souls that help grow our learning environment and potential! Your help means the world to us and we truly value your donations.

My Project

During distance learning, we have been going through books very quickly. Students are excited to read, listen, and connect through the varying titles that I am currently able to share with them. Whether it is through live read aloud, recorded read aloud, or independent virtual reading. The verdict is that our class loves stories!

The books in this collection are books that are diverse, inclusive, and empowering.

But most importantly, they cover topics that students have been discussing in class. In order to continue inspiring their beautifully creative minds, our classroom would greatly appreciate your donation which would ultimately provide us with over 30 books and a bookcase to hold them!

Mx. Orozco CNCA - Sandra Cisneros Campus 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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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

21 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SEI Furniture Metal Spine Book Tower, 16" W x 14" D x 55.25" Tall, Silver • Amazon Business $57.50 1 $57.50
Printworks 100 Percent Recycled Multipurpose Paper, 20 Pound, 92 Bright, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 3 packs of 400 sheets, total of 1200 sheets (00018-3) • Amazon Business $21.10 1 $21.10
V Is for Voting • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Vote for Our Future! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Uncle Bobby's Wedding (2020) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Ohana Means Family • Amazon Business $14.96 1 $14.96
Speak Up • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Over and Under the Pond: (Environment and Ecology Books for Kids, Nature Books, Children's Oceanography Books, Animal Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $14.46 1 $14.46
Usha and the Stolen Sun • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Prince & Knight • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Swashby and the Sea • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
I Promise • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
They She He Me: Free to Be! • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Maiden & Princess • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism • Amazon Business $13.20 1 $13.20
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Jamie Is Jamie: A Book About Being Yourself and Playing Your Way • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
My Awesome Brother: A children's book about Transgender Acceptance • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Aloha is... • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Soñadores (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
The Gift of Ramadan • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Nathan's Autism Spectrum Superpowers (One Three Nine Inspired) • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Introducing Teddy: A gentle story about gender and friendship • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Momma, Did You Hear the News? (Talking to kids about race and police) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
The World Needs More Purple People • Amazon Business $8.73 1 $8.73
Antiracist Baby Picture Book • Amazon Business $8.08 1 $8.08
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Name Is Yoon • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
I Want to Be a Doctor (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.19 1 $4.19

Materials cost

$510.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $46.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$594.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.97

Total project goal

$699.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $699.80

6 Donors

-$349.46

Donations toward project cost

-$297.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.67

match offer

-$349.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$297.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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