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Mrs. Nelms from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is VENDamental!

Help me give my students back the joy of reading through a book vending machine!

  • $9,757 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

Our school is comprised of many students who are first and second generation immigrants as well as students with disabilities. While our students are inquisitive, eager to learn, and come from very hard-working decent families, unfortunately too many of them have been impacted by the pandemic. Too many of our students are struggling academically and do not read as much they need to. We must try something different to incentivize them to read more.

Help us create excitement and ignite a passion for reading through a book vending machine.

Our hope is that if we "package" books much in the same way that you would a coveted bag of chips or chocolate that students will be motivated to earn tokens for "purchase". Our goal is to create a buzz about earning books from our school vending machine to entice our students to read more often with a variety of high interest books. These books will their own to keep, so that they can start building their own personal libraries with texts that they selected.

As wonderful as technology is especially for students that struggle to read, we need our students to practice reading more themselves than frequently using audio tools to be read to. This is only possible when you have a book in your hands that you want to read. Reading is the springboard to all other learning and it is essential that our students read more frequently to build on other academic skills that include critical analysis and discourse.

We know that future leaders inhabit our classrooms and walk in our halls, please help us unlock their potential by igniting a passion reading through a successful FREE book vending program.

Mrs. Nelms PS 94 Kings College School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Inchy's Bookworm Vending Machine • Global Vending Group $4,895.00 1 $4,895.00
4 year warranty • Global Vending Group $699.00 1 $699.00
BK855X - Diversity Inclusion Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 2 $199.00
7 Book Bundle for Ages 4-8 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 2 $180.00
Pitcture Book Tray B • Global Vending Group $150.00 1 $150.00
Picture Tray C • Global Vending Group $150.00 1 $150.00
Picture Book Tray A • Global Vending Group $150.00 1 $150.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades PreK (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Best of Grades K-1 Picture Books Pack (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 4-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades K-1 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 2-3 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $70.00 1 $70.00
Brown Toy Box - Museum Arts STEAM Kit • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $35.00 2 $70.00
Brown Toy Box - Astronomy STEAM Kit • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $30.00 2 $60.00
Inchy Tokens • Global Vending Group $50.00 1 $50.00
Little People BIG DREAMS Black Voices Set • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $24.00 2 $48.00
GG992 - Growth Mindset Daily Practice Journal - Gr 1-2 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 1 $46.99
GG994 - Growth Mindset Daily Practice Journal - Gr 3-5 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $46.99 1 $46.99
The Year We Learned to Fly • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
Coloring Without Borders Coloring Book • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
Mae Among the Stars • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 2 $38.00
Stacey's Extraordinary Words • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
Courageous Camila • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
Courageous History Makers: 11 Women from Latin America Who Changed the World • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
The Proudest Blue A Story of Hijab and Family • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 2 $34.00
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 2 $32.00
STEAM Pack: Grades K-2 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $20.00 1 $20.00
STEAM Pack: Grades 3-6 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $20.00 1 $20.00
Other Words for Home • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 2 $18.00
Like Me SPANISH Edition • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
Feyi Fay and the Case of the Mysterious Madam Koi Koi Volume 1 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $7.00 2 $14.00
Feyi Fay and the Disappearance of Captain Nosa Volume 2 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $7.00 2 $14.00

Materials cost

$7,508.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $641.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$112.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$8,292.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,463.40

Total project goal

$9,756.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $9,756.01

6 Donors

-$9,705.13

Donations toward project cost

-$8,250.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1,455.02

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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