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Mrs. Barbuto from Bronx, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Motivation: Flashlight Fridays!

Help me give my students a fun reading experience on Fridays! Flashlight Fridays!

  • $175 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

I have been a teacher for 18 years, and never in my whole career have I had 2 classes with such wonderful, kind, polite children who truly enjoy learning. They are a gift to me and I am thankful everyday to have them. I teach two ELL Classes (English Language Learners) and they all come to school motivated and try so hard each day!

My Project

Every Friday, I love to do something called "Flashlight Fridays", where my students get cozy with a book, we turn off the lights, and we read! My students LOVE this activity! It motivates them and inspires them to learn. However, the flashlights I purchased are of poor quality, they do not work well and unfortunately, we have not been able to do this activity. They miss it! I would truly LOVE to be able to give this back to my students to further instill a love of reading within them.

Mrs. Barbuto PS 71 Rose E Scala Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

More than half 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

50 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eveready LED Flashlight, Bright Flashlights for Emergencies and Camping Gear, Flash Light with AA Batteries Included, Pack of 4 • Amazon Business $12.98 9 $116.82

Materials cost

$116.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$148.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.22

Total project goal

$174.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $174.79

3 Donors

-$162.07

Donations toward project cost

-$148.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.72

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 $0.00

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