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Mr. Lester from Paterson, NJ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Nook

Help me give my students a classroom rug for a new reading nook for their classroom library!

  • 3 donors
  • $239 goal

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Help Mr. Lester

Mr. Lester has another project! Donate to Basics Are the Best! to help his classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $90.
2X

My Project

I am asking for a new classroom rug for my classroom. For this coming school year, I need/want to update my classroom library.

After years of teaching and due to wear and tear, I needed to throw some things away that I had bought years prior, one being a rugI had purchased.

Also, I would LOVE a new rug! Our school has had the same rug for years! Most of them are torn, have stickers all over them from years past, and are just overall in very bad shape. Getting a new rug would be both an amazing and beautiful gift!

Mr. Lester Norman S Weir Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Paterson, NJ 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

15 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Abstract Colorful 8x10 Area Rug Modern Rainbow Dahlia Floral Rugs Multicolor Kids Area Rugs, Non-Slip Machine Washable Floor Carpet for Bedroom Living Room Playroom Classroom Dorm Office 8' x 10' • Amazon Business $169.99 1 $169.99

Materials cost

$169.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.74

Total project goal

$238.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $238.28

3 Donors

-$238.28

Donations toward project cost

-$202.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.74

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