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Mrs. Koch from Mount Orab, OH is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Restocking Time!

Help me give my students some replacement supplies - pencils, scissors and a good quality sharpener!

  • $211 goal

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My Students

Our students are in a lower class, rural area. We have a large number of students who are being raised by grandparents, as well as a large number of transient students.

Students are not able to come to school with basic supplies.

They don't have fancy cell phones, or personal devices either. The clothes are often not washed regularly and many rely on the school to provide basic needs.

We have had food drives and clothing drives to help our students with those basic needs. We also get support from local food banks and clothing banks.

My students are running out of school supplies. The $1 scissors are broken, or their fingers just do not fit in the holes, and the pencils were gone long ago. My stash from the beginning of the year is gone as well. We still have lots of learning to do!

My Project

We are not finished with school yet! We need some supplies! My parents did great this year stocking me with glue, paper towels, and disinfectant wipes.

However, we are running out of supplies.

The pencils are non-existent. My stash is gone. We have cleaned lockers looking for them with no luck. Part of the problem is the pencils that were bought do not sharpen well. So my students will sharpen and sharpen until there is nothing left. Then I sharpen and sharpen until there is nothing left of another pencil. I am hoping a good quality sharpener will alleviate the sharpening issue, along with better quality pencils. The scissors I have are just too small for their fingers. They just need scissors with larger finger holes. These will be numbered, assigned and stay in my classroom. Thank you!

Mrs. Koch Mount Orab Middle School Grades 3-5

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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

70 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Westcott All Purpose Value 8" Stainless Steel Standard Scissors, Pointed Tip, Red (40618) • Staples Advantage $2.39 30 $71.70
Westcott iPoint Evolution Axis Pencil Sharpener, Black (15510) • Staples Advantage $44.79 1 $44.79
Staples Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 72/Pack (10434-CC/22749) • Staples Advantage $10.19 3 $30.57

Materials cost

$147.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$179.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.64

Total project goal

$210.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $210.91

1 Donor

-$210.91

Donations toward project cost

-$179.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.64

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 $0.00

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