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Mrs. Partika from Albia, IA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Safe Seating

Help me give my students 30 new, safe chairs that will replace the dangerous metal ones that are over 20 years old and have bolts coming off of them on a regular basis.

  • 2 donors
  • $3,186 still needed

expires Nov 09

  • 2 donors
  • $3,186 still needed
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My Project

I am requesting 30 new chairs for my 5th grade science classroom. I am the only science teacher for my grade and have all students come through. With these new seats over 75 students will be impacted in the first year of use.

This is an important project for my classroom as the chairs we currently have are over 20 years old and are starting to loose the bolts holding them together.

For the sake of safety we need new seats that are not falling apart and do not have the potential to cause harm to the students if they fall off of the table. Updated furniture will allow students to move chairs safely and give us the ability to keep our space more organized.

Mrs. Partika
Grades 3-5
  • Lincoln Center
  • Albia, IA
    • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 78 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Colors of Nature® Stacking Chair - 15 1/2" - Ocean Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 30 $2,399.70

Materials cost

$2,399.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $119.98

Sales tax

 $164.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$36.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,750.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$485.30

Total project goal

$3,235.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,235.36

1 Donor

-$50.00

Donations toward project cost

-$42.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $3,185.36

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