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Dr. Otey from Richmond, VA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Second Graders Need Seat Sacks for School Supplies

My students need seat sacks to hold pencils, notebooks, and other school supplies

  • $434 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

My students receive free breakfast and lunch. We are an inner-city school that is surrounded by high poverty, crime, and low economic status. Most of the students live in a single-family household.

We have a high population of African American and Hispanic students in our school.

The Hispanic students are struggling to learn English. They are considered English Language Learners (ELL) and require additional instruction to learn the basics. The students are always eager to learn, respect authority and place a high value on education.

My Project

My students are very active, inquisitive, and fun loving second graders. They come to school each day ready to learn new things and explore the world around them. However, keeping the classroom neat and tidy presents a problem.

My students need extra storage space for their school supplies.

The desks are relatively small and won't hold all of the notebooks, textbooks, and other supplies. Currently, the students' math and science books are on a small table in the rear of the classroom. The books are often not stacked neatly on the table and it causes clutter.

During math and science time, the books must be passed out to the students. Passing out books consumes instructional time. It would be much easier for the students to have the books in a seat sack on the back of their chair.

Seat sacks would make life so much easier for everyone.

Dr. Otey J.L. Francis Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Richmond, VA View local requests

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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SEAT SACK ELASTIC BACK 12''-17'' ORIGINAL ONE SIZE BLACK • School Specialty $12.13 25 $303.25

Materials cost

$303.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.32

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$368.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.96

Total project goal

$433.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $433.08

1 Donor

-$433.08

Donations toward project cost

-$368.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.96

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