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Mrs. Madison from Saint Louis, MO is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Shade Needed

Help me give my students stay cool in the classroom and block out the sun.

  • $310 goal

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My Project

We are requesting black out curtains for our classroom. We live in the mid west and we are baking from the sunlight hitting our windows. We are a self contained early childhood special education classroom and we need a way to stay cool and cut the glares off the smart broad screen.

Our goal is to cut down the heat and refection of the sun, even in the winter.

Its hard to see our iPad and projector with the amount of sun that comes in our windows.

I want to make it a comfortable learning environment. The students have a hard time seeing their screens. We are using dry erase bords on wheels to help block the sun in a small area now but need better coverage for the whole classroom.

Mrs. Madison Washington Montessori Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Saint Louis, MO 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

HBCU Alum 12 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
H.VERSAILTEX Blackout Curtain for Living Room Thermal Insulated Window Treatment Curtain Extra Long 108 inch Length Energy Saving Solid Grommet Top Blackout Drape, One Panel, Ivory/Cream, 52"W x 108"L • Amazon Business $22.94 10 $229.40

Materials cost

$229.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.38

Total project goal

$309.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$309.22

3 Donors

-$225.10

Donations toward project cost

-$191.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.76

match offer

-$84.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.62

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$0.00

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