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Mr. Rivas from W. Hollywood, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sharpened Pencils Needed

My students need 4 electric pencil sharpeners.

  • $447 goal

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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 are in need of electric pencil sharpeners.

I teach 15 enthusiastic fourth graders in a small, unique, urban, diverse, public school.

Some students are English Learners and get bussed in from overcrowded schools around the city. All my students are eager to learn and strive to do their best every day.

My Project

Having electric pencil sharpeners in the classroom will have a tremendous impact in how my classroom is run. First, pencils will be sharpened very quickly. Second, pencils will be sharpened before school so that students will have nicely sharpened pencils to begin their day and extra sharpened pencils to use when one breaks. Moreover, the classroom will be cleaner since there will not be any pencil shavings on the floor from using the manual pencil sharpeners students bring from home.

By donating to this project you will be helping my students to be more productive in the classroom.

They will spend less time looking for a friend who has a manual pencil and save time actually sharpening the pencil. Thus, more time will be devoted to their school work.

Mr. Rivas West Hollywood Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Mr. Rivas

W. Hollywood, CA View local requests

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

15 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO TEACHERPRO ELECTRIC SHARPENER -- X-ACTO Teacher Pro Desktop Electric Pencil Sharpener; Blue/Black • Quill $41.39 2 $82.78
HIGH VOLUME ELECTRIC SHARPENE -- X-ACTO by Boston High Volume Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill $121.49 2 $242.98

Materials cost

$325.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.26

Sales tax

 $23.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$366.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.46

Total project goal

$446.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $446.99

5 Donors

-$429.43

Donations toward project cost

-$366.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.56

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