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Mrs. Dowd from Santa Ana, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starting the Year off Right!

Help me give my students pencils and erasers to start the school year right!

  • $179 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

I work at a Title I school where everyone qualifies for free lunch. Our students work hard and have little time or money for extra curricular activities such as art.

My art class may be the only time our kids get to experience art, so we want to make the experience as special as we can.

We have a great program with great teachers. However, there are a few items we would like to provide that just is not in our budget.

My Project

The beginning of school means new beginnings as well as new backpacks, and supplies.

My favrote thing growing up about the new school year was shopping for school supplies and stuffling my pencil box with new pencils and erasers.

Many of our students don't have that same experience.

I want to be sure no student goes without a pencil or eraser this year. I want to have plenty of supplies on hand to be sure that my students have what it takes to be succesful. The lack of a pencil should not be the reason a student does not suceed in school.

Mrs. Dowd McFadden Institute of Technology Grades 6-8

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.

More about Mrs. Dowd

Santa Ana, CA View local requests

More than 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

200 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL #2 PACK OF 144 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $18.45 4 $73.80
PENCIL SHARPENER VERTICAL - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $20.78 1 $20.78
ERASER PINK BLOCK MEDIUM SCHOOL SMART PACK OF 60 • School Specialty $3.17 2 $6.34

Materials cost

$100.92

Vendor shipping charges

$10.09

Sales tax

$9.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.78

Total project goal

$178.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$178.53

1 Donor

-$89.27

Donations toward project cost

-$89.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$73.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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