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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Store It. Lock it. Protect My Kids.

Help me give my students a locking cabinet to store our cleaning supplies, paints, and science ingredients to keep my kids safe from chemicals and from falling items.

  • $1,141 goal

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Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to The Human Body to help her classroom.

$474 - complete this project and be a hero

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 are energetic kids eager to learn. Over 90% of our students come from low-income households. A large percentage of our families meet the definition of homeless. My kids' parents are struggling to pay rent and get food on the table. And yet, our children still want to create, read, write, and learn!

My students worry about coming to school and staying safe; and yet, they still want to come to school to explore, learn and grow.

I am teaching online and trying to meet my students' needs emotionally, as well as academically, during this pandemic. I want them to be safe and stay healthy as they work hard to learn to read, learn to use technology, and at the same time, learn language arts, math, science and social studies.

My Project

This year, in addition to the pandemic and distance learning, our district has combined schools to reduce expenses. My kindergarten class and I have been moved to another school to a classroom that is much smaller. It had a VHS tape player, tv and 2 shelves (at eye level) on one wall. Underneath is an "open wall space" that acts as a closet that is fully exposed to the children. I hung a large piece of fabric to cover my boxes to safeguard my kids. I would like to make this area a proper closet that the kids cannot access. I hope to make the classroom safe for my students. Now, with the pandemic, I have more chemicals, sprays and wipes than ever. I want to protect my kids.

A cabinet with locks to store our science and art supplies, cleaning agents, and classroom materials will keep my kids safe from potential harm.

These cabinets have wonderful storage and they lock! It is my hope to fill the open wall space with five of these cabinets to keep my kids safe from danger, paints, soaps and scissors, and the potential earthquakes we have here in California. The items inside would not be able to fall on any kids accidentally because of the doors and locking mechanism.

The cabinet can be easily disinfected and wiped clean.

In addition, the daycare program will be using my classroom after school. I cannot protect them when I am not there. These lockers will help keep my students safe. Thank you for helping me help our kids. Thank you for considering my classroom for your donation.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School & 49Ers Academy 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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East Palo Alto, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AB243BU Kids Colors Locking Storage Cabinet Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $849.00 1 $849.00

Materials cost

$849.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $77.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$969.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$171.07

Total project goal

$1,140.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,140.49

2 Donors

-$669.73

Donations toward project cost

-$629.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.44

match offer

-$400.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$340.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.61

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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