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Ms. McCreedy from Alachua, FL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Chair Still Bites

My students need 2 new desks and chairs for everyday use.

  • $460 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a Title I school in Alachua, near Gainesville, Fl. Many students receive free or reduced-price lunch. We have a diverse population with students from many different ethnic backgrounds.

Despite challenges they may face, our students work very hard, and thus our school is one of the top performing schools in the county and state.

These students deserve a comfortable, safe, and friendly environment. Our school works hard to provide the best academic and social environment for these children, but we really need help providing the some basic comfortable seating.

My Project

Students complain on a daily basis about their desks. I hear,

"Ouch, my hair got stuck," or, "Ms. M, the chair bit my shirt!"

The backs of many of our student desks have cracked, and as hair, uniforms, and jackets get stuck, these cracks gets larger. Some of the screws are loose, and once again hair gets caught around them. Some screws keep falling out even when replaced. It is time to solve this problem! I have carefully chosen new desks that do not have these same issues like screws on the backs that cause problems. Replacing these damaged desks would greatly help our students and our school. Having new desks will make students sit more comfortably without fear of ruining their clothing or pulling out their hair. This will facilitate greater focus on their work.

Ms. McCreedy
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Virco Tablet-Arm Chair Desk Navy • Quill.com $156.59 2 $313.18
Four-Pan Algebra Balance • Nasco $37.95 1 $37.95

Materials cost

$351.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.86

Total project goal

$459.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $459.06

10 Donors

-$330.00

Donations toward project cost

-$295.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.50

match offer

-$111.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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