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Mrs. Marquart from Geneva, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Color of Water

My students need 25 copies of The Color of Water by James McBride and one copy of the audio CD.

  • $377 goal

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Mrs. Marquart has another project! Donate to CARES Cart to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $246.
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My Students

I teach a diverse group of seniors at a small city school in the New York State. We face many challenges here. More than 50% of our students receive free or reduced lunches and almost 10% of our students speak a language other than English at home.

Although my students face daily obstacles, many of them are college bound.

Most of them balance work and sports with school. They work hard and deserve the best that we can offer them. I would like them to read a modern text that will prepare them for college and for life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother is the book that will change these students' lives. In the book, McBride's mother tells him, "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!" In addition to learning the importance of education, reading this book will encourage students to reflect on the power of motherhood and on parent-child relationships.

My Project

While money is provided for some classroom supplies, there isn't money available for new books this year. I'm currently working with other 12th grade teachers to revamp the curriculum, and we would love to add new literature to the program. One of the books we want to teach is The Color of Water by James McBride. McBride tells about the challenges he faced growing up with a Black father and Jewish mother in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects.

Your help will enable my students to read literature that relates to their lives and help them realize that they can face any obstacle.

They will also learn that the power and determination of a mother can change her children's lives.

Mrs. Marquart Geneva High School Grades 9-12

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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother James McBride • Barnes and Noble $24.32 1 $24.32
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother James McBride • Barnes and Noble $10.26 25 $256.50

Materials cost

$280.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$320.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.48

Total project goal

$376.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.51

3 Donors

-$88.45

Donations toward project cost

-$82.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

match offer

-$279.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$237.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.55

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 $0.00

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