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Mrs. Cerchio from Toms River, NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today A Reader, Tomorrow A Leader!

Help me give my students a library space to help foster of love of reading.

  • 13 donors
  • $4,563 still needed

expires Nov 22

  • 13 donors
  • $4,563 still needed
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My Project

We are excited to bring reading to life with our new media center project. Our students will be provided with a comfortable space to sit, and read with the new Lakeshore furniture.

Our goal is to help the students explore the world of literature in our newly re-designed media center.

We are an equity focused school looking to provide our students with resources and background knowledge to further their learning.

This space will be available to all of our 750 students. Our committee of teachers is dedicated to providing the best for our students as we create an environment to ignite a love of reading and learning.

Mrs. Cerchio
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Conversation Zone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3,189.00 1 $3,189.00
Lakeshore Flex-Space Comfy Soft Rocker • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 2 $798.00
Lakeshore Rainbow Adjustable Rectangular Table - 30" x 72" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $349.00 1 $349.00

Materials cost

$4,336.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $216.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$65.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,647.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$820.21

Total project goal

$5,468.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $5,468.05

12 Donors

-$747.00

Donations toward project cost

-$665.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.75

match offer

-$122.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$104.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.65

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 $4,562.91

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