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Ms. Speights from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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UnShelving Our Love for Reading

Help me give my students a bright, new, fresh updated library to grow their love for reading.

  • $299 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 Project

Many of my students are visual and updating my literacy area is an absolute must. Having a bright inviting literacy area will not only add an element of warmth to our classroom environment but it will encourage my students to want to walk over and grab a book.

New bookshelves will brighten up my classroom and foster a genuine love for reading within my students.

I want to set up these bookshelves so students can easily access whatever genre they want to read in the classroom without asking permission. Students can enter the classroom and go directly to the shelf to find whatever they need to succeed that day.

Ms. Speights Junior High School 383 Philippa Schuyler Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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 Ms. Speights

Brooklyn, NY 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

HBCU Alum 90 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AISUNDY Metal Plant Stand, 6 Tier 6 Potted Indoor Outdoor Flower Pot Stand Holder Shelves, Foldable Decorative Display Rack for Potted Plant for Patio Garden, Living Room, Corner Balcony & Bedroom, Ideal Gift • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Furinno Luder Bookcase / Book / Storage , 5-Cube, White • Amazon Business $30.42 2 $60.84
Furinno Pasir 4-Tier Bookcase/Bookshelf/Storage Shelves, White • Amazon Business $45.82 1 $45.82
ClosetMaid 5062 All-Purpose Organizer, White • Amazon Business $44.10 1 $44.10

Materials cost

$220.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.83

Total project goal

$298.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$298.89

2 Donors

-$140.62

Donations toward project cost

-$134.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.09

match offer

-$140.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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