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Ms. Gilson from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Belong in a Beautiful New Classroom!

Help me give my students a decor bundle of items, paper, and a border for a beautiful new second-grade classroom for warmth!

  • $290 goal

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My Project

When you step inside a classroom, the first thing you notice is its beauty and how much hard work the teacher put into making it beautiful for the students. Classroom community starts with the environment that the teacher creates.

Along with our new reading and writing curriculum, the We Belong Decor Bundle, paper, and border will give my 2nd-grade students a beautiful new classroom filled with pastels, rainbows, and flowers.

I believe classroom decor impacts students and keeps them motivated throughout the year just like I remember as a child. Please help give my students a creative and loving space to learn.

Ms. Gilson PS 177 the Marlboro School Grades PreK-2

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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

32 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
We Belong Bundle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
Teacher Created Resources Better Than Paper Roll 4' x 12' White Wood (TCR77366) • Staples $14.77 3 $44.31
Astrobrights Colored Paper 24 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Assorted Sprinkle Colors 500 Sheets/Ream (91714) • Staples $21.15 2 $42.30
We Belong Striped Scalloped Border • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
We Belong 4" Punch-Out Letters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$213.07

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.46

Total project goal

$289.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$289.73

1 Donor

-$144.86

Donations toward project cost

-$123.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.73

match offer

-$144.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.73

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$0.00

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