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Mrs. Bahari from Richmond, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need a New Pencil Sharpener to Stay on Point!

Help me give my students NEW pencil sharpeners for my classroom after TWO pencil sharpeners have shut down this month.

  • $328 goal

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Mrs. Bahari has another project! Donate to It's Glue Time! to help her classroom.

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My Students

Greetings! I am J. Bahari and I am an art teacher in Richmond, Va. I teach at a small, neighborhood school in the Northside of Richmond. We have a diverse group of learners at our school, but they are all eager to learn more and explore different possibilities with art. We are a Title I school, and our students may not be as fortunate as others from different parts of Richmond, but we are a student centered community who strive to give our kids everything we possibly can. It is my hope to provide the students a safe place where they are able to not only learn and develop their creativity but also provide a sometimes much-needed escape from the stressors they may find in their lives.

My Project

Why are good pencil sharpeners so hard to come by? Seriously, when I order high quality machines every few years and after only a short amount of time, they stop working effectively! I could understand them breaking down if I was careless with them; however, I train my students on how to properly use my pencil sharpener, but because we use them so often and a lot of times sharpen colored pencils in them, it takes a toll.

I am asking for 2 new X-Acto pencil sharpener for my classroom after TWO pencil sharpeners have shut down this month and my third is on it's last leg.

Hopefully, an even nicer machine might last a little longer...and we can continue creating awesome art with ease! thanks for your assistance

Mrs. Bahari Barack Obama Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Richmond, VA View local requests

Nearly all 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

300 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-Acto Teacher Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener - Black • Blick Art Materials $55.83 2 $111.66
Crayola No. 2 Pencils - Set of 20 • Blick Art Materials $4.24 20 $84.80
Mobius & Rupert Neocolor Wax Crayon Shapener - Single sharpener, we choose the color • Blick Art Materials $1.50 20 $30.00
Blick Art Gum Eraser - Small, 1 x 1 x 1/2, Box of 24 • Blick Art Materials $6.19 3 $18.57

Materials cost

$245.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.18

Total project goal

$327.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $327.89

1 Donor

-$139.35

Donations toward project cost

-$139.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$163.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.59

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 $0.00

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