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Ms. Capella from Bronx, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need a Pencil Sharpener

Help me give my students a pencil sharpener. This pencil sharpener is the BEST because it it sharpens pencils so quickly that I can spend my time teaching and not all day on sharpening pencils.

  • $234 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are the best! I know every teacher says this, it's like being a proud parent and having bragging rights, but REALLY mine are the best! They are compassionate, eager to learn, silly, and amazing New Yorkers!

I want them to have every opportunity to access the curriculum at their level and I always want them to be the best that they can be.

My Project

This will give my students sharpened pencils for at school and at home!! So it's a win win.

We need pencils to complete our work and I'm spending a lot of time finding teachers that have working pencil sharpeners.

We all need pencils to complete our daily work, whether it is reading, writing, math, science or social studies. So having a working pencil sharpener is critical.

I'm asking for 2 in case one breaks which happens often when you are sharpening pencils all day everyday. Thank you so much for your help and donation. We appreciate you!

Ms. Capella
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch SuperPro 6 Electric Pencil Sharpener, Gray (EPS12HC) • Staples $82.99 2 $165.98

Materials cost

$165.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$198.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.02

Total project goal

$233.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $233.49

1 Donor

-$217.21

Donations toward project cost

-$198.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.27

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 $0.00

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