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Mrs. Sanchez from Dorchester, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's cooking in the kitchen?

Help me give my students the toys they need to expand their creative play!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sanchez's classroom raised $340

This project is fully funded

My Project

The dramatic play center in our class is one of the most popular centers, therefore the toys in the area are well loved, broken or missing. I am requesting replacements for these sought after toys.

In the dramatic play center children build their social and problem solving skills as well as increase their confidence and enhance their imagination and creativity skills.

The new kitchenware, food and dolls will help children expand their play in new ways. Children's personalities really shine in this center, even shy kids come alive in different ways. My hope is that with the proper toys children will be able to have more opportunities to expand play.

Mrs. Sanchez Mather Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dorchester, MA View local requests

More than half 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

15 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Washable Baby Dolls - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
Lakeshore Slice & Serve Play Food Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Lakeshore Indestructible Pots & Pans Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Just Like Home Kitchen Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99

Materials cost

$242.47

Vendor shipping charges

$12.12

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$288.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.86

Total project goal

$339.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$339.09

1 Donor

-$226.05

Donations toward project cost

-$192.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.90

match offer

-$113.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$96.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.96

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$0.00

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