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Ms. Menifield from Horn Lake, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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You Are Unique

Help me give my students underrepresented books and dolls that they can relate to and understand how differences make us unique not different.

  • 9 donors
  • $731 goal

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Ms. Menifield has another project! Donate to Listen Up Readers! to help her classroom.

$860 - complete this project and be a hero

My Project

Donorschoose featured favorites have some unique and inspiring items that I know my students can relate to.

I want to bring these items into our learning environment so that our students know that they are not different, but unique.

The books selected can highlight some of the differences that students see in themselves as well as others and give them a new perspective on those differences. The dolls represent individuals with different skin tones beautifully and will help students see just how beautiful their own complexion is. I want my students to have these items as a reminder that being different is not a bad thing, but a unique thing.

Ms. Menifield Shadow Oaks 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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Menifield

Horn Lake, MS 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

425 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
8 Plush Dolls: ZURI & DRE (representative toys, social emotional learning, pretend play, calming corner) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $186.00 1 $186.00
Young Voters' Bundle: This Little Voter & A Kids Book About Voting Book Set, 240 STICKERS & 4 BUTTONS (prizes, civil rights, student elections, vote) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $80.00 1 $80.00
3 Book Set: BEING BRAVE Bundle: I Am Enough, Jabari Jumps, Stacey's Extraordinary Words (hardcover picture books, social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
More Than Peach: Multicultural + Rainbow CRAYONS Set (12 skin tone art supplies & 24 color; inclusive art therapy) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $6.00 5 $30.00
Urban Intellectuals: Black History Flashcards: Afro-Latino/Caribbean (Volume 5) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies (hardcover, ages 8-12) - featured Black History books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Beautiful Curly Me: Confident Wooden Affirmation Puzzle 2 - Boy Confidence Puzzle (elementary social emotional learning, mental health, self-esteem) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Ada Twist, Scientist (hardcover STEM picture book, ages 4-8) x MahoganyBooks - books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Jabari Tries (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Change Sings (hardcover) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - featured Black History picture books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Bunheads (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Frankie and Friends: Breaking News (hardcover chapter book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (hardcover picture book) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment (hardcover picture book, ages 4-8 read aloud) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Beautiful Curly Me: Activity and Coloring Book • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00

Materials cost

$545.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$621.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.65

Total project goal

$730.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$730.98

5 Donors

-$384.73

Donations toward project cost

-$358.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$309.24

Match offers toward project cost

-$262.85

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.01

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$0.00

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