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

Sharp Pencils for Sharp Minds

Help me give my students an X-ACTO® Pencil Sharpener along with a case of pencils.

  • 2 donors
  • $160 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

A supply of sharpened pencils will make our classroom lessons go smoothly every day. When a student raises their hand and asks for a pencil because their pencil point broke, or they need an eraser, or they ran out of lead, I love being able to immediately hand them a replacement pencil without having to waste instructional time. A couple of months ago, I purchased a box of 1,000 pencils and we are already down to the last few pencils in the box. Our classroom sharpener also broke last week prompting an even faster rate of pencil dispensation. This sharpener and supply of pencils will take us to the end of this school year.

Ms. Lawrence
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Madisi Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Yellow, Pre-sharpened, Bulk Pack, 1000 pencils • Amazon Business $64.98 1 $64.98
X-ACTO® Pencil Sharpener, Teacher Pro® Electric Pencil Sharpener, With Auto Adjust Dial, SafeStart® Motor, SmartStop®, Black, 1 Count • Amazon Business $39.09 1 $39.09

Materials cost

$104.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.93

Total project goal

$159.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $159.56

1 Donor

-$71.38

Donations toward project cost

-$67.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.57

match offer

-$79.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$67.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.40

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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