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Mrs. Gamble from Virginia Beach VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Need Sharp Pencils for Our Sharp Thinking!

Help me give my students better sharpening opportunities! We have done so much learning this year, that we have gone through one pencil sharpener!

  • 4 donors
  • $192 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

We have done so much learning this year that we have already gone through one pencil sharpener. We need one sharpener for specifically colored pencils.

Currently, my students are desperate to learn and find it frustrating when their pencils are lacking sharpness.

I am unable to give my students the decent learning experience that they crave because their days are by non sharpened pencils. They spend more time sharpening or writing with dull pencils than learning. With new sharpeners and mechanical pencils, my students will soar!

My students are the best around. My students come to school every day, ready to learn. They come from various backgrounds and consistently find commonalities with each other. And they are united in helping me write this proposal for new sharpeners.

Mrs. Gamble
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch QuietSharp 6-Hole Heavy Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue/Black - Heavy Duty - Stability • School Specialty $47.99 1 $47.99
Westcott iPoint Halo Electric Colored Pencil Sharpener • Blick Art Materials $47.88 1 $47.88
Paper Mate SharpWriter Mechanical Pencil 0.7mm #2 Medium Lead 3 Dozen (1921221/1921221C) • Staples $13.07 1 $13.07
Paper Mate Write Bros. Classic Mechanical Pencil, 0.7mm, #2 Hard Lead, 2 Dozen (2096310/2171181) • Quill.com $7.39 1 $7.39

Materials cost

$116.33

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.75

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$162.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.73

Total project goal

$191.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $191.55

3 Donors

-$95.77

Donations toward project cost

-$81.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.36

match offer

-$95.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.41

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.37

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 $0.00

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