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Mrs. Hartung from Grass Valley CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Passion for Reading

Help me give my students the library books, media and supplies they they need and deserve!

  • $586 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Can you remember the first book that really let you escape into another world of imagination and far off places? A book that could let you forget the worries of social pressures and responsibility?

What has really impressed me with the kids here is their thirst and enthusiasm for adventure, mystery and fantasy.

Our middle schoolers have a wide variety of interests which I find exciting and encouraging. I have kids of all ages and abilities asking and hoping for something new. I'm determined and passionate about finding that special "gateway" book for each kid and watch as their love for the written word matches my own.

My Project

Our library is old and tired. The books are worn from use. I would love to revitalize our library and begin to bring it into the 21st century by providing items like headphones, snap circuits and a Kindle fire. I'm also really excited to create a maker space with games like UNO, Chess, Tenzi, a few coloring books and colored pencils. The students are desperate for new reading material. With funding I'm hoping to expand our current fiction section and breath new life into this community space with books like Dragon Pearl and Maximum Ride.

We would love to have more learning options and opportunity to enable us to reach a wider scope and impact the growing generation.

Every aspect of the library is used even down to the coloring books for kids that need time to decompress. Thank you for your consideration.

Mrs. Hartung
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony - Noise-Canceling Wired On-Ear Headphones - Black • Best Buy Education $30.16 2 $60.32
Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Black - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Snap Circuits 203 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 200 STEM Projects | 4-Color Project Manual | 42 Snap Modules | Unlimited Fun • Amazon Business $39.97 1 $39.97
Dragon Ghosts (The Unwanteds Quests) • Amazon Business $15.55 2 $31.10
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1 • AKJ Education $17.92 1 $17.92
Prismacolor 92808HT Scholar Colored Pencils, 60-Count • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
Winning Moves Games 1091 No Stress Chess, Natural • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
Tenzi Dice Party Game - A Fun, Fast Frenzy For All Ages - 4 Sets of 10 Colored Dice (Colors May Vary) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Lewis & Clark • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Knot So Fast Game • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Dragon Bones (The Unwanteds Quests) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Dragon Captives (The Unwanteds Quests) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Harry Potter Coloring Book • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
Midnight without a Moon • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Beyond the Bright Sea • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The War I Finally Won • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Golden Tower (Magisterium #5) • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Dragon Pearl (Rick Riordan Presents) • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Harry Potter Word Search Special Edition: Find your own name along with over 1,600+ words from J.K Rowling’s magical books and films in this Muggles Version of our smash hit unofficial Puzzle Book • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel 2): A Graphix Book • Amazon Business $9.62 1 $9.62
Magical Jungle: An Inky Expedition and Coloring Book for Adults • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14
Harry Potter Inspired Mazes: Navigate your way through the labyrinths to locate the illustrations inspired by J.K Rowling’s magical books in this unofficial collection Puzzle Book • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Uno Card Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$422.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.88

Total project goal

$585.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$585.87

11 Donors

-$517.34

Donations toward project cost

-$442.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.60

match offer

-$65.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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