Driven by a statistic from the Education Market Association that an estimated 99.5 percent of all public school teachers use their own money to equip their classrooms, frequently at a cost of more than $400 per year, Staples and Katy Perry have teamed up to inspire the public to help classrooms in need by making a donation in Staples stores or online.

ThePSAhighlightsDonorsChoose.org a charity that has funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers and has positively affected more than 18 million students across the country and encourages viewers to make their own donations by visiting a local Staples store orStaplesForStudents.org.

Entries must be submitted before September 10, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET and entrants must be 13 years or older. VisitStaples.com/StaplesForStudentsfor official rules.