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Ms. Kopacki from Greensboro, NC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Kopacki's classroom raised $1,334

From Curiosity to Clinical Skills: Help Us Get Essential Equipment

Help me give my students the chance to turn their curiosity into real clinical skills with hands‑on tools like spirometers and blood pressure cuffs.

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Ms. Kopacki Dudley High School
Greensboro, NC Grades 9-12

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My students are naturally inquisitive, always eager to ask questions, explore new ideas, and get their hands on real‑world equipment. They don’t just want to learn about healthcare—they want to experience it. When they practice taking vital signs or assessing a patient, you can see their confidence grow and their curiosity deepen.

Spirometers and blood pressure cuffs may seem like simple tools, but in our classroom they become gateways to understanding the human body, developing clinical skills, and discovering a passion for helping others.

These students have already shown a spark of interest in patient care, and with the right resources, that spark can grow into a lifelong commitment to health science.

Our budget is small, but their potential is enormous. Each piece of equipment you help provide gives them one more opportunity to learn, practice, and imagine themselves as future healthcare professionals. Your support helps turn their questions into skills and their curiosity into purpose.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

72 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Kopacki Dudley High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

72 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Portable Dry Spirometer • Carolina Biological Supply Company $261.77 2 $523.54
Adult Blood Pressure Cuff AND • Carolina Biological Supply Company $34.29 10 $342.90
Disposable Mouthpieces for Portable Dry Spirometer, Pack of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.73 1 $35.73

Materials cost

$902.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $117.28

Sales tax

 $70.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,133.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.00

Total project goal

$1,333.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,333.35

1 Donor

-$1,333.35

Donations toward project cost

-$1,133.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$200.00

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