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Classroom project requested by Ms. S. on Jul 23, 2010

My Students: Do you remember junior high school? We want to capture the events and activities that we participate in at our school and community.

We are a seventh and eighth grade junio...

My Project: We are requesting a digital camera. In today's difficult economy, it is hard to raise funding necessary. This camera will be used by students to document our progress througho... more»

My Students: Do you remember junior high school? We want to capture the events and activities that we participate in at our school and community.

We are a seventh and eighth grade junior high school. This is a suburban school that take students from four cities. We have students from different demographics and socio-economic backgrounds. They live in a digital age and need to capture the memories of our community and school service events to share with families and the community.

My Project: We are requesting a digital camera. In today's difficult economy, it is hard to raise funding necessary. This camera will be used by students to document our progress throughout the year. We will be creating different community service projects such as raising money for breast cancer and children living with cancer. We want to do fundraising for our community service. We also will be creating academic shows to celebrate student success, this camera will help us to make slideshows for our academic shows as well as to take photos at the shows.

We do great things at our school and community and want to make a difference. Currently for any technology, our teacher purchases it with her own personal money and it belongs to the teacher. We want to be able to have some equipment that belongs to the school. It will be for student use only. Students will be assigned to use the equipment and will learn responsibility to take care of the camera. We will share our projects with our donors so you can see what your donation has purchased. hide»

My students need a digital camera to capture the memories and activities of the school year. details»

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6 days ago Jenni D a staff member at donorschoose.org
Packaged the thank-you letters written by Ms. S.'s students and sent them on to the eligible donor(s).

6 days ago Jenni D a staff member at donorschoose.org
Purchased the technology for Ms. S.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.

7 days ago Ms. S. the Teacher

Dear Theatre Teacher and Claire Giannini Fund, 

Thank you so much for your generous donation of a digital camera. In today's technological age, we must stay a pace. With the donation of a digital camera, the students will be able to capture the memories of their time at school. We plan to be involved in a variety of activities not only at our school, but also in our community. The digital camera will help our students capture and document those once-in-a-lifetime moments. We also plan to put together photo slide shows for our school assemblies. This enables us to have a student used camera, which we have been wanting for a long time.

This gift shows that dreams do come true. We did not have funding for one and it is something we wanted. The students will use it proudly. Thank you for your generous contribution to our students and our future.

With gratitude,
Ms. S.

Reply to the classroom

On Aug 31, 2010, Ms. S. followed this note with student letters sent via mail to the donor who completed this project, and to donors who gave $100 or more.

7 days ago DonorsChoose.org
Good news: Project fully funded!

7 days ago Claire Giannini Fund
"The Claire Giannini Fund believes strongly in the importance of investing in the education, training, and welfare of children and wants to recognize and reward teachers and students in California for their imagination and drive in the pursuit of learning. Learn, so you may serve; serve, so you may flourish!"

Aug 24 Theatre Teacher from Santa Ana, CA
"I gave to this project because I found using FLIP cameras in my drama classroom were a great way to showcase and educate. Break a leg! "

Jul 27 Ryan G an associate at donorschoose.org
Verified the cost of the requested technology and posted this project.

Jul 26 Howard S a volunteer at donorschoose.org
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
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Jul 23, 2010Ms. S. - Teacher
Project Details
Materials Vendor Price # Total
PHOTO/COMMODITIES DIGITAL CAMERAS DIGITAL CAMERAS 9312433 Best Buy $159.99 1 $159.99
  
Vendor Shipping Charges ? $12.00
State Sales Tax ? $14.64
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee ? $2.40
Fulfillment Labor & Materials ? $35.00
Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org $224.03
Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org ? $33.48
Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org ? $257.51
2 Donors -$257.51
To Go $0.00
Level:
Grades 6-8
County:
Orange
District:
Anaheim Union High Sch Dist
Zip:
90623-2097
Teacher's funded projects:
2
Thank-you punctuality:
N/A ?
Subject:
Performing Arts (in Music & The Arts), Community Service (in Applied Learning)
Resource:
Technology (Enrichment)
Students reached:
40
Used by future students?
Yes
Submitted:
Jul 23, 2010 |
Expires:
Dec 22, 2010
Project ID:
409669
Funded!
August 30, 2010
$258 given
2 donors

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