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Mrs. Reineking from Arvada, CO is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A New Way Of Educating

Help me give my students PPE, water bottles, and a safe new space to learn outside!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Reineking's classroom raised $494

This project is fully funded

My Students

In our recent world events, it has left adults scrambling to make sense of our new world and how to navigate these ever changing circumstances. The 250 at-risk students at my school are no different. With the new (and important) health regulations at school, many of my students will not come to school with a mask (or forgot one), a lanyard to wear around their neck to ensure they don't lose their mask throughout the school day, and personal water bottles (no shared water fountains anymore due to new safety protocols). My office is also not safe due to the small space and lack of 6 ft of social distancing. I am in need to a canopy to service my special education and general education students outside.

My Project

Having the appropriate back up PPE and a new safe place to learn outside will let my at-risk students have a sense of safety and security. Students may be frightened or nervous with all the changes in our world and having this back up PPE and a safe learning space will help alleviate this. Many of the families in my community are unable to afford the ongoing need of PPE for their children. The lanyards will be attached to the mask so our little ones don't lose their mask throughout the day. I hope to help alleviate this stress for our at-risk families. I will use the canopy to service students outdoors (weather permitting), since my office is only able to fit one person safely with the new social distance guidelines. This will assist with the spread of potential COVID-19.

Mrs. Reineking Secrest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

250 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ABCCANOPY Pop up Canopy Tent Commercial Instant Shelter with Wheeled Carry Bag, Bonus 4 Canopy Sand Bags, 10x10 FT (White) • Amazon Business $198.95 1 $198.95
CSBD 20oz Sports Water Bottles, 10 Pack, Reusable No BPA Plastic, Pull Top Leakproof Drink Spout, Blank DIY Customization for Business Branding, Fundraises, or Fitness White Bottle Black Lids • Amazon Business $19.95 5 $99.75
Personal Outdoor Face Mouth Masks - 50 Pack/Box • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Black Lanyards 100 Pack Bulk Badge Lanyards with Clip Neck Flat Lanyard with Badge Lanyard Bulldog Clip • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99

Materials cost

$360.68

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.97

Total project goal

$493.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$493.14

6 Donors

-$429.40

Donations toward project cost

-$377.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.05

match offer

-$49.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$41.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.54

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$0.00

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