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Mrs. Purcell from Lincoln Park MI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ASD Baking Class is Overwhelmed with Dirty Dishes!

Help me give my students the opportunity to practice life skills in our kitchen classroom with a new portable dishwasher!

  • 12 donors
  • $396 still needed

expires Aug 24

  • 12 donors
  • $396 still needed
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We are the SNACC Team, part of a transition program for young adults on the Autism Spectrum. Our class makes the most amazing cookies, which are a huge hit with staff, students, families and our community. We make cookies all day every day! Over the past year, we have perfected our methods to produce more delicious made-from-scratch cookies to efficiently accommodate larger orders. Students pre-measure ingredients and follow visual instructions to add each ingredient to the mixer bowl in the correct order to make perfect dough every time.

All this dough produces a lot of dishes!

We cannot get a built-in dishwasher, but our students would love a portable dishwasher for our classroom kitchen! Our classroom kitchen was recently converted from a regular classroom to a kitchen workspace through donations and grant money. We recently were able to install electrical components to accommodate appliances. We have a new stove, refrigerator, countertops, and a sink, as well as new KitchenAid mixers for making cookie dough. Having everything in one room has been a gamechanger for us! Until recently, we were using an oven, refrigerators, and sinks on opposite ends of the building.

In addition to our cooking classroom, our school also has a garden and farm stand, a podcast room, and a construction room where students learn basic home maintenance and carpentry skills. We also have a student-run thrift store. Additionally, many of our students are taught vocational skills at a variety of local businesses in our community.

I absolutely love working at our school, which is home to around 80 young adult students with Autism and around 40 dedicated special educators, paraprofessionals, administrators and ancillary staff. It is truly a family. We are passionate about working with our amazing young adult students! Your donations are greatly appreciated!

Mrs. Purcell
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SPT SD-6513W 24″ Wide Portable Dishwasher with ENERGY STAR, 6 Wash Programs, 10 Place Settings and Stainless Steel Tub – White • Amazon Business $648.99 1 $648.99

Materials cost

$648.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$688.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.54

Total project goal

$810.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $810.26

10 Donors

-$380.00

Donations toward project cost

-$324.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.50

match offer

-$32.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$27.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $396.00

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