Baltimore City Students Create a Micro-Economy for Community Building Events
Help me give my students the basics for their new business venture including hot beverage urns and supplies for their shop.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Angela's classroom raised $982
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our students come from twenty-six zip codes around Baltimore City. Our students are as diverse as our city is, making a community that is 66% African American, 27% White, 3% Hispanic/Latinx, 4% Asian or more than one race; approximately 45% come from families considered low-income.
There is no better way to bridge our divides than to have our diverse student community work together on common goals.
Our inner city middle school students need help funding the start up of their micro-economy which is a valuable part of their curriculum. This is a newly established program I am spearheading which builds on current student led fundraising efforts that finance important community building trips. To be successful fundraisers, my students must learn to consider each others' valuable perspective which is drawn from their own experiences.
My students are enthusiastic, creative, and motivated. They will do amazing things if given the resources, but being from an inner city public school, their resources are scant. They would be overjoyed for any help they get to begin their business!
My Project
Our events have and will range from well attended school wide Fall Festivals, made from scratch bake sales (including our upcoming Thanksgiving pie & cranberry relish sale - can you say homemade crust! YUM!!!), coffee shops, and craft sales. Until students have established themselves and their business is self sufficient, they need start-up materials for marketing, and basic equipment and supplies to run events.
We wish to create a program that will teach the full spectrum of a business plan with a goal of financing their end of year community trip which many of our families could not afford otherwise.
This will involve planning each fundraiser, assigning jobs, running & creating all aspects of the the event they choose, and finally assessing its effectiveness with simple costs vs. income accounting.
Students will need art supplies to market their products. They need color copy paper to create flyers, and items to make posters like poster board, stencils, card stock and colorful markers. They also need equipment for their coffee and bake shops. Large urns which both percolate and keep coffee and hot chocolate warm are pricey, but essential. Carafes for cream, sugar dispensers, cups, and tablecloths help the coffee shop running smoothly and teach professionalism. While we have a lot of kitchen equipment, peeling apples for dozens of pies is time consuming without specialty tools like apple peelers. With all these thing they will have the tools they need to learn how marketing makes a difference in sales, how to run their events professionally, and afterward they will learn how to apply basic accounting to assess their success.
More than three‑quarters 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
Hamilton Beach Commercial Stainless Steel Coffee Urn, 60 Cup Capacity D50065
• Amazon Business
$84.99
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$254.97
Akro-Mils 66486 CLDBL 12-Gallon Plastic Storage KeepBox with Attached Lid, 21-1/2-Inch by 15-Inch by 12-1/2-Inch, Semi Clear
• Amazon Business
$18.04
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$72.16
Betrome 12 OZ Mason Jar 20 Pieces with Silver Regular Lid for Jam, Jelly, Honey, Beans, Spice, Wedding Favors, Shower Favors, Party Favors
• Amazon Business
$23.98
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$71.94
[100 Pack] 12 oz. White Paper Hot Cups - Coffee Cups
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$12.99
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$38.97
Luxja Carrying Bag Compatible with Cricut Explore Air and Maker, Tote Bag Compatible with Cricut Explore Air and Supplies (Bag Only, Patent Pending), Black
• Amazon Business
$30.99
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$30.99
Cardstock Assorted Paper Pack - 60 Sheets - Two of 30 Colors - Solid Core Textured Card Stock - Custom Colors - Card Making Crafting Scrapbook - by Miss Kate Cuttables
• Amazon Business
$23.99
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$23.99
ChefGiant 24oz Thermal Carafe Hot-Cold for Coffee or Tea/Premium Double wall Stainless Steel Thermos/Holds Heat Up To 10 Hours Personal Carafe
• Amazon Business
$23.49
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$23.49
ChefGiant 24oz Thermal Carafe Hot-Cold for Coffee or Tea/Premium Double wall Stainless Steel Thermos/Holds Heat Up To 10 Hours Personal Carafe
• Amazon Business
$23.49
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$23.49
WhiteBasics Black 60x126 Rectangle Tablecloth 8ft - Rectangular Table Cover for Party (60 x 126, 2 Pack)
• Amazon Business
$22.99
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$22.99
Jssmst Locking Large Metal Cash Box with Money Tray, Lock Money Box with Key, Blue, CB00513XL
• Amazon Business
$20.99
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$20.99
Apple Peeler and Corer,Stainless Steel Apple Corer Slicer Peeler Spiral Apple/Potato Peeler Slicer Corer Durable Heavy Duty Blade Multicolor Peelers
• Amazon Business
$19.99
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$19.99
School Smart Railroad Board, 6-Ply, 22 x 28 Inches, Assorted Colors, 25 Boards
• Amazon Business
$19.95
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$19.95
Astrobrights Mega Collection, 625 Sheets,"Joyful" 5-Color Assortment, Colored Paper, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8 ½ x 11-MORE SHEETS! (91624)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
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$15.99
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb/ 89 gsm,"Cool" 5-Color Assortment, 500 Sheets(20274)
• Amazon Business
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