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Ms. Spillard from San Francisco, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Band Saw for a High School Robotics Team

Help me give my students a safe and effective way to cut metal parts!

  • $2,843 goal

This project expired on October 22, 2025.

This project expired on October 22, 2025.

My Project

The students on the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 5507 are incredibly dedicated and hardworking. The robotics team offers opportunities for students to engage in hands-on skills such as manufacturing, computer programming, and engineering, as well as fundraising and community outreach experiences. Throughout the year, the students spend hundreds of hours designing, building, and programming a robot for competition.

Over 60% of our students come from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds.

Many of the students have very little mechanical or engineering experience when they join the team, so it is fundamental that they have proper materials and support right away.

The students will design and manufacture robot parts using the band saw in this project.

Ms. Spillard George Washington High School Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Francisco, CA View local requests

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

40 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Band Saw Vertical 39 to 3300 SFPM • Grainger $2,156.40 1 $2,156.40

Materials cost

$2,156.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $197.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$32.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,416.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$426.36

Total project goal

$2,842.42

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