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Mrs. Dougherty from Derby CT is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Best Buddies Garden Together

Help me give my students the opportunity to grow their own flowers for Mother's Day.

  • 5 donors
  • $178 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

This year, we have started a Best Buddies chapter. Each month, the group gets together and supports each other as they create a project or craft.

The goal of this project will be for the students to work together to plant their own seeds and watch them grow into beautiful flowers.

The students will also be able to show their creativity by decorating the flower pots and bringing them home to share with their families. This group has brought together students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers to create friendships that have bloomed outside of the monthly activities.

Mrs. Dougherty
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Professional Potting Soil 16 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.14 2 $26.28
Gueevin 50 Pack Garden Paper Pot Craft Kit Flower Plant Spring Craft Including Peat Plant Pots Adhesive Foam Stickers Pot Stickers EVA Grass for Kids DIY Craft Flower Planting Growing, Square • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
FANCY LAND Mothers Day Scratch Crafts Kit for Kids Scratch and Sketch Art Paper Magnet Ornaments 24 Pcs • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
LOVEINUSA Foam Flower Sticker, 160 PCS Foam Stickers Flower, Small Flower Sticker Foam Flowers Crafts for Kids DIY Art Project Mothers Day Crafts（Not Self-Adhesive） • Amazon Business $9.98 2 $19.96
RACETOP Small Brown Kraft Paper Bags with Handles Bulk, 5.9"x3.2"x8.3" 50Pcs Small Gift Bags with Handles Bulk,Premium Brown Paper Gift Bags,small Paper shopping bags • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
100+ Rare Mix Dahlia Flower Seeds - Easy to Grow Dahlia Flower Seeds. Grow Beautiful Dahlias • Amazon Business $6.96 1 $6.96

Materials cost

$109.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.60

Total project goal

$177.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $177.35

4 Donors

-$101.17

Donations toward project cost

-$86.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.17

match offer

-$76.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$64.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.43

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 $0.00

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