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Mr. Scott from New Orleans, LA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blender Brings Smoothies and Bliss to Our Student Coffee Shop

Help me give my students a quality blender and a Keurig for our student run coffee shop.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Scott's classroom raised $351

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am submitting this project on behalf of our 100% student run coffee shop located on our school's campus. Our school specializes in teaching vocational skills to young adults with disabilities. We are the only publicly funded school in New Orleans providing vocational training for adults with disabilities and we are proud of this distinction.

Our coffee shop is going into its 7th year of business and just like any successful business it needs to expand.

To this end, we would like to have a blender so that we can start making and selling smoothies. This would teach our students an array of new skills that could potentially place them in careers after they graduate.

Additionally, we are requesting a second Keurig coffee maker in order to meet the increased demand for coffee at our campus. Aside from providing coffee for our students and staff, we also provide coffee for our network's entire administration that shares office space with our school.

Our school relies on grants and donations in order to meet our mission of student independence. Thank you for any and all consideration that you give to this project.

Mr. Scott Opportunities Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

New Orleans, LA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ninja - Foodi Power Blender Processor System Smoothie Bowl Maker Nutrient Extractor 1400WP smartTORQUE 6 Auto-iQ - Silver • Best Buy Education $173.12 1 $173.12
Keurig K-Express Coffee Maker, Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer, Black • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$243.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$298.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.59

Total project goal

$350.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$350.62

3 Donors

-$333.50

Donations toward project cost

-$298.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.11

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$0.00

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