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Mrs. Cali from Labelle FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Book Vending Machine to Feed Their Minds

Help me give my students an exciting way to get a book in their hands and promote literacy for our entire student body.

  • $6,855 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

We have a very diverse and talented student body that thrives when they participate in the arts.

We help our students become leaders through a well-rounded education that includes the arts.

Our students show pride when they perform for their families and each other.

My Project

This vending machine will be used in conjunction with our school's Leader in Me program to empower our students to become the best leader they can be. The vending machine will provide students an opportunity to earn books when they demonstrate the 7 Habits on campus.

It will allow students to choose books that are of interest to them in order to help them take ownership of their learning.

The books that will fill the machine will help students build their reading and comprehension skills and help foster a love of reading. The innovative method in which they will be able to obtain their book will keep them motivated.

Mrs. Cali
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Custom Book Vending Machine • Global Vending Group, Inc. $5,095.00 1 $5,095.00

Materials cost

$5,095.00

Vendor shipping charges

$625.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$76.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$5,826.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,028.19

Total project goal

$6,854.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$6,854.61

29 Donors

-$3,872.36

Donations toward project cost

-$3,537.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$335.30

Matching donations from our partners

-$2,793.36

Match offers toward project cost

-$2,374.36

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$419.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$288.89

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$0.00

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