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Mrs. Cassata from Norwich CT is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chickens in the Courtyard, part 2

Help me give my students a few items to help with our growing business of raising chickens and selling eggs.

  • 2 donors
  • $189 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

Last year, my class had a project funded to hatch eggs and raise chickens in our school courtyard. It has been hugely successful and the students have enjoyed the experience. We incubated the eggs. All but one egg hatched into a cute little chick. The chicks have been well cared for and are now producing eggs which we are selling to staff at the school. We use the funds raised from selling the eggs to buy food for the chickens, egg cartons, and bedding materials.

At this point, we need a few items which we hadn't anticipated such as feeders/ waterers so the chickens can stay fed and hydrated over the weekend when staff might not be able to get to the school to care for the birds.

We are also looking for a ledger to have students track the money we make selling the eggs and the money we spend buying supplies for the chickens as well as a money box for students to keep the money in.

Mrs. Cassata
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KEBONNIXS Automatic Chicken Cup Waterer and Port Feeder Set, 2 Gallon/10 Pounds • Amazon Business $43.99 2 $87.98
2 Packs, Chicken Feeder, Goat Feeding Trough with Clip, Hanging Poultry Feeding Equipment, Used as Poultry Feeding Trough for Chickens, Ducks, Goats, Deer, Geese, and Dogs (White) • Amazon Business $20.66 1 $20.66
Serenelife 8" Metal Cash Box with Lock | Cash Safe Lock Box with Money Tray | 5 Lockable Drawers | Five Compartment Cash Tray | Storage for Valuables | 8” x 6.2” x 3.5” IN | Black • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Accounting Ledger Book: Simple Accounting Ledger for Bookkeeping, Small Business and Personnel Financial Planning / Monthly Income and Expense Log Book 8.5 X 11 • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$128.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.33

Total project goal

$188.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.84

1 Donor

-$94.42

Donations toward project cost

-$80.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.16

match offer

-$94.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.16

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 $0.00

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