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Mr. Digan from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Economy - Importance of Saving

Help me give my students the resources to learn about budgeting and how to spend money appropriately!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Digan's classroom raised $237

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our Seminar class focuses on skills helping all students, from the Englewood community in Chicago, in their post secondary paths (workforce, college, military, entrepreneurship). The most important life skill is budgeting. Students earn income each week by helping the flow of the classroom and taking on additional responsibility beyond their classwork. This ranges from classroom banker (auditing each students account for accuracy) to Chromebook cart keeper to folder collector.

Students must earn enough each month in income to afford to pay rent for their desk.

To help them understand the importance of saving, students can use their money to purchase food from me. This food will be used not only to feed hungry teenagers who need a snack to pay attention, but also will instill the value of saving money at an early age and discourage the habit of spending unnecessarily.

Lastly, headphones are needed for how to videos as students set up their own budgets excel sheets.

Mr. Digan Englewood STEM High School Grades 9-12

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

100 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Headphones Bulk 10 Pack for School Students Children Teen Boys Girls, HONGZAN Wholesale Disposable Headphones Classroom Earphones(Black) • Amazon Business $22.49 3 $67.47
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Berries 'n Cherries, Gluten Free, Bulk Pack, 0.9 Ounce - 40 Count (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $8.48 4 $33.92
Welch's Fruit Snacks, Mixed Fruit, Gluten Free, Bulk Pack, 0.9 oz Individual Single Serve Bags 40 Count (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $8.48 4 $33.92
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Chewy & Dipps Variety Pack, (58 Bars) • Amazon Business $16.49 2 $32.98

Materials cost

$168.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.44

Total project goal

$236.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $236.25

1 Donor

-$236.25

Donations toward project cost

-$200.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.44

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 $0.00

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