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Mrs. Garcia from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clean & Colorful Classroom!

Help me give my students a clean & safe environment with lots of color!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Garcia's classroom raised $179

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

My students are middle school diverse learners from Chicago's Little Village Community. My students teach me perseverance and resilience every day. Not only do they face the struggles of their disabilities but they face daily struggles in their community like violence, gangs, and poverty. And now they are faced with the unprecedented task of learning remotely and staying safe at home! Yet they smile and work hard to become better readers, mathematicians, and scientists!

They love learning through doing and enjoy fun projects that can demonstrate their true abilities!

I am always looking for ways to make our environment comfortable and our learning fun and engaging, no matter where we are!

My Project

My students have been so brave to come to school in person for Hybrid Learning. I want to ensure I provide a clean & safe environment in the classroom. We will build cleaning & sanitizing our space into our daily routines. We will use the cleaning and disinfecting supplies to clean and sanitize our desks, computers, and surfaces in our classroom.

Also, we have spent over a year reading on a screen!

I want my students to be able to read actual books in the classroom! The disinfecting wand will be used to sanitize our classroom library. Last but not least, our printer is out of ink! My diverse students rely on colorful visuals to be successful. I will use the ink for various activities but more than anything I want to provide them with a fun colorful Summer learning packet so they do not fall behind this Summer. Please help us make this last quarter the BEST possible!

Mrs. Garcia Cardenas Elementary School - South Grades 3-5

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

17 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EPSON Original Refill Ink Set (T6641 T6642 T6643 T6644) for L100 L110 L120 L200 L210 L300 L350 L355 L550 L555 • Amazon Business $51.99 1 $51.99
AMERFIST UV Light Sanitizer Rechargeable UV-C Light Portable Ultraviolet Light Wand,Travel Wand Light Without Chemicals for Hotel Household Wardrobe Toilet Car Pet Area • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Rosmar SaniDry Disinfecting Wipes, 300 Count, EPA Approved, Unscented, White, Nonabrasive, Multi-Surface Cleaning Wipes, for Use in Health Facilities, Schools, Industrial, Household • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Microban Disinfectant Spray, 24 Hour Sanitizing and Antibacterial Spray, Sanitizing Spray, Citrus Scent, 2 Count, 15 fl oz Each • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88

Materials cost

$119.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.76

Total project goal

$178.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$178.40

3 Donors

-$88.32

Donations toward project cost

-$76.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.75

match offer

-$88.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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