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Mrs. Vernon from Tallahassee FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Collaboration in a Community Garden

Help me give my students an opportunity to learn collaboration while building and sustaining a community garden.

  • $576 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students range from K to 8th grade and represent all demographics and socioeconomic groups around our city. All of my students are part of the Leader in Me program. The program follows the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Kids and Teens which originated from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective people.

With this community project, my students will design, build, and maintain the sustainable community garden.

The ultimate goal of this project is to grow plants and student leaders!

My Project

With the materials listed, my students will take on student leadership roles while learning to collaborate in a school wide community garden. Not only will the students learn all of the sustainability components of gardening, but each one will also take up a student leadership role.

Growing veggies in the community garden will grow student leaders who can collaborate and synergize!

At the end of the next school year, my students will be able to share the skills they have learned from building the community garden with their own families. Thank you for considering to support my efforts to grow student leaders. It is worth it!

Mrs. Vernon
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK29501809T 100 ft. x 58 dia. Water Hose RubberPlastic 100 psi Green • Grainger $96.85 2 $193.70
TK29501811T Can2.5 gal.Steel • Grainger $38.96 2 $77.92
TK29501810T Insulated CoverOrange6-18 In. L • Grainger $26.06 2 $52.12
TK29501875T Garden Hoe with 59-12 Wood Handle • Grainger $24.05 1 $24.05
TK29501812T Tree Square Black Polypropylene 4 x 4 ft. • Grainger $2.07 10 $20.70
TK29501876T Lawn RakeSteel54 In24 Tines • Grainger $10.13 2 $20.26
TK29501813T Tree Stake Kit Black Polypropylene 3 15 Plastic Stakes 3 ft. Tree Strap and 30 ft. of Rope • Grainger $9.51 2 $19.02
TK29501878T Garden Fork ABSTPR Handle Material 6-14 Handle Length Width of Tines 12 Length of Tines 4 • Grainger $8.02 2 $16.04
TK29501877T Shrub RakePolypropylene42 in.Straight • Grainger $7.74 2 $15.48
TK29501814T Steel Garden Trowel Corrosion Resistant Straight • Grainger $6.50 2 $13.00

Materials cost

$452.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.31

Total project goal

$575.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $575.38

2 Donors

-$575.38

Donations toward project cost

-$489.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.31

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